Window Genie

Founded: 1994 Franchising since: 1998
Richard Nonelle founded Window Genie in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1994. Although Nonelle had a degree in marketing and finance and a background in sales and management, he knew nothing about the window-washing industry. The business originally focused only on window cleaning services, but Nonelle soon added full-service pressure washing, deck cleaning, house washing and concrete cleaning to the roster of Window Genie's services. The private company began franchising in 1998 and is still based in Cincinnati.

800 E. Ross Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45207

Phone: (800)700-0022

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 9 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	65	0	0	0
2008	60	0	0	0
2007	57	0	0	0
2006	57	0	0	0
2005	55	0	0	0

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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 250,000-750,000 population

Special Programs
Window Genie hosts a monthly contest for the franchisee who acquires the most new customers and sells the most new deck jobs. The company also holds a yearly contest for a cash prize or vacation.

Total investment: $38.7K-86.4K Franchise fee: $19.5K/29.5K/39.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $75K
Cash liquidity requirement: $30K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• Sales skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 5 days
• At franchisee's location: 5 days

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#351 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#97 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#98 (2005);