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Vanguard Cleaning Systems Franchises for Sale
A commercial janitorial master franchise: the owner recruits and supports unit cleaning franchisees in a defined region, sells the accounts, and bills and collects on their behalf.
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Franchised and company-owned unit counts for 2023 through 2025, as reported in the franchisor's FDD.
Existing Vanguard Cleaning Systems Franchises for Sale
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Vanguard Cleaning Systems Franchise Model Overview
Vanguard Cleaning Systems sells master franchises, not cleaning routes. The Area Franchisor runs an office-based business that recruits independently owned janitorial subfranchisees, sells commercial accounts, assigns the work, and handles billing and collection, earning subfranchise fees, royalties and support fees on the volume moving through the region. Vanguard itself performs no cleaning. The investment is low-six figures, most of it the negotiated master franchise fee, with the balance in a small leased office, a computer system and three months of working capital. Royalty is five percent of the master franchisee's gross revenue plus a small business development fee. An owner serving as designated manager must complete on-boarding in San Mateo and at an existing region, and the master franchisee carries its own FDD registration and disclosure obligations under franchise law. The system has held at roughly 48 regions for three years, with two moving to affiliate ownership in 2025. Transfers need Vanguard's consent and face a right of first refusal.
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