Headquartered in Atlanta, Maid Brigade is a residential cleaning service with more than 420 locations in the United States and Canada. Established in 1979, it has grown its market share every year since its inception, with system-wide sales over $70 million in 2008.

Unique to Maid Brigade is its Green Clean Certified® cleaning system, the only house-cleaning system that uses green cleaning solutions certified by Green Seal. State-of-the-art technology, training and ongoing support also set apart the franchiser, which helped it earn several franchising accolades, including rankings in Entrepreneur and Success magazines and awards from Franchise Research Institute, The Franchise Ratings Guide, and FranNet.

System-wide the Maid Brigade franchise network is comprised of 48 percent men, 35 percent women, and 17 percent couples as owners. Our owners are team oriented, and manage the day-to-day business operations, while working with customers and their staff who do the cleaning. And, unlike many other franchises, a Maid Brigade franchise ownership is a Monday to Friday business with daytime hours, no nights, and no weekends. It allows time home with one's family and an opportunity for business growth and a high ROI. Maid Brigade, a recession-resistant business, has weathered previous recessions of the 1980s, 1990s and post-9/11, without a drop in same store sales.

Founder and Chairman Don Hay and his wife Cathy Hay, a self proclaimed "Navy Brat" and Maid Brigade's Vice President of Franchise Recruitment, have always believed in a vigorous commitment to the U.S. military. For years, Maid Brigade has partnered with the non-profit Operation Homefront to provide military families in crisis with free housecleaning services; it has also consistently offered veterans discounted franchising fees and larger territories. Maid Brigade is a longtime member of VetFran, the Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative, created by the International Franchise Association and supported by the Center for Veterans Enterprise.

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800-722-6243.