The home cleaning franchise business has shown a remarkable performances over the past few years, albeit the fact that the economy has been experiencing a downturn in the overall housing and commercial market. The reason is that home cleaning services will be needed any way for all kinds of properties, and if you are interested in operating a home cleaning business, then opting for a franchising opportunity is a great idea, since the companies operate in a very professional manner, and you will be able to benefit from an already established customer base and brand following in the market. Here are a few examples of Home Cleaning Franchise businesses, that have been operating in the market since long and have established themselves as major brands in the industry. Jani King Commercial Cleaning established itself in the market back in 1969, and started franchising its outlets in 1974. The company itself was established by Jim Cavanaugh, who understood the importance of home cleaning services while he was working a hotel. The company today operates several franchises across the world, with around 500 franchises in the United States alone, together with 29 in Canada and another 30 franchises operating elsewhere globally. The start up costs for the company's franchising program ranges between $11,000 and $34,000; the franchise fees is between $86,000 and $16,300 together with a 10% charge of royalty. Another great company is Bonus Building Care, which was established by Jim Cavanaugh’s ex wife in 1996 and has been providing cleaning services since then. It operates more than 1000 franchises in the United States and has aggressively expanded itself over the past many years into different corners of the country. The start up costs range for operating a franchise range between $8000 to $13,000 together with a franchise fee of $6500 and is currently charging a royalty of 10%. Another great home cleaning franchising company which has also been operating franchises abroad is the Jan Pro Franchising International, which established its services in 1991, and started opening franchises after 1992. It operates around 7000 outlets across the United States, with approximately 600 in Canada another 14 franchises in the rest of the world. The company has been aggressively expanding itself to different parts of the world, and the start up costs range between $3300 and $49900. The charges for royalty are again 10%, together with a franchise fee ranging between $2800 and $44,000. ServPro is one of the oldest commercial and residential cleaning companies which started opening franchises back in 1969 and offers cleaning and restoration services, and has been smoothly expanding itself through franchising its outlets over the past few years. Start up costs for operating a franchise range between $97,000 and $154,000 together a franchise fee of $38,000 and a currently royalty charge of between 3% and 10%.