MaidPro

Founded: 1991 Franchising since: 1997
After recounting his bad experiences with expensive, poor-quality cleaning services to a friend, Mark Kushinksy and Richard Sparacio opened MaidPro in 1991. Within a year, MaidPro expanded its offices and was soon voted the best maid service by Boston Magazine.

Franchising began in 1997 and there are now locations nationwide.

60 Canal St. Boston, Massachusetts 02114

Phone: (888)624-3776/ (617)742-8787

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 9 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	112	1	0	1
2008	103	0	0	1
2007	89	0	0	1
2006	71	0	0	1
2005	56	0	0	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Based on number of households

Total investment: $63.7K-113.8K+ Franchise fee: $7.9K

Ongoing royalty fee: 3.5-6.5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $100K
Cash liquidity requirement: $75K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Franchisees should be computer literate

Operations

• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 25
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 6-8 weeks

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Design, direct mail services

Franchise 500® rank:
#225 (2009); #227 (2008); #249 (2007); #269 (2006); #329 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#60 (2007); #64 (2006); #86 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#172 (2009); #190 (2008); #166 (2007);