Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Office Pride | |
| Investment | 25800 - 32500 | 65000 - 107200 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 9% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Office Pride | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Office Pride | |
| 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 | Office Pride | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 90 hours Classroom Training: 36 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Office Pride | |
| 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 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Office Pride | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Office Pride | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 3-5% |
| Office Pride | 9% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Office Pride | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1981 |
| Office Pride | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1984 |
| Office Pride | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 10 years |
| Office Pride | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Office Pride | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Office Pride | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | No |
| Office Pride | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Office Pride | |
| Equipment | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America} | |
| Office Pride | |
| Inventory | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Office Pride | |
| Receivables | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Office Pride | |
| Payroll | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Office Pride | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Office Pride | On-The-Job Training: 90 hours Classroom Training: 36 hours |
| Support | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Office Pride | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Ad slicks |
| Office Pride | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising 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) |
| Office Pride | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Office Pride | 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 |
| Office Pride | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Office Pride | |