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Window Hero

Brand Summary

With nearly 20 years of proven experience, Window Hero specializes in delivering high quality exterior cleaning services to Residential and Commercial Customers. Namely, we provide Window Cleaning, Pressure Washing, Soft Washing, Gutter Cleaning, Window Film Installation, and Specialty Drone Cleaning.

With simplistic product and service lines, and a streamlined labor model, Window Hero provides the opportunity to build a great business with a sturdy base of recurring residential revenue bolstered by large commercial tickets.

Brand Superpowers

Sales & Scheduling Center

Commercial DRONE Deployment

Powerhouse Platform Backing

Learning & Development Assets

Industry Leading Job & Unit Economics

*THE NUMBERS

$198,644 - $358,944 Investment Range

662,634 Average Gross Revenue

121,659.60 Owner Income (Net Income / Adjusted EBITA)

7 Royalty

2% Brand Fund on Gross Revenue - Cash Basis 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	Jeff Dudan
Home Office Location	Huntersville, NC
Company Founded	2005
Began Franchising	2012
Industry	Building-Exterior Cleaning
Industry Size	$10.3B Building Exterior Cleaning & $1.9B Window Washing
Veteran Discount	$5,000 off Initial Franchise Fee
Group Health Insurance	No

Business Basics Get to know the brand

Founder	Jeff Dudan
Home Office Location	Huntersville, NC
Company Founded	2005
Began Franchising	2012
Industry	Building-Exterior Cleaning
Industry Size	$10.3B Building Exterior Cleaning & $1.9B Window Washing
Veteran Discount	$5,000 off Initial Franchise Fee
Group Health Insurance	No

The Stats What is the growth trajectory of the brand

Company Units Open	1
Franchise Units Awarded All Time	81
Franchise Units Awarded Last 12 Months	21
Franchise Units Open	81
Number of franchisees	36

Ideal Candidate What characteristics do the highest-performing franchisees have

Strong Sales Ability
Desire to scale / multi-unit ownership
Relationship Builder
Ability to recruit and scale a team
Operations Focused
Sales or Management Experience

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

DO THEY OFFER FINANCING TO HELP BUY THE FRANCHISE?

No

WHAT KIND OF TECHNOLOGY DO THEY HAVE IN PLACE?

Project Visualizer, Job Management, Scheduling, CRM, Billing, Logistics and MSFT Power BI Dashboards for 17 Major Business KPIs - Aggregating Financial, Marketing, and Operational KPIs for live network benchmarking and coaching

DO THEY OFFER FLEXIBLE OWNERSHIP?

Yes

DO THEY OFFER A DISCOUNT TO VETERANS?

$5,000 off Initial Franchise Fee

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*REFER TO MOST RECENT FRANCHISE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT ITEM 19. THIS INFORMATION MAY HAVE CHANGED SINCE FIRST PUBLISHED. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU ALWAYS VERIFY FEES, INVESTMENT AMOUNTS, AND OFFERS FOR THE FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY DIRECTLY WITH THE FRANCHISOR PRIOR TO DECIDING TO INVEST.