Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Color-Glo | |
| Investment | 10000 - 15000 | 56300 - 61375 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | $75-150/mo. | 4%+ |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1983 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Color-Glo | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Color-Glo | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Color-Glo | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Ongoing training available | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Color-Glo | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Color-Glo | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Color-Glo | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | $75-150/mo. |
| Color-Glo | 4%+ |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Color-Glo | |
| Year Founded | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | 1981 |
| Color-Glo | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | 2004 |
| Color-Glo | 1983 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | 10 years |
| Color-Glo | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | 1/3 of fee |
| Color-Glo | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Color-Glo | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Yes |
| Color-Glo | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Color-Glo | |
| Equipment | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning} | |
| Color-Glo | |
| Inventory | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Color-Glo | |
| Receivables | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Color-Glo | |
| Payroll | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Color-Glo | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Color-Glo | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Ongoing training available |
| Support | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Color-Glo | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Ad slicks |
| Color-Glo | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Color-Glo | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Color-Glo | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | 0 |
| Color-Glo | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Sparkle Carpet Cleaning | |
| Color-Glo | |