Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| OctoClean | Sparkling Image | |
| Investment | 9500 - 59000 | 43900 - 85400 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1987 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| OctoClean | Sparkling Image | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| OctoClean | Sparkling Image | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | Yes | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| OctoClean | Sparkling Image | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| OctoClean | Sparkling Image | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| OctoClean | |
| Sparkling Image | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| OctoClean | |
| Sparkling Image | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| OctoClean | 5% |
| Sparkling Image | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| OctoClean | |
| Sparkling Image | |
| Year Founded | |
| OctoClean | 1987 |
| Sparkling Image | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| OctoClean | 2000 |
| Sparkling Image | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| OctoClean | 15 years |
| Sparkling Image | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| OctoClean | |
| Sparkling Image | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| OctoClean | |
| Sparkling Image | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| OctoClean | Yes |
| Sparkling Image | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| OctoClean | |
| Sparkling Image | |
| Equipment | |
| OctoClean} | |
| Sparkling Image | |
| Inventory | |
| OctoClean | |
| Sparkling Image | |
| Receivables | |
| OctoClean | |
| Sparkling Image | |
| Payroll | |
| OctoClean | |
| Sparkling Image | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| OctoClean | |
| Sparkling Image | |
| Support | |
| OctoClean | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Sparkling Image | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| OctoClean | |
| Sparkling Image | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| OctoClean | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Sparkling Image | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| OctoClean | |
| Sparkling Image | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| OctoClean | |
| Sparkling Image | |
| International Expansion | |
| OctoClean | |
| Sparkling Image | |