Window Gang vs Messy Maid Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Window Gang Franchise	Messy Maid Franchise
Investment	$80,900 - $118,300	$15,001 - $25,000
Franchise Fee	$60,000	$15,000
Royalty Fee	7%	6%
Advertising Fee	-	2%
Year Founded	1986	2010
Year Franchised	1996	2011
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Renewal Fee	$2.5K	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Window Gang Franchise	Messy Maid Franchise
Experience	Marketing skills	-
Financing Options
	Window Gang Franchise	Messy Maid Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	Yes/Yes	-/-
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	-/-
Equipment	No/Yes	-/-
Inventory	No/Yes	-/-
Receivables	No/Yes	-/-
Payroll	No/Yes	-/-
Training & Support
	Window Gang Franchise	Messy Maid Franchise
Training	On-The-Job Training: 64 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours	-
Support	Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection	-
Marketing	Social media SEO Website development	-
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)	-
Expansion Plans
	Window Gang Franchise	Messy Maid Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	-
Canada Expansion	No	Yes
International Expansion	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 Messy Maid

With the Corporate Office located just North of Toronto, Ontario, Messy Maid has more than 30 years of quality cleaning services' experience in the industry.

Whether it is residential cleaning, office cleaning or commercial cleaning you can rest assured that MESSY MAID will keep any business with you strictly confidential. We offer daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, seasonal or even one time services.

Our exhaustive house cleaning checklist includes ALL housekeeping services from oven cleaning to garage cleaning.

Our cleaning service prices are competitive in all markets. Contact us for a free estimate for your specific cost of maid service.

All of our employees are Bonded and Insured. We offer direct billing for Insurance Claims and Veteran Affairs Canada Identification Cards are accepted.

The cleaning industry is booming more and more as fewer people have time to tackle the everyday chores. If you are passionate about being self-employed and running your own company with minimal start-up costs then this opportunity is definitely for you.