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Duct Doctor USA Inc.

Residential & commercial air-duct cleaning

Background

Founded: 1985 Franchising since: 2000
5555 Oakbrook Pkwy., #660
Norcross, Georgia 30093
Phone:
(800)955-1275/ (770)446-1764


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 12 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 21 0 1 7
2008 21 0 1 7
2007 16 0 1 8
2006 15 0 1 8
2005 11 0 1 8

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: 100,000-250,000 population unlimited

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $41K-64K
Franchise fee: $25K+
Ongoing royalty fee: 5-8%
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 No
Accounts Receivable No No
Payroll No No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $100K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience
  • Mechanical or HVAC skills a plus

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 3 weeks
  • At franchisee's location: 1 week
  • Ongoing

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

Marketing Support
  • Ad slicks
  • Regional advertising

Other marketing support
  • In-market business development

Rankings

Franchise 500® rank:
#436 (2009); #423 (2008); #377 (2007); #401 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2007;

Low-Cost Franchises:
#99 (2007); #114 (2005);

Top New Ranking:
#34 (2005);