Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| OpenWorks | Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Investment | 15000 - 150000 | 1900 - 23800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 5-10% | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1983 | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | 1983 | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| OpenWorks | Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| OpenWorks | Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | No |
| Equipment | Yes | Yes |
| Inventory | Yes | No |
| Receivables | Yes | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| OpenWorks | Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Regional advertising | Regional advertising |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| OpenWorks | Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| US Expansion | Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| OpenWorks | 5-10% |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Year Founded | |
| OpenWorks | 1983 |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | |
| OpenWorks | 1983 |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| OpenWorks | 10 years |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| OpenWorks | General business experience |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| OpenWorks | Yes |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Equipment | |
| OpenWorks} | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Inventory | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Receivables | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Payroll | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| Support | |
| OpenWorks | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| OpenWorks | Regional advertising |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| OpenWorks | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |
| International Expansion | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Tower Cleaning Systems | |