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Entrepreneur: Start & Grow Your Business

Squeegee Squad

Residential & highrise window cleaning

Background

Founded: 1999 Franchising since: 2005
8862 Zealand Ave. N., # A
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55445
Phone:
(866)927-4669


Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 13 0 1 1
2008 5 0 0 2
2007 4 0 0 2
2006 4 0 0 1
2005 0 0 0 1

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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 500,000 population

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $19.9K-64.7K
Franchise fee: $9.5K
Ongoing royalty fee: 7 - 5%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable


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

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $19.9K-64.7K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
  • At franchisee's location: 4 days

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

Marketing Support
  • Regional advertising

Other marketing support
  • Marketing materials