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1-800-DryCarpet Carpet Cleaning

Dry carpet cleaning

Background

Founded: 1992 Franchising since: 2005
3419 Via Lido, #650
Newport Beach, California 92663
Phone:
(888)379-2277


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 5 employee(s); 8 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2007 39 0 0 0
2006 38 0 0 0
2005 2 0 0 3

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, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100K combined household income of $50K or more

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $63.2K-77.9K
Franchise fee: $25K
Ongoing royalty fee: 8%
Term of agreement: Term of agreement 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

Third-party financing source(s): the SBA

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $59K
Cash liquidity requirement: $17.4K-27.9K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
  • At franchisee's location: 1 week

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
  • National media
  • Regional advertising