Carpet Cleaning Franchises Information

Almost everyone has carpets and everyone needs to have them cleaned once in a while. Muddy shoes, dirty pets and food spillage can make carpets worn and grimy, and while DIY carpets cleaners may do the job, they will never do it as quickly or effectively as a professional cleaner.

That's why investing in a carpet cleaning franchise could be an excellent opportunity to run a successful business, as there is high demand for its services. Competition in the domestic cleaning industry is fierce, but a franchise can help to minimize the risk of failure and allow savvy entrepreneurs to get ahead.
 

• There are approximately 35-40,000 independent carpet cleaning franchises operating within the U.S. (Clean Care Seminars)
   
• Several large franchise organizations exist within the carpet cleaning franchise industry, but the top 9 franchisors do not solely dominate the market- they are estimated to capture only 22% of the industry market. (Marketdata Enterprises Inc, 2006)
   
• In 2007, the carpet cleaning franchise industry was worth an estimated $5.3 billion dollars in annual revenue. (Clean Care Seminars)
   

• The U.S. supplies 45% of the world's carpet. Total industry shipments totaled 18.5 billion square feet. That is a lot of carpet to clean every year!

  
  Why invest in a carpet cleaning franchise? 

Of course franchising is not for everyone and franchisees should look carefully at what is required of them before jumping into a deal. An initial franchise fee will be needed as well as ongoing payments for advertising, supplies and other outgoings. Owning a franchise is a big commitment and franchisees must be sure it is the right choice for them.
However, the beauty of a carpet cleaning franchise is that is can be run from home, with as many or as few employees and vans as the franchisee desires. Because there is no need to purchase or rent office space, the cost of owning such a franchise will be much lower than, for example, a restaurant or a retail outlet. And while the cost of cleaning solution and other supplies will have to be met, once the cleaning apparatus itself has been purchased it can be used, with good care and attention, to clean hundreds of carpets.

To run a successful carpet cleaning franchise franchisees must be incredibly hard working and dedicated to making the business a success. Since many homeowners will require carpet cleaning services on evenings and weekends when they are at home franchisees must be willing to work unsociable hours if they want to stay ahead of the competition.

A talent for sales and a friendly, approachable manner with customers are also necessary qualities. Franchisees will essentially be selling their services to the public, and while the franchise brand name may help to get them recognised they will still have to work hard to build up a portfolio of clients and keep those clients satisfied so that they return again.

As mentioned before, competition in this area is fierce, but providing franchisees do their homework and chose to set up in a location where demand is plentiful, they should soon see their investment turn to profit. It is essential that they speak to other franchisees to assess the risks and potential pitfalls and make sure they avoid them as they set about on their new venture.