Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Shack Shine | |
| Investment | 25800 - 32500 | 67600 - 129050 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Shack Shine | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Shack Shine | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Shack Shine | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 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 Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations 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) | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Shack Shine | |
| 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 | |
| Shack Shine | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Shack Shine | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 3-5% |
| Shack Shine | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Shack Shine | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1981 |
| Shack Shine | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1984 |
| Shack Shine | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 10 years |
| Shack Shine | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Shack Shine | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Shack Shine | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | No |
| Shack Shine | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Shack Shine | |
| Equipment | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America} | |
| Shack Shine | |
| Inventory | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Shack Shine | |
| Receivables | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Shack Shine | |
| Payroll | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Shack Shine | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Shack Shine | On-The-Job Training: 40 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 |
| Shack Shine | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Ad slicks |
| Shack Shine | 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) |
| Shack Shine | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Shack Shine | 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 |
| Shack Shine | 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 | |
| Shack Shine | |