Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Window Gang | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Investment | 80900 - 118300 | 25800 - 32500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1986 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Window Gang | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Experience | Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Window Gang | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Window Gang | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 64 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Social media SEO Website development | Ad slicks |
| Operations | 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) | 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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| Window Gang | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Window Gang | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Window Gang | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Window Gang | 7% |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Window Gang | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Window Gang | 1986 |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Window Gang | 1996 |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Window Gang | 10 years |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Window Gang | $2.5K |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Window Gang | Marketing skills |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Window Gang | Yes |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Window Gang | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Equipment | |
| Window Gang} | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Inventory | |
| Window Gang | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Receivables | |
| Window Gang | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Payroll | |
| Window Gang | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Window Gang | On-The-Job Training: 64 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Support | |
| Window Gang | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Window Gang | Social media SEO Website development |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Window Gang | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Window Gang | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |