Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Stratus Building Solutions | Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Investment | 4450 - 79750 | 1900 - 23800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 2004 | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Stratus Building Solutions | Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Stratus Building Solutions | Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Stratus Building Solutions | Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| 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, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development | Regional advertising |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 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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| Stratus Building Solutions | Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| 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 | Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, |
| Canada Expansion | 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 | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | 5% |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | to 1% |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Year Founded | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | 2004 |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | 2004 |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Equipment | |
| Stratus Building Solutions} | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Inventory | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Receivables | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Payroll | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
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 |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Support | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Franchise can be run from home. 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 | |
| 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 |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, |
| 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 |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| International Expansion | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |