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CleanNet USA Inc.

Commercial cleaning service

Year began: 1988 Franchising since: 1988
Mark Salek founded CleanNet USA in 1987 and opened the company’s first office the following year in Columbia, Maryland, providing cleaning services to commercial clients in the Baltimore/Washington, DC, area.

Today, CleanNet’s uniformed force offers a variety of cleaning services for commercial, retail and industrial facilities in financial, hospitality, medical and other industries.

9861 Broken Land Pkwy., #208
Columbia, MD 21046

Phone: (800)735-8838/(410)720-6444
Fax: (410)720-5307

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 45 employee(s); 32 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year

2008
2007
2006
2005
2004

U.S. Franchises

3,861
3,861
3,763
3,358
2,963

Canadian Franchises

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0
0
0
0

Foreign Franchises

0
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0
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Company
Owned

8
8
8
6
6

Where Seeking Franchisees

Nationwide

Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 800,000+ population

Special Programs

CleanNet USA franchisees are recognized for yearly growth, contributing to the operation of the franchise, customer service and contributing to the company newsletter.

Costs & Fees

Total investment: $3.9K-35.6K
Franchise fee: $2.95K-32K
Ongoing royalty fee: 3%
Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable
Renewal fee: $5K

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

Qualifications

Net worth requirement: $10K-300K
Cash liquidity requirement: $5K-100K
Business Experience:

General business experience

Operations

Franchise can be run from home
10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 10
Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training & Support

TRAINING

Available at headquarters: 1-4 weeks
At franchisee's location: 1-4 weeks

ONGOING SUPPORT

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

MARKETING SUPPORT

Regional advertising

Rankings in Entrepreneur magazine 2004-2008

Franchise 500® rank:
#51 (2008); #36 (2007); #28 (2006); #29 (2005); #34 (2004);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#40 (2008); #8 (2007); #10 (2006); #9 (2005);

Top home based franchises:
#11 (2008); #10 (2007); #6 (2006); #7 (2005); #9 (2004);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#12 (2008); #13 (2007); #11 (2006); #12 (2005); #13 (2004);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#48 (2008); #24 (2007); #27 (2006); #27 (2005); #30 (2004);

Last Updated: 4/23/2008 12:00:00 AM