Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Aire-Master of America | |
| Investment | 25800 - 32500 | 40484 - 145900 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1958 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 1976 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Aire-Master of America | |
| Experience | Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Aire-Master of America | |
| 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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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Aire-Master of America | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 24 hours Additional Training: Quarterly training available at headquarters | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | 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 |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Aire-Master of America | |
| 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 | 0 | 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 | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 3-5% |
| Aire-Master of America | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1981 |
| Aire-Master of America | 1958 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1984 |
| Aire-Master of America | 1976 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 10 years |
| Aire-Master of America | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Aire-Master of America | Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | No |
| Aire-Master of America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Equipment | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America} | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Inventory | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Receivables | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Payroll | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Aire-Master of America | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 24 hours Additional Training: Quarterly training available at headquarters |
| Support | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Aire-Master of America | 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 |
| Marketing | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Ad slicks |
| Aire-Master of America | Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Aire-Master of America | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Aire-Master of America | 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 | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 0 |
| Aire-Master of America | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Aire-Master of America | |