Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | AdvantaClean | |
| Investment | 147375 - 460750 | 140100 - 292450 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 11.50% | 10% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1984 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | AdvantaClean | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | AdvantaClean | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | AdvantaClean | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 6-12 hours Classroom Training: 8-14 hours Additional Training: At regional offices | During pre-opening, you will also complete a comprehensive two-week training curriculum at our corporate headquarters in Huntersville, NC, which is comprised of the following: On-The-Job Training: 20 hours Classroom Training: 98.5 hours Executive Training: Here you will attend a five-day executive training course designed to familiarize you with the AdvantaClean business model and operating platform. You will learn to run and manage the day-to-day business, execute our 90-day B-2-B marketing plan, learn the proprietary system that runs our business and accounting systems, and much more. Technical Training: After successfully completing Executive training, you'll attend a five-day hands-on technical training program where you will learn the production side of the business including estimating and scoping projects, invoicing and billing jobs, and producing the primary services in a real life environment. New owners are normally joined by their newly hired production employees so they can learn the production side together. Sandler Sales Training: You'll also participate in professional sales training provided by Sandler Training, the worldwide leader in sales and sales management training, learning a sales system that helps you build a robust client base. When you launch your business, you'll have a high degree of confidence in your ability to deliver our services professionally. And, in just a few months, you'll be the expert. |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Field Operations | AdvantaClean's commitment to you as a franchisee is unconditional support. It begins with extensive initial training and continues with ongoing coaching for the life of your business. We are committed to your success. Ongoing coaching and training is broken down into various stages as your business grows: Launch coaching: You'll be matched with a dedicated coach who works with you until you demonstrate that you can run the business successfully and are ready to start expanding your business operations. Launch coaching includes a dedicated person who will work with you as you open and get started in the business through weekly coaching calls (more frequent as required), and through in-market field visits, to help you get going. Growth coaching: Once you're ready to start expanding in your operation, AdvantaClean will provide defined growth strategies and more work with dedicated coaches to help you build your business through the various stages of its development. Coaching is led by tenured staff who have years of technical experience in the Light Environmental Service industry. This growth coaching includes hiring procedures, delegation, "working on the business rather than in the business," and adding service vehicles and equipment - in short, strategies that lead to success. On-demand technical support: The Home Office is always available for technical production support and can help with any project you come across. Whether you're in your first week of business or five years down the road, you have a team of experts to help with estimating projects, procuring additional staff or equipment, scoping work, production assistance - even in-market management for larger projects. Business management support: If it's a question about accounting or finance, we can help there too. The Home Office provides additional guidance on key aspects of running your business and has created partnerships you can share to save time and money. From insurance vendors and accounting systems to gas cards and cell phone plans, we want to give you every break we can to streamline the business. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform In addition to this broad spectrum of training and coaching that encompasses every stage in the life of your business, AdvantaClean provides franchisees with a high degree of support, including a proprietary system to run and manage the business, the 24-hour Call and Support Center, and much more, all at no direct cost to you. |
| Marketing | Regional advertising Ad Templates Social media | Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | AdvantaClean | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | |
| AdvantaClean | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | |
| AdvantaClean | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | 11.50% |
| AdvantaClean | 10% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | |
| AdvantaClean | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | 1984 |
| AdvantaClean | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | 1984 |
| AdvantaClean | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | 10 years |
| AdvantaClean | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | |
| AdvantaClean | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | General business experience |
| AdvantaClean | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | No |
| AdvantaClean | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | |
| AdvantaClean | |
| Equipment | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems} | |
| AdvantaClean | |
| Inventory | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | |
| AdvantaClean | |
| Receivables | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | |
| AdvantaClean | |
| Payroll | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | |
| AdvantaClean | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | On-The-Job Training: 6-12 hours Classroom Training: 8-14 hours Additional Training: At regional offices |
| AdvantaClean | During pre-opening, you will also complete a comprehensive two-week training curriculum at our corporate headquarters in Huntersville, NC, which is comprised of the following: On-The-Job Training: 20 hours Classroom Training: 98.5 hours Executive Training: Here you will attend a five-day executive training course designed to familiarize you with the AdvantaClean business model and operating platform. You will learn to run and manage the day-to-day business, execute our 90-day B-2-B marketing plan, learn the proprietary system that runs our business and accounting systems, and much more. Technical Training: After successfully completing Executive training, you'll attend a five-day hands-on technical training program where you will learn the production side of the business including estimating and scoping projects, invoicing and billing jobs, and producing the primary services in a real life environment. New owners are normally joined by their newly hired production employees so they can learn the production side together. Sandler Sales Training: You'll also participate in professional sales training provided by Sandler Training, the worldwide leader in sales and sales management training, learning a sales system that helps you build a robust client base. When you launch your business, you'll have a high degree of confidence in your ability to deliver our services professionally. And, in just a few months, you'll be the expert. |
| Support | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Field Operations |
| AdvantaClean | AdvantaClean's commitment to you as a franchisee is unconditional support. It begins with extensive initial training and continues with ongoing coaching for the life of your business. We are committed to your success. Ongoing coaching and training is broken down into various stages as your business grows: Launch coaching: You'll be matched with a dedicated coach who works with you until you demonstrate that you can run the business successfully and are ready to start expanding your business operations. Launch coaching includes a dedicated person who will work with you as you open and get started in the business through weekly coaching calls (more frequent as required), and through in-market field visits, to help you get going. Growth coaching: Once you're ready to start expanding in your operation, AdvantaClean will provide defined growth strategies and more work with dedicated coaches to help you build your business through the various stages of its development. Coaching is led by tenured staff who have years of technical experience in the Light Environmental Service industry. This growth coaching includes hiring procedures, delegation, "working on the business rather than in the business," and adding service vehicles and equipment - in short, strategies that lead to success. On-demand technical support: The Home Office is always available for technical production support and can help with any project you come across. Whether you're in your first week of business or five years down the road, you have a team of experts to help with estimating projects, procuring additional staff or equipment, scoping work, production assistance - even in-market management for larger projects. Business management support: If it's a question about accounting or finance, we can help there too. The Home Office provides additional guidance on key aspects of running your business and has created partnerships you can share to save time and money. From insurance vendors and accounting systems to gas cards and cell phone plans, we want to give you every break we can to streamline the business. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform In addition to this broad spectrum of training and coaching that encompasses every stage in the life of your business, AdvantaClean provides franchisees with a high degree of support, including a proprietary system to run and manage the business, the 24-hour Call and Support Center, and much more, all at no direct cost to you. |
| Marketing | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | Regional advertising Ad Templates Social media |
| AdvantaClean | Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| AdvantaClean | Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | 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 |
| AdvantaClean | 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 | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| AdvantaClean | |
| International Expansion | |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | |
| AdvantaClean | |