Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tower Cleaning Systems | Window Gang | |
| Investment | 1900 - 23800 | 80900 - 118300 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1988 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 1990 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tower Cleaning Systems | Window Gang | |
| Experience | Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Tower Cleaning Systems | Window Gang | |
| 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 | Window Gang | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 64 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection |
| Marketing | 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) | Franchise can be run from home. 65% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (85% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tower Cleaning Systems | Window Gang | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Window Gang | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Window Gang | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 3% |
| Window Gang | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Window Gang | |
| Year Founded | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 1988 |
| Window Gang | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 1990 |
| Window Gang | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 10 years |
| Window Gang | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Window Gang | $2.5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Window Gang | Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Yes |
| Window Gang | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Window Gang | |
| Equipment | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems} | |
| Window Gang | |
| Inventory | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Window Gang | |
| Receivables | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Window Gang | |
| Payroll | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Window Gang | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Window Gang | On-The-Job Training: 64 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours |
| Support | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Window Gang | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection |
| Marketing | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Regional advertising |
| Window Gang | 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) |
| Window Gang | Franchise can be run from home. 65% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (85% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, |
| Window Gang | 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 | |
| Window Gang | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Window Gang | |