| How do window cleaning franchise businesses start? It | | | | surpass the best window washing franchise in 1 year. |
| is a fascinating case study indeed, as most all window | | | | Already we have several of our current franchisees |
| cleaning businesses start from such humble beginnings; | | | | that wash cars have also bought into the window |
| a bucket of water, a sharp entrepreneur and a quality | | | | wash guys franchise. .We can help franchise buyers |
| squeegee. I never thought in a million years I would | | | | by getting into this franchise for under $1,000.00 down |
| ever enter the Window Washing Industry. I hate | | | | payment and we can get the rest financed and put |
| washing windows, probably because I suck at it. | | | | them into the Wash Team. With numbers we can |
| Anyway our company The Car Wash Guys | | | | expand our market presence. If we can help people |
| Franchise Systems; was featured in a PBS Special on | | | | without a lot of money get into their own business and |
| TV on a one-hour program. was viewed by 20 million | | | | help them build it, they might be able to expand their |
| American people. That night I got a call from a | | | | efforts into a bigger franchise within our system and |
| Chiropractor in Tucson. We talked from 8 pm until 5 | | | | set up a great washing business in their town. |
| am and we discussed all kinds of stuff. Two years | | | | Sometimes people just need a little head start. Tim and |
| went bye, then one day I was sitting a Starbucks in | | | | I both see the Window Wash Guys as a way to help |
| Palm Desert CA and a guy comes by washing | | | | those with little means but high in spirit and |
| windows, he was good, I mean like memorizing good. | | | | commitment. By having the easiest franchise in the |
| You know when they make the smooth flowing | | | | world to get into we can really do some good in the |
| pattern? He cleaned about 10 windows in five | | | | franchising industry. We can bring onto team deserving |
| minutes and then went to the next store. He had a | | | | and hard working people who care about service and |
| really cool yellow bucket and I wanted it. It would be | | | | stand for something but do not have piles of money. |
| perfect for the truck Wash Guys to put on all our | | | | This is something they can do on their own without |
| trucks. We do now. I was interested in where he got it, | | | | help from family or an investor. By having a franchises |
| but my phone kept ringing.Finally I ditched the call to talk | | | | from a 2.5 Million dollar Truck Wash facility on a large |
| to this window-washing fellow. I wanted to know | | | | piece of property all the way down to a franchise you |
| where on Earth he found that cool bucket. He said I | | | | can get into for $1,000 to 4,000 down payment we |
| don't know it's just a bucket. I said no it isn't it is a | | | | have something for everyone, and we have |
| yellow bucket and it's 2 feet long and 10 inches wide | | | | customers and a market waiting for them because |
| and it is perfect for an 18 inch truck wash brush, which | | | | we will always continue to network the customers of |
| we use for speed in washing trucks. He said here is | | | | all of our franchises together.So we have a place to |
| my boss's card and he knows where he got it. So I | | | | start and these businesses when run correctly can |
| called his boss, who just happened to be the son of | | | | make a ton of money. As we continue to grow our |
| the guy who saw me on the TV show and talked to | | | | market presence we will be able to provide our |
| me all night from Houston. Neither of us knew this for | | | | customers with a single company made up of many |
| some time. I met him and he gave me the custom | | | | small companies (Small Business entrepreneurs), who |
| catalog of all kinds of cool products used in the | | | | will give the great service that all American's deserve |
| window washing business. I was impressed with this | | | | but eludes them. Service that only a small business can |
| young man, which takes a lot for me because I often | | | | provide and that the corporate giants forgot assuming |
| have very high standards of business people who I | | | | that mediocrity is adequate because consumers |
| respect. This guy knew everything, I mean wow, he | | | | accept it as so. Because everybody else gives lousy |
| knew his industry as well as I knew mine, his company | | | | service and we are being accustom to this. That this is |
| was started by his dad 35 years ago and now his dad | | | | somehow acceptable. It is not and it is time to change |
| was a Chiropractor and his two sons split up the | | | | that. The customers will thank us and we are watching |
