Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Leather Medic | |
| Investment | 10000 - 15000 | 73900 - 90240 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $75-150/mo. | $450/truck/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Leather Medic | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Leather Medic | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Leather Medic | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 29 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Meetings/Conventions Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development |
| Operations | 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) | 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Leather Medic | |
| 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 | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Leather Medic | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Leather Medic | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | $75-150/mo. |
| Leather Medic | $450/truck/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Leather Medic | |
| Year Founded | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | 1981 |
| Leather Medic | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | 2004 |
| Leather Medic | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | 10 years |
| Leather Medic | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | 1/3 of fee |
| Leather Medic | $2.5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Leather Medic | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Yes |
| Leather Medic | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Leather Medic | |
| Equipment | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning} | |
| Leather Medic | |
| Inventory | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Leather Medic | |
| Receivables | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Leather Medic | |
| Payroll | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Leather Medic | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Leather Medic | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 29 hours |
| Support | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Leather Medic | Meetings/Conventions Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software |
| Marketing | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Ad slicks |
| Leather Medic | Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | 0 |
| Leather Medic | |
| International Expansion | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Leather Medic | |