Window Gang vs Window Genie Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Window Gang Franchise	Window Genie Franchise
Investment	$80,900 - $118,300	$104,500 - $190,000
Franchise Fee	$60,000	$36,500 - $85,500
Royalty Fee	7%	7%
Advertising Fee	-	2%
Year Founded	1986	1994
Year Franchised	1996	1998
Term Of Agreement	10 years	10 years
Term Of Agreement	10 years	10 years
Renewal Fee	$2.5K	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Window Gang Franchise	Window Genie Franchise
Experience	Marketing skills	General business experience
Financing Options
	Window Gang Franchise	Window Genie Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	Yes/Yes	Yes/No
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	No/Yes
Equipment	No/Yes	No/Yes
Inventory	No/Yes	No/No
Receivables	No/Yes	No/No
Payroll	No/Yes	No/No
Training & Support
	Window Gang Franchise	Window Genie Franchise
Training	On-The-Job Training: 64 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours	On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours
Support	Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing	Social media SEO Website development	Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing
Operations	Franchise can be run from home. 65% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (85% 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
	Window Gang Franchise	Window Genie Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	No	No

Company Overviews

About Window Gang

Tim McCullen founded Window Gang in 1986 in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina as a summer job. As the company gained clients, McCullen decided to franchise beginning in 1996. Window Gang has locations along the East Coast from Virginia to Georgia. The private company is based in Beaufort, North Carolina.

Veteran Incentives  10% off franchise fee

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)

    

#450 in Franchise 500 for 2020.