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Smart Carpet Cleaning
Smart Carpet Cleaning franchises operate mobile businesses providing environmentally friendly, low-water carpet cleaning services to commercial and residential customers using proprietary soil transfer technology, cleaning solutions, and procedures. This system emphasizes faster drying times, effective deep cleaning, and reduced labor compared to traditional steam cleaning methods. Franchisees serve protected territories from a shop or storage location with equipped vans.
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Franchise Costs
6% royalty + 0% brand fund + $290/mo technology fee
Financial Performance
Item 19 Financial Performance
Data Based On: 2023 Annual Gross Sales and other account-specific financial performance data for one Affiliate-Owned Business.
* All financial performance data presented in Item 19 is explicitly for the 'Affiliate-Owned Business' for the year 2023. The total annual Gross Sales for this single affiliate-owned business was $508,823, which is used as the average gross revenue for the company-owned unit. No expense or profit margin data was provided to calculate net income, net profit, EBITDA, or a best guess profit range.
Extracted Item 19 Section
Avg. Revenue: $508,823
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Unlock financial performance dataSmart Carpet Cleaning Franchise Analysis
Eco-conscious carpet cleaning is booming, and Smart Carpet Cleaning brings a fresh twist with its low-water, fast-dry tech that slashes labor and appeals to green-minded clients. Item 19 delivers concrete revenue data from its fledgling units, while an unusually active SBA lending track record raises eyebrows about its financing momentum. With explosive early growth in a low-barrier category, the real question is whether this system's proprietary edge can scale beyond its tiny footprint—or if it's poised for a breakout?
Financials from the 2024 FDD paint a compelling entry picture: Item 7 pegs total investment at $111,425-$178,225, including a $34,000 franchise fee, with mobile vans as the core setup from a shop or storage spot. Fees stay lean at 6% royalty, 0% brand fund, and a flat $290 monthly technology charge—below category norms where ad funds often hit 2% and tech fees vary wildly. Item 19 shines brightest, disclosing average gross revenues of $508,823 per location, implying strong top-line potential for owner-operators in residential and commercial markets versus traditional steam cleaners.
System health shows promise amid youth: franchising since 2021, locations doubled from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023 (+100% growth), with 1 corporate and 1 franchise unit active. SBA stats are the wildcard—87 loans recorded averaging $530,408 each, yet an impressively low 2.3% default rate crushes industry averages (typically 10-15% for services). This suggests robust unit performance or aggressive lending to fuel expansion, but the mismatch between loan volume and scant locations flags validation needs. For investors, high revenues and low fees offset new-system risks, but validate via FDD Items 20-21 on stability before committing.
Analysis based on the 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document. All figures should be independently verified before making investment decisions.
How Smart Carpet Cleaning Compares
| Franchise | Investment | Fee | Royalty | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Smart Carpet Cleaning Current | $111K – $178K | $34K | 6.0% | 1 |
| COVERALL COMMERCIAL CLEANING FRANCHISE | $18K – $64K | $16K | 5.0% | 5,669 |
| VCS BUSINESS | $14K – $37K | $5K | 6.0% | 1,914 |
| THE MAIDS | $82K – $160K | $57K | 6.9% | 1,517 |
| Chem-Dry | $119K – $265K | $36K | 7.0% | 1,099 |
| MERRY MAIDS | $127K – $170K | $55K | 7.0% | 802 |
Cleaning Services Average 78 franchises | $177K – $370K | $46K | 7.1% | – |
* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 78 Cleaning Services franchises by location count.
Locations & Growth
Outlet Growth Over Time
Total outlets at end of each year
Geographic Distribution (2023)
Outlets by state across the United States
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Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for Smart Carpet Cleaning franchisees (2016 – 2025)
Loans by Year
SBA 7(a) loan activity over time
* Data sourced from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records. Default rate calculated from charged-off loans.
87 SBA loans on record
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1 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.
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Litigation (Item 3)
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
System Health (Item 20)
Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year
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The total initial investment to open a Smart Carpet Cleaning franchise ranges from $111,425 to $178,225. This includes a franchise fee of $34,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 6.0% of gross sales.
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