Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Servpro | Better Life Maids | |
| Investment | 167575 - 221450 | 29350 - 79000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3-10% | |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1967 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1969 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Servpro | Better Life Maids | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Servpro | Better Life Maids | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Servpro | Better Life Maids | |
| Training | Business development program | You and your staff will learn in a real customer setting ALL the ins and outs of not just cleaning, but cleaning BETTER, all the while doing it quickly and profitably. |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | We will continue to test, re-test and improve the Better Life cleaning methods and share the results with you, so you can work "on your business", rather than "in your business". |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Servpro | Better Life Maids | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Servpro | |
| Better Life Maids | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Servpro | |
| Better Life Maids | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Servpro | 3-10% |
| Better Life Maids | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Servpro | 3% |
| Better Life Maids | |
| Year Founded | |
| Servpro | 1967 |
| Better Life Maids | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Servpro | 1969 |
| Better Life Maids | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Servpro | 5 years |
| Better Life Maids | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Servpro | |
| Better Life Maids | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Servpro | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Better Life Maids | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Servpro | Yes |
| Better Life Maids | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Servpro | |
| Better Life Maids | |
| Equipment | |
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| Better Life Maids | |
| Inventory | |
| Servpro | |
| Better Life Maids | |
| Receivables | |
| Servpro | |
| Better Life Maids | |
| Payroll | |
| Servpro | |
| Better Life Maids | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Servpro | Business development program |
| Better Life Maids | You and your staff will learn in a real customer setting ALL the ins and outs of not just cleaning, but cleaning BETTER, all the while doing it quickly and profitably. |
| Support | |
| Servpro | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Better Life Maids | We will continue to test, re-test and improve the Better Life cleaning methods and share the results with you, so you can work "on your business", rather than "in your business". |
| Marketing | |
| Servpro | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Better Life Maids | |
| Operations | |
| Servpro | Franchise can be run from home. 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Better Life Maids | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Servpro | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Better Life Maids | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Servpro | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Better Life Maids | |
| International Expansion | |
| Servpro | |
| Better Life Maids | |