Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tower Cleaning Systems | System4 | |
| Investment | 1900 - 23800 | 105900 - 373000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 1%-6.2% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1988 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | 1990 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tower Cleaning Systems | System4 | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Tower Cleaning Systems | System4 | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | Yes | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Tower Cleaning Systems | System4 | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 28 hours Classroom Training: 76 hours Additional Training: Seminars | |
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | Ongoing Support Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software |
| Marketing | Regional advertising | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| 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) | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tower Cleaning Systems | System4 | |
| 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 | |
| System4 | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| System4 | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 3% |
| System4 | 1%-6.2% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| System4 | |
| Year Founded | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 1988 |
| System4 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 1990 |
| System4 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 10 years |
| System4 | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| System4 | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| System4 | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Yes |
| System4 | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| System4 | |
| Equipment | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems} | |
| System4 | |
| Inventory | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| System4 | |
| Receivables | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| System4 | |
| Payroll | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| System4 | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| System4 | On-The-Job Training: 28 hours Classroom Training: 76 hours Additional Training: Seminars |
| Support | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| System4 | Ongoing Support Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software |
| Marketing | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Regional advertising |
| System4 | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| 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) |
| System4 | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, |
| System4 | 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 | |
| System4 | 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 | |
| System4 | |