WHY BUY A FRANCHISE ??

After diligently examining the vast range of franchises on offer you may think " Why pay a huge fee for information on how to operate the business ? I can simply develop and establish my own business from scratch." This is an entirely valid question.

When I established Affordable Maids over 10 years ago, I chose exactly this path and succeeded. However, in hindsight, it was an immensely difficult path littered with potential mistakes which could have crippled my new business. I went through an immense learning curve over the first two years, often having to change and improve systems. Buying a franchise would have been the much more sensible and safer option.

The first task in establishing a Home Cleaning Booking Agency is to write a professional Business Plan. It is absolutely essential if you expect the business to succeed. To do it properly will take around 3 months work with not one cent to show for your efforts. And this is just the beginning, there are literally hundreds of other essential tasks to be completed. To my mind, the franchise fee is very cheap insurance for your future success.

If however, you still wish to proceed alone to establish your business, here are selection of questions which you should carefully consider.

Where do I get my regular clients ?
Should I do ‘one off’ jobs ?
Should I do work for Real Estate agents ?
Should I do work for Insurance Companies ?
How do I recruit reliable Maids ?
What criteria should apply for new Maids ?
How can I security & reference check new Maids ?
What about interviewing new Maids ?
Should I have a contract for new Maids ?
How should I obtain my Placement Fee ?
Should the clients pay me or the Maid ?
How often should I issue invoices ?
What about debt control ?
How do I ensure that I get paid ?
What is the most effective, cost efficient form of advertising ?
What prices should I charge ?
Should I directly employ my Maids ?
Should I utilize sub-contractors ?
What should I do about Workers Compensation Insurance ?
What should I do about Public Liability Insurance ?
What should I do about Damages Insurance ?
What are the Taxation implications of the business ?
What about the competition, both short term & long term ?
Should I advertise for clients in News media, TV, Yellow Pages, internet, promotions, direct mail, letterbox drops. ?
What accounting system should I use ?
How do I schedule when each clean is due ?
Do I need a logo ?
Who will write my advertisements. ?
How do I handle telephone enquiries ?
What conversion rate should I achieve on ‘phone enquiries ?
How long can I expect to keep each new client ?
How long can I expect each new Maid to stay ?
How should I handle complaints ?
How should I recover bad debts ?
How can I reward loyal clients ?
What about the plethora of forms and letters to run the business ?
How do I handle GST ?
How much money can I make 1^st year, 2^nd year etc ?
How many hours will I need to work each week ?
Will I be forever tied to the telephone ?
Should I prepare a Business Plan ?
Will I need a Mentor to maximize my business ?

This is just a short random sample of the questions that you need to answer if you are to establish a successful Home Cleaning Booking Agency.

Daunting, isn’t it ?

The opportunities for expensive mistakes are endless !!!!

However, you need not face the task alone.

AFFORDABLE MAIDS HAVE DISCOVERED THE ANSWER TO THESE AND MANY MORE QUESTIONS OVER MORE THAN 10 YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL OPERATION

An AFFORDABLE MAIDS FRANCHISE will provide you with a time proven fast track to success and can virtually eliminate the risk normally associated with establishing a new business.