How to start a cleaning business — in 7 days.
The CleanBucks licensee model is deliberately simple: apply, get approved, launch. No corporate maze, no franchise disclosure novel, no six-month runway. Here's exactly what happens from the day you apply to the day your phone starts ringing.
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Apply for your territory
Fill out the short application with your name, contact info, and the city you want to operate in. Takes two minutes.
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Discovery call
Our team walks you through the platform, confirms your territory is open, and answers every question about pricing, training, and the day-to-day.
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Sign your license
One agreement. One flat fee. No royalties, no revenue share, no marketing tax. You get the brand rights and the platform — that's it.
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Build week
We provision your branded website, phone number, CRM, Stripe Connect account, and vehicle wrap files. You go through the training manual and playbooks.
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Launch
Wrap goes on. Cards get printed. Your phone rings. First jobs get booked in the app. Most operators are live within 7 days.
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Scale
Add a second vehicle. Hire crews through the platform. Turn one-time jobs into recurring accounts. Keep 100% of every dollar you earn.
Why the licensee model beats a franchise
Traditional cleaning franchises charge you two ways: a big upfront fee, and a lifetime percentage of everything you earn. On a $400,000/year business at 7% royalty plus a 2% marketing surcharge, that's $36,000 a year gone — before you pay yourself. Over ten years that's more than a third of a million dollars.
CleanBucks is a license, not a franchise. You pay once for the brand rights and territory, plus a small monthly platform subscription that covers hosting, SMS, phone numbers, Stripe, AI, and ongoing product updates. Everything else stays in your pocket.
You also get real independence. Set your own prices. Choose your own suppliers. Hire the people you want. Run the business the way you want. We give you the platform and the playbook — we don't stand between you and your customers.