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Ultrasonic Blind Cleaning Inc.

Blinds/window coverings cleaning, sales & maintenance

Background

Founded: 1987 Franchising since: 2004
538 W. 5th St.
San Pedro, California 90731
Phone:
(310)372-4772


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 10 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2005 0 0 0 4

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Vermont, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100K households

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $126.5K-144K
Franchise fee: $50K
Ongoing royalty fee: Varies
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

Third-party financing source(s): GMAC, Toyota (mobile cleaning truck)

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $75K-100K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 1
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

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

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

Marketing Support
  • Co-op advertising
  • Ad slicks