Home Cleaning Centers of America vs Maid To Sparkle Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Home Cleaning Centers of America vs Maid To Sparkle including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Home Cleaning Centers of America Franchise
Maid To Sparkle Franchise
Investment $25,800 - $32,500$40,000
Franchise Fee $9,500$20,000
Royalty Fee 3-5%7%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19811998
Year Franchised 19842004
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Home Cleaning Centers of America Franchise
Maid To Sparkle Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Home Cleaning Centers of America Franchise
Maid To Sparkle Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/NoNo/No
Start-up Costs No/NoNo/No
Equipment No/NoNo/No
Inventory No/NoNo/No
Receivables No/NoNo/No
Payroll No/NoNo/No

Training & Support

 
Home Cleaning Centers of America Franchise
Maid To Sparkle Franchise
Training -

One week of in-depth training is provided in Richmond, VA. Training includes hiring of personnel, marketing & advertising, customer service techniques, record keeping, online software, supplies, and cleaning techniques

Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
Marketing Ad slicks-
Operations 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12

Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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Expansion Plans

 
Home Cleaning Centers of America Franchise
Maid To Sparkle Franchise
US Expansion --
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

About Home Cleaning Centers of America

Mike Calhoon started Home Cleaning Centers in 1984. It operates as four businesses in one by fulfilling all of a customer's cleaning needs. The company offers home, office, window and carpet cleaning.

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About Maid To Sparkle

Maid To Sparkle is a ground floor franchise company seeking qualified individuals who want to be in business for themselves, but not by themselves.

We offer two programs:

Single Unit Franchise

A single unit franchise offers you the opportunity to operate a business with at least 50,000 qualified households within a 3 to 5 zip code region. Marketing single unit franchises involves selling a certain number of single units within a given time frame. You will act as Maid To Sparkle’s agent in the field by helping new franchisees open their office and monitor their progress.

Master Unit Franchise

A Master Unit Franchise offers you a chance to operate a single unit franchise while at the same time market franchises in your territory. The Master program entitles you to earn residual income throughout the year and build equity in your future. A Master territory encompasses one million households.