Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Stratus Building Solutions | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Investment | 4450 - 79750 | 25800 - 32500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 2004 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Stratus Building Solutions | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Stratus Building Solutions | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Stratus Building Solutions | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Classroom & on-the-job training | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development | Ad slicks |
| 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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| Stratus Building Solutions | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | 5% |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | to 1% |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | 2004 |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | 2004 |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Equipment | |
| Stratus Building Solutions} | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Inventory | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Receivables | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Payroll | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Classroom & on-the-job training |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Support | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | 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 |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |