Anago Cleaning Systems

Founded: 1989 Franchising since: 1991
David Povlitz first began offering cleaning services to commercial customers under the Anago name in 1989. The company, which began franchising in 1991, offers its services to customers throughout the United States. Franchises provide regularly scheduled office cleanings as well as periodic maintenance, such as carpet shampooing and window powerwashing.

1100 Park Central Blvd., #1200 Pompano Beach, Florida 33064

Phone: (800)213-5857

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 10 employee(s); 10 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	1673	0	0	0
2008	1,233	0	0	0
2007	1,006	0	0	0
2006	840	0	0	0
2005	732	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 300,000-9 million population

Special Programs
Anago rewards current franchisees for referring prospective franchisees to the company.

Total investment: $8.5K-55K Franchise fee: $4.5K-32K

Ongoing royalty fee: 10% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $10K-250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $2K-150K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 16% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 10
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• At franchisee's location: 1 week
• Ongoing

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#78 (2009); #194 (2008); #215 (2007); #123 (2006); #105 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#19 (2009); #25 (2008); #32 (2007); #17 (2006); #20 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#20 (2009); #37 (2008); #50 (2007); #31 (2006); #26 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#17 (2009); #42 (2008); #58 (2007); #30 (2006); #21 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#65 (2009); #72 (2008); #200 (2007);