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Bonus Building Care

Commercial cleaning services

Year began: 1996 Franchising since: 1996
In 1969, Arleen Cavanaugh and then-husband Jim Cavanaugh founded Jani-King, a commercial cleaning franchise. When the couple divorced in the mid-‘90s, Jim maintained control of the business.

Using the experience she gained with Jani-King, Arleen started her own commercial cleaning business, Bonus Building Care. The company currently serves businesses throughout the South and Midwest.

P.O. Box 300
Indianola, OK 74442

Phone: (800)931-1102
Fax: (918)823-4994

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 30 employee(s); 30 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year

2008
2007
2006
2005
2004

U.S. Franchises

1,949
1,774
1,415
1,134
830

Canadian Franchises

0
0
0
0
0

Foreign Franchises

0
0
0
0
0

Company
Owned

2
3
3
3
3

Where Seeking Franchisees

In the U.S.

Outside the U.S.:

Exclusive territories available.

Special Programs

Bonus Building Care supports March of Dimes.

Costs & Fees

Total investment: $7.6K-13.8K
Franchise fee: $6.5K
Ongoing royalty fee: 10%
Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable
Renewal fee: $2K

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

Third-party financing source(s): banks

Operations

Franchise can be run from home
0% of all franchisees own more than one unit
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 5
Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training & Support

TRAINING

Available at headquarters: As needed
At franchisee's location: As needed

ONGOING SUPPORT

Newsletter
Meetings
Toll-free phone line
Grand opening
Internet
Security/safety procedures
Field operations/evaluations
Purchasing cooperatives

MARKETING SUPPORT

Ad slicks
National media
Regional advertising
Other marketing support: Local direct marketing, newspaper ads, referrals, trade shows

Rankings in Entrepreneur magazine 2004-2008

Franchise 500® rank:
#20 (2008); #31 (2007); #51 (2006); #178 (2005); #248 (2004);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#7 (2008); #9 (2007); #14 (2006); #11 (2005); #34 (2004);

Top home based franchises:
#2 (2008); #7 (2007); #12 (2006); #46 (2005); #68 (2004);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#4 (2008); #10 (2007); #13 (2006); #44 (2005); #69 (2004);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#33 (2008); #32 (2007); #50 (2006); #133 (2005); #188 (2004);

Last Updated: 5/29/2008 12:00:00 AM