Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Leather Medic | Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Investment | 73900 - 90240 | 10000 - 15000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $450/truck/mo. | $75-150/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1985 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Leather Medic | Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Leather Medic | Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | Yes | No |
| Inventory | Yes | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Leather Medic | Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 29 hours | |
| Support | Meetings/Conventions Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development | Ad slicks |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Leather Medic | Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| 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 | |
| Leather Medic | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Leather Medic | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Leather Medic | $450/truck/mo. |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | $75-150/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Leather Medic | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Year Founded | |
| Leather Medic | 1985 |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Leather Medic | 2003 |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Leather Medic | 5 years |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Leather Medic | $2.5K |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | 1/3 of fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Leather Medic | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Leather Medic | Yes |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Leather Medic | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Equipment | |
| Leather Medic} | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Inventory | |
| Leather Medic | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Receivables | |
| Leather Medic | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Payroll | |
| Leather Medic | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Leather Medic | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 29 hours |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Support | |
| Leather Medic | Meetings/Conventions Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Leather Medic | Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Leather Medic | Franchise can be run from home. Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Leather Medic | 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 |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Leather Medic | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Leather Medic | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |