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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: M4RK on August 18, 2006, 04:31:13 pm

Title: What do you make of this?
Post by: M4RK on August 18, 2006, 04:31:13 pm

I've never heard of these guys, has anyone else?

I thought the idea of a franchise was that it would be a well know name?

http://www.thefranchisemagazine.net/franchise/The-Local-Window-Cleaner/Climb-the-ladder-to-success/821

Title: Re: What do you make of this?
Post by: alansavvi on August 18, 2006, 04:47:39 pm

its what you do isnt it?

Title: Re: What do you make of this?
Post by: M4RK on August 18, 2006, 05:11:04 pm

No Alan,

I rent out quality work for a small commission. I do my best to provide the lads renting from me however much work they want. But I don't interfere in how they do it.

A typical franchise is where you give them an initial fee of a few grand for which you get back a van and a bit of marketing. They then take a cut of whatever profits you make. Most franchises don't actually give you the work, they give you a 'territory' in which to find work and then they take a cut of that. People buy into franchises for the support of a well know established, tried and tested formula or brand.
Unless they are a household name (which I don't think they are) you're not likely to get much work through brand association though. 

I provide work, not "territory".

Mark

Title: Re: What do you make of this?
Post by: Fast 1 * on August 18, 2006, 05:16:51 pm

What sort of returns do you get on renting?

Title: Re: What do you make of this?
Post by: M4RK on August 18, 2006, 05:24:12 pm

Now we're going off topic :P  ;)

Title: Re: What do you make of this?
Post by: Fast 1 * on August 18, 2006, 05:29:06 pm

true

Title: Re: What do you make of this?
Post by: alansavvi on August 18, 2006, 05:39:38 pm

After how many years of knowing you, i have finanly awoken the beast!

Title: Re: What do you make of this?
Post by: james44 on August 26, 2006, 09:46:16 pm

Eye catching logo,  would look nice on my morris minor van

Title: Re: What do you make of this?
Post by: poleman on August 26, 2006, 11:07:28 pm

And your get done for copy right

Title: Re: What do you make of this?
Post by: JM123 on August 27, 2006, 06:01:30 pm

what a con - franchising window cleaning, are they going to actually backup their frachisees?  What if it all goes pearshaped, are they going to replace that wcers work immediately  -impossible.  As for paying them a %age - again that stinks, who is going to admit to them that they have picked up extra work via word of mouth or were asked on the street.  I'm always wary of these setups.