Jani-King

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

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

• 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

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);