Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| CottageCare | The Cleaning Authority | |
| Investment | 49500 - 75500 | 76011 - 169044 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5.50% | 4-6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1988 | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | 1989 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| CottageCare | The Cleaning Authority | |
| Experience | General business experience Personality, people person | |
Financing Options |
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| CottageCare | The Cleaning Authority | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| CottageCare | The Cleaning Authority | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 37 hours Classroom Training: 52 hours Additional Training: Ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| CottageCare | The Cleaning Authority | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, 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 | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| CottageCare | |
| The Cleaning Authority | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| CottageCare | |
| The Cleaning Authority | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| CottageCare | 5.50% |
| The Cleaning Authority | 4-6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| CottageCare | |
| The Cleaning Authority | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| CottageCare | 1988 |
| The Cleaning Authority | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | |
| CottageCare | 1989 |
| The Cleaning Authority | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| CottageCare | 10 years |
| The Cleaning Authority | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| CottageCare | $3K |
| The Cleaning Authority | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| CottageCare | |
| The Cleaning Authority | General business experience Personality, people person |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| CottageCare | No |
| The Cleaning Authority | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| CottageCare | |
| The Cleaning Authority | |
| Equipment | |
| CottageCare} | |
| The Cleaning Authority | |
| Inventory | |
| CottageCare | |
| The Cleaning Authority | |
| Receivables | |
| CottageCare | |
| The Cleaning Authority | |
| Payroll | |
| CottageCare | |
| The Cleaning Authority | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| CottageCare | |
| The Cleaning Authority | On-The-Job Training: 37 hours Classroom Training: 52 hours Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Support | |
| CottageCare | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| The Cleaning Authority | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| CottageCare | |
| The Cleaning Authority | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| CottageCare | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| The Cleaning Authority | 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| CottageCare | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| The Cleaning Authority | 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 | |
| CottageCare | |
| The Cleaning Authority | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| CottageCare | Canada, |
| The Cleaning Authority | |