Merry Maids vs Maid2Clean Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Merry Maids vs Maid2Clean including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Merry Maids Franchise
Maid2Clean Franchise
Investment $89,619 - $125,023$9,999
Franchise Fee $37,500 - $51,500N/A
Royalty Fee 5-7%-
Advertising Fee 1.3%-
Year Founded 1979-
Year Franchised 1980-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Merry Maids Franchise
Maid2Clean Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • Management experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Merry Maids Franchise
    Maid2Clean Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees Yes/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment Yes/No-/-
    Inventory Yes/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Merry Maids Franchise
    Maid2Clean Franchise
    Training Additional training in Memphis, Tennessee and regional locations-
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations-
    Marketing Ad slicks, National media-
    Operations 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Merry Maids Franchise
    Maid2Clean Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Merry Maids

    Dallen W. Peterson founded Merry Maids in 1979 in Omaha, Nebraska. The public company cleans more than 300,000 homes, apartments and condominiums each month in North America. It has franchises in Denmark, Hong Kong, Japan and the United Kingdom. In 1988 Merry Maids joined the ServiceMaster Quality Service Network, which includes franchise companies AmeriSpec, Terminix and Furniture Medic. Merry Maids is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

    Veteran Incentives  20% off franchise fee
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    #62 in Franchise 500 for 2020.
    #113 in Franchise 500 for 2021.



    About Maid2Clean

    Maid2Clean was founded by Mike Hanrahan in 1993 with a purpose to make people’s lives better. For us it works three ways. Firstly, our franchisees have a consistent residual income and the flexibility to work how and when they want to. Secondly, we provide work for thousands of cleaners across the country. Finally, our clients don’t have to spend time cleaning their homes so they have more time.
    Maid2Clean has been providing high quality domestic housekeeping, cleaning & ironing services to thousands of private residential householders since 1993. The services provided range from one-off spring-cleans to more common regular numbers of hours per week. Our cleaners are only accepted after a vigorous vetting and training process before they are relied upon to work well without supervision in our clients premises.