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Pro One Janitorial®

Cleaning - Commercial & JanitorialFranchising since 1995Website
Investment
$11K – $78K
1st pct Commercial & …
Avg revenue
65th pct Commercial & …
Royalty
10.0%
54th pct Commercial & …
Units
120
75th pct Commercial & …
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $11K – $78K including a $8K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100.
  • No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
PRO ONE JANITORIAL, INC.
Incorporated in
Wisconsin
HQ
1101 Ashwaubenon Street, Green Bay, WI 54304
Auditor
Wipfli LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$23.1M
vs $24.1M prior year

Yale framework · single-unit ROIC

Returns Analysis

Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.

The model · Yale framework

What would one Pro One Janitorial® unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restoration
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $11K–$78K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $2K–$50K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

85%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$60K
EBITDA margin
8.0%
Total invested
$70K
Payback
14 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

Pro One Janitorial franchisees operate commercial cleaning and janitorial services, managing client accounts for regional customers and handling project-based cleaning contracts. Day-to-day operations typically involve scheduling and supervising cleaning crews, managing customer relationships, invoicing clients, and ensuring service quality across assigned accounts.

CEO
Dean Race
Founded
1989
FDD year
2026
States available
1

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$11K – $78K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$2K – $50K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$8K
Royalty
10.0%
Sales-based · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
11.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
120
Opened
4
Last reporting year
Closed
1
Turnover rate
0.8%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+2.6%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+3.4%
Compounded over last 3 years
2024
120+3
Franchised units
2025
117
Franchised units
2026
116
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 3 states with active franchisees

The Territory Map

Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 3 states
Not registered

States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

No SBA loan data available for this brand.

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

64
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE64 / 100

Pro One Janitorial presents meaningful risk due to absent financial disclosure, minimal unit growth, historical regulatory violations, and unprotected territories — proceed only after extensive validation with existing franchisees.

Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) — cannot validate ROI claims or unit economics
  2. 02MINORStagnant unit growth at 2.6% YoY with only 120 units suggests market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
  3. 03MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk between franchisees in the same region
  4. 04HIGH1999 Wisconsin securities litigation for unauthorized sales and false filings indicates historical compliance issues and regulatory scrutiny
  5. 05MINORComplex tiered royalty structure (5-15%) can obscure true profit margins and create accounting disputes
  6. 06MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (typically 10 years), limiting franchisee investment security

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Protected territory
No
Initial term
5 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
1
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
1.5 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Wisconsin

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
8 hrs
On-the-job training
0 hrs

Item 20

Franchisee Contacts

Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.

Franchisee contacts

99 numbers

Locked
(920) 737-••••
WI
(920) 284-••••
WI
(920) 217-••••
WI

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Pro One Janitorial® · FDD (2026) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above