Maid Brigade Franchise News

Maid Brigade Shares Six Natural Cleaning Substitutes to Combat Allergy Season
April 16, 2012 // Franchising.com // ATLANTA—Spring is finally here! This means warmer weather, blooming flowers, and . . . ahhh those pesky allergies. Not only has this year’s mild winter caused allergy season to begin about three to four weeks early, but over the past 10 years allergy season has started to last longer!
One of the best ways to minimize the onslaught of allergies is to avoid using common household cleaning products that contain bleach, ammonia, alcohol, formaldehyde, or fragrance. The toxic fumes of these chemicals are known to ignite allergy symptoms by causing irritation of the eyes and respiratory system – not to mention being linked to many other serious health concerns...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Individuals looking for a low-cost and flexible franchise business opportunity can become a business owner in a few weeks with the new Maid Simple House Cleaning™ franchise model from Maid Brigade. Maid Brigade is the nation’s leading cleaning franchise with more than 400 franchise locations throughout the United States and Canada.
“We created our new franchise model in response to what our customers told us they want from a house cleaning franchise—an affordable, reliable, and personalized service that provides them with a clean and healthy home for their families”
For a $25,000 investment, which includes the $4,995 franchise fee, Maid Simple House Cleaning is a home-based franchise package that includes:

Twelve-month advertising and customer acquisition program that delivers up to 40 customers within the first year
Customer scheduling and payment processing through Maid Brigade’s National Sales Center
Personalized website and business email address
Business insurance package
Onsite start up training

“We created our new franchise model in response to what our customers told us they want from a house cleaning franchise—an affordable, reliable, and personalized service that provides them with a clean and healthy home for their families,” commented Bart Puett, president of Maid Brigade...

Maid Brigade's Work/Life Balance Survey Explores How Women Cope with Life, Health, and Home
ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) March 01, 2012
What women would want to do if they had spare time along with their attitudes and knowledge regarding creating a healthy home environment for their families is the focus of a new survey targeting busy women. The survey, conducted by Maid Brigade, is available through April 31 and all busy women and working mothers are encouraged to participate. All participants will be entered to win $1000 of house cleaning from the green-cleaning experts at Maid Brigade.
This is the third annual survey conducted by Maid Brigade, the nation’s leading green cleaning service company. It is part of the company’s goal to better understand the basic and profound needs of a multi-tasking demographic and to help women improve their quality of lives by eliminating some of the common barriers to well being...

December 05, 2011 // Franchising.com // ATLANTA—More than 200,000 people, including an average of 20,000 children under the age of five, are hospitalized each year because of flu-related complications – according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Children, the elderly, and people with long-term health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, and heart disease are at an even greater risk.
The CDC says a flu vaccine is one of the best ways to guard against the flu and recommends that everyone six months and older get the vaccine every year. National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), Dec. 4 to 10, was established by the CDC to highlight the importance of continuing influenza vaccination and encourage greater use of flu vaccine after the holiday season...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Maid Brigade’s 2011 sales continue to climb with year-to-date same store sales through the third quarter up 5.3 percent over the same period last year. The leading green cleaning service franchise is also showing a continued improvement in system wide sales with a gain of 7.16 percent from January to September over sales figures during the same period in 2010. This is the ninth consecutive month that Maid Brigade has reported sales increases in both same store and system wide sales.
“We’re exceptionally proud of our development this year”
“We’re exceptionally proud of our development this year,” says Bart Puett, president of Maid Brigade. “Our sales numbers are evidence of the hard work, passion, and commitment of each and every one of our franchisees and the quality and relevance of the service they offer to our customers...

October 10, 2011 // Franchising.com // ATLANTA - For the eighth consecutive month, Maid Brigade Inc.,  the leading green cleaning service franchise, demonstrates positive sales growth. Total system wide sales for August are up 7.56 percent over July and show an increase of 7.11 percent year to date. August same store sales show an improvement of 5.9 percent over July and are up 5.2 percent year to date.
“At Maid Brigade, we believe that it’s our responsibility as a franchisor to provide our franchisees with the best training and support program in the industry. This, coupled with a proven business model, serves a catalyst for their continued success,” says Bart Puett, president of Maid Brigade.
“That being said, sales increases are a testament to the hard work and dedication of our talented franchisees...

August 25, 2011 // Franchising.com // ATLANTA - Maid Brigade has been honored as a top 25 franchise for Hispanics for 2011 by the World Franchising Network (WFN). The WFN selected franchises based on a rigorous analysis of factors including their: historical performance, brand identification, franchisee satisfaction, training, ongoing support, and financial stability. Other important determinants were the percentage of existing franchises that were Hispanic-owned and the number of Hispanics in the franchisor's top levels of management. Winners were featured in the August issue of PODER Magazine.

"We are extremely pleased to notice both the increase in the number of Hispanic-owned franchisees, as well as the increased Hispanic representation among the top management...

August 03, 2011 // Franchising.com // ATLANTA — John and Robin Roberts of Maid Brigade in Nashville, Tenn., were honored with Maid Brigade's "Franchisee of the Year" award during the maid service's annual convention on July 16 in Denver, Colo. David Bridges of Maid Brigade in Allentown, Pa., was also presented with the "Outstanding New Franchisee" award, which recognizes his ongoing achievements, including the highest sales numbers during the first 52 weeks of operation as compared to other new franchisees starting during the same period.

"We're proud to honor our model franchisees for their significant contributions to the Maid Brigade brand," says Bart Puett, President of Maid Brigade. "These awards recognize those individuals that have shown an ongoing dedication to providing quality service to their customers and have demonstrated proven increases in customers, sales, and growth within their local communities...

July 13, 2011 // Franchising.com // ATLANTA -- As the overall economy continues to struggle and with consumer confidence plunging to a seven year-low in June according to a recent article by the Associated Press, Maid Brigade Inc. continues to experience steady sales growth.

Coming off of encouraging sales increases in April, Maid Brigade's May sales report surpassed even April's numbers showing monthly, year over year, and year to date sales increases for the leading cleaning service franchise.

Total same store sales for May show an increase of 4.5 percent over the same period last year. Total system wide sales for May were up 6.31 percent over April with year to date (January to May) total system wide sales showing an improvement of 6...

Green Clean Certified(R) Franchise Goes Global with its Green Operations April 15, 2011 // Franchising.com // ATLANTA - Coming off of its largest single-month sales increase in more than two years, Maid Brigade Inc., the leading green cleaning franchise, is capitalizing on its domestic growth and is expanding internationally with a focus on the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, Middle East, and Far East in the next six to nine months.

Maid Brigade is the only Green Clean Certified(R) housecleaning company â€" which means its equipment and processes are certified by Green Seal and are safer for customers, maids, and better for the environment. The maid services company is looking to partner with business pioneers and trailblazers that operate in countries with strong density and pockets of affluence and that want to align with a successful American brand...

Nation's Leading Green-Cleaning Franchise Offers Veterans a 45 Percent Discount Off Select Markets ATLANTA, GA - (Marketwire) - In an effort to deepen its commitment to US Veterans, Maid Brigade®, the nation's first and leading Green Clean Certified® franchise, announced today it will begin offering qualified Veterans a 45 percent discount off the total investment to own a Select Market Franchise territory. The newly created program extends one of the deepest discounts to Veterans interested in owning a franchise business in the United States. Maid Brigade's Veterans Program will be offered to the first 10 qualified Veterans, and applications can be found on the program's website www.maidbrigadeforveterans.com.

"Maid Brigade's commitment to Veterans has grown over the past several years and this program is another opportunity for us to honor and show our gratitude to all Veterans for the sacrifices they and their families made for our country," said Bart Puett, president of Maid Brigade...

Nation's Leading Green-Cleaning Franchise Seeks Entrepreneurs to Expand FootprintMarch 18, 2010 // Franchising.com // Atlanta, GA – Maid Brigade®, the nation's first and leading green-cleaning franchise, announced today the launch of an aggressive growth plan to increase its presence in Baltimore, Maryland. As part of its expansion plan, Maid Brigade is focusing on growing its current territories as well as emerging markets. The company plans to open 18 new locations across the U.S. in 2010. Additionally, Maid Brigade is launching a series of informational franchise recruitment webinars. The first webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, March 23rd at 7:00 p.m. CDT. For additional information or to register, visit maidbrigadefranchise.com or call 800-722-6243...

Nation's Leading Green-Cleaning Franchise Plans to Open 18 Locations Across the US ATLANTA, GA --(Marketwire) - Maid Brigade®, the nation's first and leading green-cleaning franchise, announced today the launch of an aggressive growth plan to increase its presence throughout the US. The first markets targeted for development include Chicago, Baltimore, Houston, Boston, Omaha, Wichita and Cleveland. As part of its expansion plan, Maid Brigade is focusing on growing its current territories as well as emerging markets.

Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, Maid Brigade is the only national cleaning service to offer Green Clean Certified® service at its more than 400 Maid Brigade professional housecleaning franchises across the country...

Nation's Leading Green-Cleaning Franchise Plans to Open 18 Locations Across the US ATLANTA, GA --(Marketwire) - Maid Brigade®, the nation's first and leading green-cleaning franchise, announced today the launch of an aggressive growth plan to increase its presence throughout the US. The first markets targeted for development include Chicago, Baltimore, Houston, Boston, Omaha, Wichita and Cleveland. As part of its expansion plan, Maid Brigade is focusing on growing its current territories as well as emerging markets.

Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, Maid Brigade is the only national cleaning service to offer Green Clean Certified® service at its more than 400 Maid Brigade professional housecleaning franchises across the country...

Mom Corps Partners with Maid Brigade to Help Busy Working Moms around the House

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Maid Brigade, a national house cleaning company, announces its partnership with Mom Corps, the pioneer and leader of the flexible employment market. Maid Brigade and Mom Corps developed their alliance to foster a better sense of work/life balance for working women who juggle career, family and household management and worry about "doing it all well".

Mom Corps enables talented working moms and professionals to find challenging work in their respective fields that allows them to maintain a work/life balance through flexible schedules. Mom Corps offers its base of over 35,000 candidate members more services than merely job postings, there are opportunities for candidates to enroll in workshops, networking events and informational content on career coaching, resume development, re-entering the work force and juggling multiple responsibilities...

GreenCleanCertified.com provides in-depth information on the health benefits of green living.

October 22, 2007 // Franchising.com // ATLANTA– GreenCleanCertified.com, a site dedicated to informing visitors about green living, launched today as part of a continued effort by Maid Brigade to educate the public about the health benefits associated with green lifestyle choices in general, and particularly green cleaning.

Maid Brigade, a national residential cleaning company, initially developed the site to address the lack of clarity among the general public of what truly constitutes a "green" cleaning and why it is important. Research conducted by the company revealed that of the 2000-plus survey respondents, nearly half (48 percent) did not associate a green lifestyle with promoting wellness/healthfulness and 51 percent did not associate it with avoiding health hazards...

Annie Bond brings 20 years of experience in green living to her role helping educate the public about ways to make their homes healthier.

October 22, 2007 // Franchising.com // ATLANTA – Maid Brigade celebrates the appointment of its Green Living expert, Annie Bond, to the Healthy House Institute's (HHI) Advisory Board. Maid Brigade is a strong advocate of the institute's driving mission to provide consumers with the necessary information to create a healthy home. The national residential cleaning company has been working with Bond to educate consumers about the beneficial health impacts of green cleaning. Bond, a nationally acclaimed author and Green Living expert, is considered an authoritative voice on the green lifestyle...

July 26, 2007 - Not only was Maid Brigade's 17th annual convention a rousing success, it was the largest in the history of the company. With 64 different franchises represented and 185 attendees, Maid Brigade went overboard to make sure the convention offered something for everyone.

"At last year's convention we announced that we had embarked upon a mission to move Maid Brigade from a good company to a great company. We are beginning the second year of what promises to be a multi-year march to greatness," explained Bart Puett, president of Maid Brigade, Inc. "Our goal and mission has not and will not change. We intend to be the highest quality maid service provider in the industry. We want Maid Brigade to be 'the standard for quality cleaning...

July 25, 2007 - Maid Brigade, a national residential cleaning company, announces the launch of its Green Clean Certified system – the only national housecleaning service using cleaning products certified by Green Seal, Inc., a non-profit organization devoted to environmental standard setting, product certification and public education. Maid Brigade's Green Clean Certified system also uses equipment and processes that conform to Green Seal's cleaning service standards.

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), air inside the home is, on average, two to five times more polluted than the outdoor environment. In extreme cases the air can be 100 times more contaminated, largely because of household cleaners and pesticides...