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.
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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.
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Franchise Growth
Year2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
U.S. Franchises3,861
3,861
3,763
3,358
2,963
Canadian Franchises0
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Foreign Franchises0
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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
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
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