Midtown Chimney Sweeps vs The Driveway Company Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Midtown Chimney Sweeps vs The Driveway Company including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Midtown Chimney Sweeps Franchise
The Driveway Company Franchise
Investment $58,306 - $113,828$83,465 - $156,555
Franchise Fee $48,500$54,900
Royalty Fee 7%-
Advertising Fee 3%-
Year Founded 19792019
Year Franchised 20142019
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Midtown Chimney Sweeps Franchise
The Driveway Company Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Midtown Chimney Sweeps Franchise
The Driveway Company Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees -/Yes-/-
Start-up Costs -/Yes-/-
Equipment -/Yes-/-
Inventory -/Yes-/-
Receivables -/Yes-/-
Payroll -/Yes-/-

Training & Support

 
Midtown Chimney Sweeps Franchise
The Driveway Company Franchise
Training On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 31-35 hours -
Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform -
Marketing Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing -
Operations --

Expansion Plans

 
Midtown Chimney Sweeps Franchise
The Driveway Company Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion Yes-
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About Midtown Chimney Sweeps

Midtown Chimney Sweeps is a unique franchise opportunity in North America. The company is involved with the hearth industry (the fireplace manufacturing and maintenance industry). Midtown Chimney Sweeps creates value through business systems, chimney sweeping, and related services like dryer vent cleaning, light maintenance, and chimney repairs. 
Better than a Chimney Sweep Course. It’s your Marketing and Scheduling too. Franchising is a business strategy which allows investors to capture their share of a market. By investing into a franchise, you are not only purchasing a proven business name, business model and marketing system, you are ensuring that you get and keep customers.
One market presenting a huge opportunity presently is the hearth industry. It is currently worth approximately $2,185,000,000, with 52% of all U.S. households having at least one fireplace in their home. When you join the Midtown Chimney Sweeps brand, you will become part of the first chimney sweeping franchise in the U.S. to meet that demand.

Veteran Incentives  10% off franchise fee

About The Driveway Company

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Ben Callahan, founder of The Driveway Company has been involved in driveway repair and maintenance for over 30 years. Throughout those years he has developed techniques for extending the life of driveways using concrete sealants that stop the penetration of harmful corrosives along with barriers that prevent water saturation. When water penetrates the concrete and the freeze/thaw cycle occurs, the result will be flaking and decay of the concrete drive.