Home Cleaning Centers of America
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More and more, people live in two-income households and don’t have the time or desire to do their own housecleaning. This puts Home Cleaning Centers of America in one of the fastest growing industries in the country. And since this growth spurt is a relatively new phenomenon, the industry is far from saturated.
Home Cleaning Centers of America prides itself on its quality of service, taking care to be as thorough and fast as possible, and using propriety cleaning solvents and agents that are environmentally safe. Home Cleaning Centers of America has designed its own carefully orchestrated routine from carefully thought out time and motion studies in order to maximize each person’s actions. Home Cleaning Centers offers franchisees an affordable start up cost, the highest gross sales of any franchise in this industry, and a competitive marketing and sales system.
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Operating Units (in the U.S and its Territories) |
12/31/2008 |
12/31/2009 |
12/31/2010 |
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| | Franchised |
34 |
33 |
30 |
| | % Change | -- |
-2.9% |
-9.1% |
| | Company-Owned |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| | % Change | -- |
-- |
-- |
| | Total |
34 |
33 |
30 |
| | % Change | -- |
-2.9% |
-9.1% |
| | Franchised as % of Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
Investment Required
The fee for a Home Cleaning Centers of America franchise is $12,500.
Home Cleaning Centers of America provides the following range of investments required to open your initial franchise. The range assumes that all items are paid for in cash. To the extent that you choose to finance any of these expense items, your front-end investment could be substantially reduced.
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Item |
Established Low Range |
Established High Range |
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Initial Franchise Fee |
$12,500 |
$12,500 |
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Equipment, Supplies & Uniforms |
$3,800 |
$3,800 |
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Advertising |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
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Software |
$0 |
$0 |
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Lease of Building |
$500 |
$500 |
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Training |
$0 |
$0 |
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Additional Funds |
$6,000 |
$8,000 |
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Total Initial Investment |
$32,800 |
$34,800 |
Ongoing Expenses
Home Cleaning Centers of America franchisees pay a royalty fee between 3% and 5% depending on amount of gross sales.
What You Get—Training and Support
Home Cleaning Centers of America offers franchisees an initial, two-week training program and continuous follow-up help from a District Manager. Operating manuals are also available on topics such as product safety, loss control programs, and marketing.
Plenty of ongoing support is provided, especially in marketing. Home Cleaning Centers of America expert marketing staff produces materials that are proven to generate business. Direct mailers, brochures, web site based individual landing page for every office, and the direct mail department takes care of all the details. Newsletters and public relations kits are all regularly updated to keep a fresh image.
Territory
Home Cleaning Centers of America grants exclusive territories.
Note: The tables and information regarding the number of operating units, investment required, on-going expenses, training and territory grants were taken from the company’s 2011 FDD. The 2011 write-ups will be incorporated into the 2011 Edition of Bond’s Top 100 Franchises publication.
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