Dr. Glass Window Washing vs Window Genie Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Dr. Glass Window Washing vs Window Genie including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Dr. Glass Window Washing Franchise	Window Genie Franchise
Investment	$4,600 - And Up	$104,500 - $190,000
Franchise Fee	$3,000 - $6,000	$36,500 - $85,500
Royalty Fee	9% -12%	7%
Advertising Fee	-	2%
Year Founded	1978	1994
Year Franchised	2001	1998
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Dr. Glass Window Washing Franchise	Window Genie Franchise
Experience	-	General business experience
Financing Options
	Dr. Glass Window Washing Franchise	Window Genie Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/No	Yes/No
Start-up Costs	No/No	No/Yes
Equipment	No/No	No/Yes
Inventory	No/No	No/No
Receivables	No/No	No/No
Payroll	No/No	No/No
Training & Support
	Dr. Glass Window Washing Franchise	Window Genie Franchise
Training	-	On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours
Support	Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing	-	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: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Expansion Plans
	Dr. Glass Window Washing Franchise	Window Genie Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	No	No

Company Overviews

About Dr. Glass Window Washing

We currently have ten franchisees working with us in Maryland, DC, Virginia, and Colorado. We have prime territories available in these locations. With the Dr. Glass Window Washing franchise you take advantage of our Biz-In-A-Box system plus many other benefits including: *Paid training - work with us as a sub-contractor to "learn the ropes" first-hand at $15/hour (raisedover the first few months to $20 and then $25/hr) so you can start generating income immediately while you build your franchise, over time. Typically you would work with us for pay 2 or 3 days per week in your first months as you start to build your franchise. *Use of the Dr. Glass Window Washing brand name and logo (the world's most famous window-washing brand,nationally recognized for excellence - really! You get to be "Dr. Glass"! *Exclusive window-washing territory. You become "Dr. Glass Window Washing of Alexandria". *Ongoing interaction with & support from the corporate office. We're there when you need us to help you develop your business - guiding you to success. *Extensive marketing development - we design and place all your marketing for you (yellow pages, web, newspaper, flyers, cards, promo-materials, mailings). *Share in our prestigious national media attention. (It's great in your promo-materials!) *We give on-going direction and support to help you keep your customers year-after-year and in growing your business over time.

About Window Genie

Richard Nonelle founded Window Genie in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1994. Although Nonelle had a degree in marketing and finance and a background in sales and management, he knew nothing about the window-washing industry. The business originally focused only on window cleaning services, but Nonelle soon added full-service pressure washing, deck cleaning, house washing and concrete cleaning to the roster of Window Genie's services. The private company began franchising in 1998 and is still based in Cincinnati.

Veteran Incentives  Expanded territory (15,000 additional households)

    

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