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Stratus Building Solutions

Brand Summary

Stratus is a full-service commercial cleaning franchise. Their services include daily/weekly janitorial services,
as well as one off service’s such as: floor polishing, carpet cleaning, window or pressure washing and even post construction clean up. While they are in the “Commercial Cleaning” space, they do not expect or
want you to do the cleaning.

As a Stratus Owner you will have the exclusive rights in a defined territory to award Unit Franchises and obtain commercial cleaning contracts. As you obtain the cleaning contracts, you assign them to those who purchased a Unit Franchise.

Brand Superpowers

#1 Fastest Growing Franchise (23 & 24)

#1 Commercial Cleaning Franchise

*THE NUMBERS

$109,550 - $354,950 Investment Range

$2,899,190 Average Gross Revenue

N/A Other Revenue

Royalty

1% Brand Fund

$400,000 Financial Requirements

Business Basics Get to know the brand

The Stats What is the growth trajectory of the brand

Ideal Candidate What characteristics do the highest-performing franchisees have

Founder	Afshin Cangarlu
Home Office Location	California
Company Founded	2005
Began Franchising	2006
Industry	Commercial Cleaning
Industry Size	$88 Billion
Veteran Discount	10%
Group Health Insurance	No

Business Basics Get to know the brand

Founder	Afshin Cangarlu
Home Office Location	California
Company Founded	2005
Began Franchising	2006
Industry	Commercial Cleaning
Industry Size	$88 Billion
Veteran Discount	10%
Group Health Insurance	No

The Stats What is the growth trajectory of the brand

Company Units Open	14
Franchise Units Awarded All Time	73
Franchise Units Awarded Last 12 Months	5
Franchise Units Open	73
Number of franchisees	3916

Ideal Candidate What characteristics do the highest-performing franchisees have

Strong Sales Ability
Owner Operator Preferred
Passion to Help People
No Industry Experience Required
Ability to recruit and scale a team
Leadership Skills

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

DO THEY OFFER FINANCING TO HELP BUY THE FRANCHISE?

N\A

WHAT KIND OF TECHNOLOGY DO THEY HAVE IN PLACE?

CRM, Billing and Logistics

DO THEY OFFER FLEXIBLE OWNERSHIP?

Yes

DO THEY OFFER A DISCOUNT TO VETERANS?

10%

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