CleanNet USA Inc.

Founded: 1988   Franchising since: 1988
Mark Salek founded CleanNet USA in 1987 and opened the company’s first office the following year in Columbia, Maryland, providing cleaning services to commercial clients in the Baltimore/Washington, DC, area.

Today, CleanNet’s uniformed force offers a variety of cleaning services for commercial, retail and industrial facilities in financial, hospitality, medical and other industries.

9861 Broken Land Pkwy., #208 Columbia, MD 21046

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 45 employee(s); 32 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Where Seeking Franchisees
Nationwide
Worldwide
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 800,000+ population

Special Programs
CleanNet USA franchisees are recognized for yearly growth, contributing to the operation of the franchise, customer service and contributing to the company newsletter.

Total investment: $5.8K-91.2K Franchise fee: $2.95K-83K

Ongoing royalty fee: 3% Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	Yes	No
Startup Costs	Yes	No
Equipment	Yes	No
Inventory	Yes	No
Accounts Receivable	Yes	No
Payroll	No	Yes

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $10K-300K
Cash liquidity requirement: $5K-100K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 10
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1-4 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 1-4 weeks

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#137 (2009); #51 (2008); #36 (2007); #28 (2006); #29 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#40 (2008); #8 (2007); #10 (2006); #9 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#29 (2009); #12 (2008); #13 (2007); #11 (2006); #12 (2005);

Top home based franchises:
#33 (2009); #11 (2008); #10 (2007); #6 (2006); #7 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#106 (2009); #48 (2008); #24 (2007); #27 (2006); #27 (2005);