Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tower Cleaning Systems | Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Investment | 1900 - 23800 | 4450 - 79750 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1988 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 1990 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tower Cleaning Systems | Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Tower Cleaning Systems | Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Tower Cleaning Systems | Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Classroom & on-the-job training | |
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development |
| 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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| Tower Cleaning Systems | Stratus Building Solutions | |
| US Expansion | Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, | 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 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 3% |
| Stratus Building Solutions | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | to 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 1988 |
| Stratus Building Solutions | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 1990 |
| Stratus Building Solutions | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 10 years |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Yes |
| Stratus Building Solutions | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Equipment | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems} | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Inventory | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Receivables | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Payroll | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Classroom & on-the-job training |
| Support | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Stratus Building Solutions | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Regional advertising |
| Stratus Building Solutions | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, |
| 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |