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 | Dr. Glass Window Washing Inc. |
Business Type
Business OpportunityMin Liquid Capital
$4,000 to $5,000Total Investment
$12,000Number of Units
10In Business Since
1980* For Current Info See:
Franchise Disclosure Document
Overview
Dr. Glass Window Washing offers
a comprehensive turn-key system for developing your own residential
window-washing business. It's a remarkably low cost start-up in a
largely untapped market. We are the LEADING
residential window-cleaning company in the US, with meteoric growth
since the late 90s. The work we do offering a viable and affordable
small-business start-up has been featured on CNN, CBS, NBC, & FOX
as well as in USA Today, Entrepreneur Magazine, the cover story in Home Business Journal, and twice in Kiplinger's, among many others.
For the past decade, Dr. Glass Window Washing has helped start more than 500 businesses around the world. Our system allows each proprietor, making an incredibly modest investment, to earn a good living as a home-based business owner/operator. Working with us, a minister, a concert bassoonist, a food service manager, a travel industry director, an industrial management consultant, and an architect (among so many others) are now running successful residential window-washing businesses (some full-time, some part-time).
For the past decade, Dr. Glass Window Washing has helped start more than 500 businesses around the world. Our system allows each proprietor, making an incredibly modest investment, to earn a good living as a home-based business owner/operator. Working with us, a minister, a concert bassoonist, a food service manager, a travel industry director, an industrial management consultant, and an architect (among so many others) are now running successful residential window-washing businesses (some full-time, some part-time).
Products & Services
Starting a window-cleaning
business is not pie-in-the-sky stuff where you can instantly
make incredible money doing next to nothing. Window washing
is hard work and running a business requires discipline
and commitment. The good news, though, is that a window-washing
business is not "all or nothing". Most
other business start-ups require paying employees, committing
to business rent, and raising and putting at risk a large
pot of start-up money for equipment and inventory. And
after taking this financial risk, 90% of all new business
owners fail. But starting a window washing business,
you really can't lose money.
Even with part-time attention you can't help but turn
your business, over time, into a money-making machine.
You can always
pick up window-washing jobs.
Training & Support
With the Dr. Glass Window Washing franchise you take advantage of our Biz-In-A-Box system plus many other benefits including:- Paid training - work with us as a sub-contractor to "learn the ropes" first-hand at $15/hour (raisedover the first few months to $20 and then $25/hr) so you can start generating income immediately while you build your franchise, over time. Typically you would work with us for pay 2 or 3 days per week in your first months as you start to build your franchise.
- Use of the Dr. Glass Window Washing brand name and logo (the world's most famous window-washing brand,nationally recognized for excellence - really! You get to be "Dr. Glass"!
- Exclusive window-washing territory. You become "Dr. Glass Window Washing of Alexandria".
- Ongoing interaction with & support from the corporate office. We're there when you need us to help you develop your business - guiding you to success.
- Extensive marketing development - we design and place all your marketing for you (yellow pages, web, newspaper, flyers, cards, promo-materials, mailings).
- Share in our prestigious national media attention. (It's great in your promo-materials!)
- We give on-going direction and support to help you keep your customers year-after-year and in growing your business over time.
Are You a Good Fit for Dr. Glass Window Washing Inc.?
We currently
have ten franchisees working with us in Maryland, DC, Virginia, and
Colorado. We have prime territories available in these locations.
Initial Costs:
The franchise fee for a Dr. Glass Window Washing franchise is between $3,000 and $6,000 depending upon which state your territory is located in and the size and previous development of each particular territory. There is also an on-going royalty on your gross window-washing income typically between 9% and 12% (depending on territory). After the first number of months, we require a minimum weekly royalty (paid weekly by automatic bank transfer) of between $100 and $400 per week. (This applies only during the window-washing season.) You are required to submit weekly job reports and bi-weekly copies of your database.
Equipment:
Your initial investment for window-washing gear and ladders can be as low as $1,000 to get started on a tight budget, and as high as $2,000 to fully capitalize your business. Of course you will need a reliable car, van or pick-up, a laptop, and a good cell phone. (We find that answering your phone at all times is key to getting lots of work!)
Insurance:
This is important - starting at about $850 for basic workman's compensation insurance (varying considerably by state). You will have to pay considerably more, over the course of the year, based on the size of your payroll. You also need liability insurance that costs about $850/year (varying by state) - in some instances you can be added to our corporate insurance, at first, to minimize your upfront costs.
Marketing:
A reasonable annual advertising investment would be around $8,000/year assuming you want an in-column Yellow Pages ad (paid over the course of the year), a listing in the local paper's service directory or a small display advert (also paid over time), plus a 10,000 flyers and some yard signs. Throw in a college-school student to help you distribute flyers. As your business grows and your database becomes filled with happy-repeat customers, you might choose to lower these marketing costs.
Initial Costs:
The franchise fee for a Dr. Glass Window Washing franchise is between $3,000 and $6,000 depending upon which state your territory is located in and the size and previous development of each particular territory. There is also an on-going royalty on your gross window-washing income typically between 9% and 12% (depending on territory). After the first number of months, we require a minimum weekly royalty (paid weekly by automatic bank transfer) of between $100 and $400 per week. (This applies only during the window-washing season.) You are required to submit weekly job reports and bi-weekly copies of your database.
Equipment:
Your initial investment for window-washing gear and ladders can be as low as $1,000 to get started on a tight budget, and as high as $2,000 to fully capitalize your business. Of course you will need a reliable car, van or pick-up, a laptop, and a good cell phone. (We find that answering your phone at all times is key to getting lots of work!)
Insurance:
This is important - starting at about $850 for basic workman's compensation insurance (varying considerably by state). You will have to pay considerably more, over the course of the year, based on the size of your payroll. You also need liability insurance that costs about $850/year (varying by state) - in some instances you can be added to our corporate insurance, at first, to minimize your upfront costs.
Marketing:
A reasonable annual advertising investment would be around $8,000/year assuming you want an in-column Yellow Pages ad (paid over the course of the year), a listing in the local paper's service directory or a small display advert (also paid over time), plus a 10,000 flyers and some yard signs. Throw in a college-school student to help you distribute flyers. As your business grows and your database becomes filled with happy-repeat customers, you might choose to lower these marketing costs.
