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Total Investment: $11,185 – $66,853
Franchise Fee: $4,590 – $32,348
Ongoing Royalty Fee: 10%
Term of Franchise Agreement: 10 years, renewable

FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS

Liquid Cash Available: $1,000 – $25,925

OPERATIONS

Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 – 2. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators).

FINANCING TYPE	IN-HOUSE	THIRD PARTY
Franchise Fee
Startup Costs
Equipment
Inventory
Accounts Receivable
Payroll

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Ongoing Support: Newsletter, Meetings, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support: National media, Regional advertising,

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A national commercial cleaning firm is targeting the greater Wilmington area for its next expansion.

Judy Walker, vice president of marketing for Pampano Beach, Fla.-based Anago Cleaning Systems, said Tuesday the firm is looking for an investor to oversee future operations in the greater Wilmington area.

Walker said Anago officials currently have 35 master territories and more than 2,400 unit franchises throughout the U.S., Canada and Chile.

She said officials are looking for an investor to become its next exclusive master franchisee for its future Wilmington market, which would include New Hanover, Pender, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin and Bladen counties.

“The master franchisee would purchase the territory, and would sell unit franchises to people looking to start their own cleaning business,” Walker said. “They wouldn’t be involved in the actual cleaning.”

Walker said the master owner would also be responsible for securing contracts, and opening an office in the area to run the new operation.

“Our ideal candidate would be a white-collar individual with sales and marketing background or a previous cleaning business,” she said. “They would need to have the ability to monitor a staff of people, and unit franchisees that they would put to work.”

Walker said it would cost $39,000 to purchase the Wilmington territory, but added the future owner would need roughly $100,000 to $150,000 in liquid capital to help with startup costs of a new office and staff.