|
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.
Below is a quick comparison of Merry Maids against other Residential Cleaning franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Merry Maids with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
Franchise | Franchise Fee | Royalty | Advertising Fee | Development Costs |
1-800-Water Damage | $31,000-$84,500 | 5%-10% | 2% | $57,613-$211,537 |
Adele | $17,555-$180,000 | 5% | $50,001-$100,000 | |
Aire-Master of America | $25,500-$83,000 | 5% | $40,484-$145,900 | |
Better Life Maids | $14,500 | $29,350-$79,000 | ||
Better Life Maids | $14,500 | $500 per month or 5% | 1% | $15,000-And Up |
bioPURE | $38,500 | $67,600-$100,500 | ||
Boardwalk Cleaning Co., The | $15,000 | 2.5% - 6% | $750+/mo. | $35,000-$80,050 |
Cleaning Authority, The | $15,000-$20,000 | 4-6% | 1% | $76,011-$169,044 |
CottageCare | $9,500-$17,000 | 5.5% | $49,500-$75,500 | |
Dublcheck Limited | N/A | $17,800-$389,600 | ||
Duraclean | $24,500 | 2-8% | $79,600-$129,900 | |
Dust Queen Maid Service | N/A | 5.5%-6.5% | 2% or $1,000/month +1.5% Nat'l | $93,260-$134,667 |
DwellGreen | $30,000 | 7% | 2% | $59,069-$115,364 |
eMaids Inc. | $9,950-$21,500 | 4% | $33,500-$67,700 | |
FAB Cleaning | N/A | $50,000 | ||
Home Clean Heroes | $49,500 | $117,525-$134,060 | ||
Home Cleaning Centers of America | $9,500 | 3-5% | $25,800-$32,500 | |
Hygienic Home, The | N/A | $67,800-$82,450 | ||
Magic Bubbles | $30,000 | 6% | 1% | $79,025-$197,800 |
Maid Brigade | $30,000 | 6.9-3.5% | 2% | $110,300-$130,300 |
Maid Right | $60,000 | 6% | 2% | $99,375-$141,500 |
Maid To Perfection | $15,000 | 2-7% | $57,030-$62,635 | |
Maid To Sparkle | $20,000 | 7% | $40,000 | |
Maid2Clean | N/A | $9,999 | ||
MaidPro | $20,000-$80,000 | 4%-7% | 1.5% | $57,560-$222,450 |
Maids Etc. | $10,000 | 5-7% | 0-2% | $36,000-$56,000 |
Maids To Order | $12,500-$57,500 | 5% | $35,100-$101,500 | |
Maids, The | $12,500 | 3.9-6.9% | 2% | $64,100-$154,300 |
Messy Maid | $15,000 | 6% | 2% | $15,001-$25,000 |
Mini Maid | N/A | $15,500-And Up | ||
MTOclean | $12,500-$57,500 | $35,100-$101,500 | ||
Myhome Clean | $50,000 | $70,000 | ||
NeatFleet | N/A | $31,500-$81,300 | ||
Renew Crew | $10,000-$19,500 | $600-$1,800/Mo. | $36,800-$63,625 | |
ServiceMaster Clean | $31,500-$69,500 | 4%-10% | 0.5%-1% | $76,500-$274,500 |
Servpro | $60,000 | 3-10% | 3% | $167,575-$221,450 |
Shack Shine | $16,000-$26,500 | 8% | 2% | $67,600-$129,050 |
Sparkle Wash | $20,000-$50,000 | 6% | $50/mo. | $65,950-$128,450 |
Two Maids & A Mop | $30,000 | 6% | 2% | $61,435-$134,885 |
Window Gang | $60,000 | 7% | $80,900-$118,300 |
Below is a quick comparison of Merry Maids against other Home Cleaning/Maid Services franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Merry Maids with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
Franchise | Franchise Fee | Royalty | Advertising Fee | Development Costs |
Clean & Happy Windows | N/A | 7% | $500-$2,000 | |
Clean First Time | $12,000-$150,000 | 7% | $12,000-$150,000 | |
CottageCare | $9,500-$17,000 | 5.5% | $49,500-$75,500 | |
DwellGreen | $30,000 | 7% | 2% | $59,069-$115,364 |
Maid Brigade | $30,000 | 6.9-3.5% | 2% | $110,300-$130,300 |
Maid To Perfection | $15,000 | 2-7% | $57,030-$62,635 | |
MaidPro | $20,000-$80,000 | 4%-7% | 1.5% | $57,560-$222,450 |
Maids To Order | $12,500-$57,500 | 5% | $35,100-$101,500 | |
Maids, The | $12,500 | 3.9-6.9% | 2% | $64,100-$154,300 |
Sometimes Spouse | $24,999 | 7% | $31,150-$66,618 | |
Sparkle Wash | $20,000-$50,000 | 6% | $50/mo. | $65,950-$128,450 |
TruBlue | $39,500 | 6% | 2% | $59,650-$86,000 |