1979
1089
$49,900
$1
$155,900
No
Ranked #1 for residential cleaning, among the Top Low Cost Investments, and the Fastest Growing Residential Cleaning franchise by Entrepreneur magazine, The Maids is the quality leader in the industry. The Maids was founded in 1979, and today has over 1,300 franchised territories, employes over 3,400 people and services over 40,000 homes each week! The Maids is a time-tested business model leveraging a cleaning system that is unique to the brand and the space at large.
We have many great markets available from coast to coast and are looking for people who want an executive experience. With The Maids you are working ON the business, not IN the business. Our franchise partners are not cleaning homes, and are building their business Monday-Friday, no nights, no weekends, no holidays!
The Maids ideal franchise candidate will have good management and business skills, a net worth of 250K and, most importantly, great people skills. With The Maids, you can build a great business and achieve the income and lifestyle you desire, with a scalable, equity building business!
Established: 1979
First Unit Franchised: 1980
Franchised Units: 1089
Company Owned Units: 26
States Registered In: AK, AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI and Canada
Financial Assistance Provided: Yes
Site Selection Assistance: Provide Criteria
Lease Negotiation Assistance: No
Recruiting Assistance: Provide Education
Co-Operative Advertising: Yes
Training: The Maids provides the most comprehensive package of training and support in the industry. We provide 4-6 weeks of pre-training, 6 days of classroom and field training (SmartStart Corporate Training) and 4 days in the franchisee’s market conducting The Maids Power Training.
Business coach provided
Franchise Owner Mentor provided
National Call Center (sales & service calls) optional
Executive experience - "Work on the business, not in the business." The Franchisee duties include administrative, marketing and scheduling.
Cash Investment: Minimum- $49,900 down, plus operating capital
Total Investment: $57,500-$155,900
Minimum Net Worth: N/A
Franchise License Fee: No Franchise Fee. We only charge the price of the territory.
Territory Fee: $.50 per Household
Royalty: 6.9%-3.9% declining
Ad Fund: 2%
Technology Fund: .25%
Average Number of Employees: 20 – 25 at $1.2MM, Start with 2-4
Passive Ownership: Yes as business matures
Home Based: Yes
B2B: Some
Regional Developer Opportunities: No
Special Discount Programs:
