The Cleaning Authority

Founded: 1978 Franchising since: 1996

7230 Lee DeForest Dr., #200 Columbia, Maryland 21046

Phone: (866)682-6243 Franchisee Association TCA Franchise Advisory Council

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 35 employee(s); 35 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	176	0	0	1
2008	179	0	0	1
2007	182	0	0	1
2006	174	0	0	1
2005	164	0	0	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 35,000-50,000 qualified households

Total investment: $57.6K-142.1K Franchise fee: $15K-55K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6-4% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	Yes
Accounts Receivable	No	Yes
Payroll	No	Yes

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $40K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• People skills

Operations

• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• Ongoing

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Direct-mail marketing

Franchise 500® rank:
#304 (2009); #241 (2008); #203 (2007); #187 (2006); #114 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#96 (2005);