Jani-King

Commercial cleaning

Background

Founded: 1969 Franchising since: 1974
As a student at the University of Oklahoma in 1968, Jim Cavanaugh worked as a night auditor at a hotel chain. He realized that there would always be a need for janitorial services as long as there were office buildings. He began marketing janitorial services by day and cleaning buildings with his friends by night. Within a year, Cavanaugh established Jani-King, and in 1974 he started franchising.

A commercial cleaning service, Jani-King sets up franchisees with a customer base and charges fees depending on the size of that initial base.

Address:
16885 Dallas Pkwy.
Addison, Texas 75001
Phone:
(800)552-5264


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 100 employee(s); 100 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Units
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 10,663 712 1,671 21
2008 10,698 668 1,614 21
2007 10,429 609 1,661 22
2006 9,933 580 1,630 19

Where Seeking Franchisees
Nationwide
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: For master franchises only

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $11,400 - $35,050
Franchise fee: $8,600 - $16,300
Ongoing royalty fee: 10%
Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable


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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $0
Cash liquidity requirement: $0

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • At local office : 40-1/2+ hours

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

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

Other marketing support
  • Race car sponsorships, PR

Rankings

Franchise 500® rank:
#8 (2010); #15 (2009); #13 (2008); #13 (2007); #7 (2006);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#11 (2009); #4 (2008); #10 (2007); #6 (2006);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#2 (2010); #2 (2009); #2 (2008); #3 (2007); #3 (2006);

Top Homebased Franchises:
#1 (2010); #1 (2009); #1 (2008); #1 (2007); #1 (2006);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#7 (2010); #14 (2009); #18 (2008); #12 (2007); #10 (2006);


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