| business and each took a section of it. Tim Bloom | | | | them vote for our team member's services. |
| continued to answer my barrage of questions, for four | | | | Consumers vote with their dollars and we want the |
| hours, and he did not hesitate on one single question, | | | | most votes for our team. Not only cause we do it |
| he knew his stuff so cold it was truly like looking in the | | | | better and because we deserve it, but because our |
| mirror. We decided to meet again when the subject | | | | customers want it and because it is our destiny.We |
| turned to franchising and pick up where we left off. In | | | | can do all of that and we are on our way. That is |
| the second meeting we talked about franchising and | | | | what prompted me to start all these franchise |
| he | | | | companies and brands. Our customer will be |
| said he had franchisors already in his industry:Window | | | | everybody, whether it is a natural person, a corporation |
| GenieWindow GangWindow ButlerAnd several other | | | | or a government agency. We will provide any service |
| small competitors and Biz Ops, some are quite good | | | | that our customer wants on real time and at Internet |
| and definitely in the top of their game. If you are | | | | speed, and if we cannot provide it we will find it and |
| thinking of setting up your own window cleaning | | | | have it delivered by another franchisor that has our |
| business, we recommend this book: which is available | | | | same values and whose |
| thru online purchase.Tim and I went through each one | | | | franchisees share our vision. Our company was |
| the companies that offered packages and he had | | | | founded recently as a hybrid franchise for the new |
| brochures and folders of mail out packages and | | | | world of modern day franchising. We are on our way |
| videos and information on each. He annotated and | | | | to become the greatest franchise ever created. We |
| summarized all of their strengths and weaknesses and | | | | would not have embarked on such an ambitious |
| what he would do different if in fact he were | | | | journey to not go all the way. It is way to much work |
| franchising. Only a few were the caliber that we | | | | and too much sacrifice to go half way. Our team has |
| believed to be viable in the market place. I listened and | | | | more industry knowledge than any of our competition |
| listened and listened and rationalized all his observation. | | | | in any of our markets. We have set this business up to |
| Except for a very few items, which were generally | | | | go all the way and to have the flexibility to move on a |
| the miss conception about franchising that even I had | | | | dime. To attack any market anywhere at anytime with |
| when I first started for the first year or so I agreed. He | | | | any competitor, no matter how big, how well financed |
| said to me. What can I do to help your business | | | | or how well connected. The people vote with their |
| Lance? Exactly what I say to franchisees, and he | | | | dollars and they will vote for us. We have studied and |
| meant it just like I do. I thought right then this guy would | | | | learned and have a team that is aggressive and has a |
| make a great franchisor and he has a good heart and | | | | killer instinct to win. We have the brains, the plan, the |
| was not corrupted with greed in anyway. A trait I | | | | market and the customers. I guess time will tell the rest |
| seldom find in business. He truly likes to help people.He | | | | and if I have anything to say about it "The rest is |
| told me of the Screen Machine another franchisor in | | | | history."Sometimes when you have brand synergy and |
| the area, which we are working, on a co-marketing | | | | strong customer base you can do just about anything |
| test effort with in OH between our mutual franchisees. | | | | in business. But to do it right, well that is the key for the |
| It thought already I am benefiting from knowing this | | | | modern entrepreneur these days. It is important to |
| individual. We already helped a franchisee of mine get | | | | understand and see opportunities as an entrepreneur, |
| more business and set up another strategic alliance to | | | | you never know when they will pop up. This business |
| help with our awning wash guys, house wash guys to | | | | case study is a perfect example. While sipping on a |
| co-market with our system and future systems and | | | | Frappachino staring at a guy cleaning windows we |
| help my franchisee in OH get more work washing and | | | | added a co-brand to our team and a super star |
| detailing cars. Well I know franchising and Tim knows | | | | entrepreneur as well. Think on this, I hope you have |
| window cleaning and put that together and we could | | | | enjoyed today's case study. |