The
multi-billion dollar home services industry is booming. With busy dual-career
families, increased corporate demands and long commutes, maid service is no
longer a luxury; it is a time management tool for leisure-starved households. A
leader in its field, The Maids Home Services has been recognized as the fastest
growing residential cleaning franchise by Entrepreneur
magazine for the past three years.
The
Maids gives families more free time to enjoy life. Offering the broadest service
package and highest quality cleaning services, The Maids enjoys excellent customer
loyalty.Maids serve primarily affluent
families with high disposable income and allows ownership of large markets. The
Maids’ franchise system is specifically designed to offer
franchisees the greatest opportunity in the home services industry.
Investment
Required
The
fee for a Maids franchise is $10,000, plus an initial territory fee of $0.95
for each potential customer in the Designated Market Area. The Maids may offer
financing to qualified prospective franchisees for up to 75% of the initial
franchise fee.
The
Maids Home Services provides the following range of investments required to
open your initial franchise. The range assumes that all items are paid for in
cash. To the extent that you choose to finance any of these expense items, your
front-end investment could be substantially reduced.
On-going
Expenses
The
Maids franchisees pay royalty fees ranging from 3.9 to 6.9% of gross revenues
(2.4% to 6.9% for conversions), advertising fees equal to 2% of gross revenues (0.5
to 2% for conversions) and required local advertising expenditures equal to
$1.20-$1.80 per potential customer, per year. Additional fees payable by the
franchisee include a national convention registration fee and an annual
software membership fee.
What You Get—Training
and Support
The
Maids Home Services training is one of the most intensive and advanced in the
franchise community.Training includes
an initial program to help ensure a successful opening, comprehensive corporate
training, site visits by trainers and business coaches to streamline operations
and a post-training program designed to help franchisees focus on business
goals.
The
Maids’ marketing staff and business coaches provide comprehensive marketing
support throughout opening and operations.The Maids helps franchisees build an initial marketing plan and provides
ongoing consulting, ad design, public relations and direct mail support.The Maids also assigns a franchise business
coach to provide franchisees with one-on-one counsel and support in all facets
of business growth and management.
