Established
2008
Franchise Units
39
Minimum Investment
$75,003
Franchise Fee
$59,904
Total Investment Range
$317,075
Home Based
Yes
Description
Accelerated Waste Solutions was founded in 2008 in Tampa, FL and began providing technology-driven 21st century junk removal and valet trash services. AWS has combined these two essential businesses, JunkShot and Doorstep Details under one franchise fee of $59,900. The brands are complementary to each other and provide diversification for franchisees. Low overhead, high margin, and operated from a self-storage unit.
JunkShot is a customer-focused technology-driven junk removal business that has the only patented app for customers to send a picture, get a quote and book their job. We utilize custom-built larger trucks that allow us to outprice and outwork the competitors in our space. With those larger trucks, we shift much of our focus to commercial and multi-unit jobs which differentiates us from others in the space while targeting multiple monthly pickup needs vs single-use in residential.
Doorstep Details is a valet trash removal business targeting multi-unit complexes for long-term contract-based 5 night a week doorstep trash pickup. It is high-margin mailbox money for franchisees with minimal work and overhead.
Background
Established: 2008
First Unit Franchised: 2021
Franchised Units: 39 (17 in development)
Company Owned Units: 7
States Registered In: Alabama - AL, Alaska - AK, Arizona - AZ, Arkansas - AR, California - CA, Colorado - CO, Connecticut - CT, Delaware - DE, Florida - FL, Georgia - GA, Idaho - ID, Illinois - IL, Indiana - IN, Iowa - IA, Kansas - KS, Kentucky - KY, Louisiana - LA, Maine - ME, Maryland - MD, Massachusetts - MA, Michigan - MI, Mississippi - MS, Missouri - MO, Montana - MT, Nebraska - NE, Nevada - NV, New Hampshire - NH, New Jersey - NJ, New Mexico - NM, North Carolina - NC, Ohio - OH, Oklahoma - OK, Oregon - OR, Pennsylvania - PA, South Carolina - SC, Tennessee - TN, Texas - TX, Utah - UT, Vermont - VT, Virginia - VA, West Virginia - WV, Wyoming - WY, Wisconsin - WI
Canada Franchises: No
International Franchises: No
Cash Investment: $75,000-$150,000
Total Investment: $140,725 to $317,075
Minimum Net Worth: $150,000
Franchise Fee: $59,900
Royalty: 7%
Ad: 2% (Not currently in place for 1st two years)
Item 19: Yes
Average Number of Employees: 2-3
Visa Candidates: Yes
Passive Ownership: Yes- With Trained General Manager and capital required
Home-Based: Yes
B2B: Yes
Master Franchise Opportunities: No
Veteran Discount: Yes ($7,000)
Support Training
Financial Assistance Provided: Yes
Site Selection Assistance: Yes
Lease Negotiation Assistance: Yes
Recruiting Assistance: Yes
Cooperative Advertising: Yes
Training:
Initial training – 1 week at corporate office in Tampa, FL. 12 hours of classroom training and 28 hours of hands-on training out in the field.8 weeks of pre-training through webinars or calls.
Onsite Training- 3-5 days in market with coach week of launch
Ongoing support - Field Consultant assigned to every franchisee with support during operating hours.
Monthly financial reviews and planning with field consultant/business coach
Ideal Candidate
Function of the owner/daily tasks: Head on and not a hands-on owner. Time is divided between:
- Managing Staff
- Recruiting
- Hiring
- Managing marketing activities
- Develop local marketing activity that aligns with the comprehensive corporate marketing program.
- Managing P&L which will also include payroll.
- Managing sales and customer experience
- Apartment complexes
- Storage facilities
- Realtors
- National Referral Program
- B2B relationship building.
- Managing customer experience
Owner/Operator
Heavily involved in the day-to-day operations of the business (Operations Manager)
Approximate weekly time commitment- 30 to 40 Hours
Semi-Absentee
Limited involvement in day-to-day operations mainly focused on Business Development, HR and financials.
Hire a Team Leader/Supervisor to assist in day-to-day operations.
Approximate weekly time commitment: 5 to 15 Hours
Manage The Manager
Hire an Operations Manager from Day 1 to attend training and run the day-to-day of the business.
Mainly focused on KPI’s and Financial Performance.
Approximate weekly time commitment: 0 to 5 Hours
IDEAL CANDIDATE
Has management experience and charisma that includes task performance management, hiring, and developing/inspiring their team.