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, Maryland 21046

Phone: (800)735-8838/ (410)720-6444

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

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	3954	0	0	11
2008	3,582	0	0	9
2007	3,861	0	0	8
2006	3,763	0	0	8
2005	3,358	0	0	6

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: 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);