The Service Master Home Based Franchise

Service Master is based out of Memphis, Tennessee. The company was started in 1947 and began offering its business concept as a franchise opportunity in 1952. The family of service oriented businesses Service Master owns include Merry Maids, Furniture Medic, and Terminix.

Franchise owners of a Service Master franchise are provided with up to two weeks of training at company headquarters plus two days of training at the franchisee's location. Also annual conventions and regional seminars are provided to keep franchises up to date on industry techniques and news. Ongoing support is provided to franchise owners through various means including: conferences, newsletters, internet resources, evaluations, and a toll free support line. Marketing support takes the form of a co-op advertising program, ad slicks, and national and regional advertising.

At the time of this writing the initial franchise fee required to purchase a Service Master franchise was in the approximate range of sixteen to forty-five thousand dollars. The total investment required to start a Service Master franchise was in the range of nineteen to one-hundred ten thousand dollars.

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