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