There are many reasons why more and more people who want to run their own company are choosing to invest in the purchase of an established franchise. Starting your own business from the ground up can be a very risky endeavour. Making certain that there is enough interest in your service or product, choosing the right location, and finding the most efficient way of letting the public know about you are costly and time consuming tasks. These and many other variables must be well researched long before one can open for business. Most of us do not have the time and financial resources to engage the right professionals to help us before we even begin making any money from our product or service. Even with a great product or service, we must be prepared financially and emotionally in the event that our business is simply not viable for some reason.
In general, a company that is offering franchise opportunities has spent many years establishing their reputation and has an extremely marketable and well recognized brand. Such is the case with Dust Queen, who has been providing cleaning services to clients in Edmonton and the surrounding communities for more than 20years. Shelly Barless, founding owner of Dust Queen, began her cleaning service as modest home-based business. Her dream back in 1989 was to build a company that would fill an important need for the people of her community, and one that she could be proud of. Although Shelly was willing to work hard and adapt to changes that needed to be implemented, she never wavered from her original commitment of providing all her clients with a 100% satisfaction guarantee for the work she performed. Now with more than 35 employees and state-of-the-art offices Dust Queen has been proud to accept the Consumers' Choice Award for Business Excellence in Edmonton for the past eight years in a row. Dust Queen has also been privileged to accept the Top Choice Award for most referred maid service in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Shelly has worked hard to ensure that all her staff are professionally trained and committed to superior customer service. Much of Dust Queen's success and growth is due to her time-tested and unique cleaning procedures, well documented operational guidelines, as well as the support and guidance she offers all her employees. This commitment to support has stayed true and extends to all new Dust Queen franchise owners in the comprehensive training package that is provided to all new franchisees. As an added level of confidence for both Dust Queen clients and franchise owners, we are proud to be members in good standing with both the Better Business Bureau and the Canadian Franchise Association. Just as Shelly understood that her initial success depended heavily on professionally trained staff, Dust Queen understands that much of their continued success and growth depends on the success of each new franchise owner. As a new franchise owner you will be given an all-inclusive turnkey package as well as hands-on training and ongoing support whenever you need it. This unique package includes:
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Comprehensive training consisting of both classroom and hands-on training
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Well documented and easy to understand Manuals and DVDs covering all aspects of running your business
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Professional marketing assistance designed to attract and retain new customers and garner important referral business
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Comprehensive equipment and technology package which includes bundled cleaning equipment, supplies, volume purchasing discounts through established vendors, and more
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Ongoing training to give you the support you need as you continue growing your business, through a variety of channels to communicate with us.
Dust Queen is proud of the service they provide people within their community, and are excited to be in the position of offering franchise opportunities to others who dream of becoming independent business owners. We know you will have many questions and invite you to visit our Franchising Questions page and request a brochure.
Our expert franchise team is happy to answer any further questions you have and can be contacted via e-mail at franchise@dustqueen.com or directly by phone at 1-877-383-4545