Just because everyones at it don't mean they will make a sucess of it 
Infact it could kill their business which means more work for us 
Paul
its strange that, 10 years ago I heard they same comments about wfp and look where we are now with that
Out of interest Pure Hydro how many franchisees do you have now or in the process of having?
Dan 
at the moment I am looking for my first one, but I am having talks with 2 people at the moment, I want the first one by the end of october, but if thats not possible, then its employing another cleaner and another van on the road.
Out of interest, how much are you charging for your licence FEE?
I have 2 packages, both offer the same things regarding equipment and customers given, but in 2 price packages
the first one is £5000 for a commission return of 22.5% and £10000 with a commission of 20%
That’s interesting £10,0000 for 20% is this the Ian Lancaster franchisee model ?
And is it cold water or Hot water system?
yes it is modelled on Ians franchise deal, mine though has some different parts, for instance I also offer gutter and carpet cleaning as well, but these are at a extra package price.
the only main difference between me and Ian is the 20% and 22.5% rates
That’s even more interesting, so if you offer gutter & carpet cleaning doesn’t it complicate things for you?
Not really, I have always cleaned carpets and have done so for the last 30 odd years on and off, Gutters was an extension from the window cleaning side, the same as solar panel cleaning is, which is part of the window cleaning package.
Over the years I have been tweaking my leaflets to reflect all the services that I offer, I now have come to one that gets a good response for all the services apart from solar panels (this is mainly due to the amount of propertys that have solar panels, compared to those with carpets and gutter)
at the moment I have 10k of leaflets going though the doors every week, I am looking for and will soon have a couple of salaried canvassers who will door knock after the leaflet drop to maximise the amount of customers in each area.
For those franchisees who take on the extras of gutter cleans or carpet cleaning will get an equal share of these customers, if they don't want those packages then my company will clean them.
the extra cost of these to the franchisees is mainly in the equipment and training costs, the carpet cleaning also comes with a NCCA training course.
The window cleaning equipment will be cold water, if they want hot, then they will need to pay for the extra cost for this equipment.
of course franchising is not for everyone, but it is an option to be up and running faster than you would if you are totally new to the trade, its also good for the ones who cannot wait the months it takes before you have a round that is generating a liveable wage.
and of course in 5 years if they want to break from franchising and go on their own, they will have the nessasary skills to get their own business up and running faster than a newbie.
