Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | eMaids Inc. | |
| Investment | 25800 - 32500 | 33500 - 67700 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1981 | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | eMaids Inc. | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | eMaids Inc. | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | eMaids Inc. | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 10 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates 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: 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | eMaids Inc. | |
| 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 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| eMaids Inc. | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| eMaids Inc. | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 3-5% |
| eMaids Inc. | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| eMaids Inc. | |
| Year Founded | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1981 |
| eMaids Inc. | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1984 |
| eMaids Inc. | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 10 years |
| eMaids Inc. | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| eMaids Inc. | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| eMaids Inc. | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | No |
| eMaids Inc. | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| eMaids Inc. | |
| Equipment | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America} | |
| eMaids Inc. | |
| Inventory | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| eMaids Inc. | |
| Receivables | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| eMaids Inc. | |
| Payroll | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| eMaids Inc. | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| eMaids Inc. | On-The-Job Training: 10 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Support | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| eMaids Inc. | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Ad slicks |
| eMaids Inc. | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) |
| eMaids Inc. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| eMaids Inc. | 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 |
| eMaids Inc. | |
| International Expansion | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| eMaids Inc. | |