Image One’s 10-Year Anniversary: Our Franchise Development Timeline
January 5, 2021
Let’s roll back the clock to 2011 when Tim Conn and Mike Schuchman started Image One. Truthfully, our values haven’t changed since; to provide a seamless franchise experience for anyone planning to start a commercial cleaning business. Now here we are in 2021, celebrating ten years of achievements thanks to our growing franchise network of hard.
working and motivated business owners. A lot has changed about Image One and our industry since then, so we want to take this time to look back and reflect. As you examine options in planning how you will start a commercial cleaning business, first consider Image One’s exciting investment incentives to celebrate our decade of franchising that you won’t want to miss!
10 Years of Franchise Accolades
All of the hard work that we have dedicated to perfecting our franchise experience has paid off, and each year we have received recognition for our turnkey opportunities. Franchise Business Review recognizes franchise brands across many industries, with honors in various categories; we believe each award is a testament to how well-rounded our opportunity is overall.
- Top 200 Franchises – 2016-2021
- Low-Cost Franchises – 2015-2020
- Emerging Franchises – 2015, 2018 (not an annual listing)
- Most Innovative Franchises – 2018-2019
- Rockstar Franchisees – 2019-2020
- Services Franchises – 2019
- Home-Based Franchises – 2020
In addition to our recognition in the franchise space, here are some more highlights we’ve been proud of over the years:
2011: Image One signs the first Franchise License Agreement.
2012: Image One introduces a first of its kind iPad Survey App to assist our Image One franchisees with bidding and estimating.
2013: Image One expands beyond Illinois with the first franchise agreement in Ohio.
2014: Image One continues to lead the industry in technology by launching iFast: an all-inclusive accounting system that allows the franchisee to keep track of their clients, team members, and all necessary communication in one place.
2014: Image One acquires two Chicago based janitorial franchise organizations.
2016: Image One continues growth in two new markets, Southwest Florida & Denver, Colorado.
2017: Image One relocates HQ to Rolling Meadows, Illinois, with a completely custom office designed to train and support franchisees.
2019: Image One Franchisee Jason Avila is recognized for surpassing $1 million in annual revenue.
2020: Continuing to improve on industry technology, Image One develops a second app designed for the franchisee to conduct field inspections at their client locations.
New Incentives to Start a Commercial Cleaning Business Franchise!
If our reputation and achievements aren’t enough to make you consider teaming up with Image One, we have some new incentives that might interest you. As we celebrate our ten years of being in business, we will be rolling back our original investment and will match your marketing contribution at 50% for ten months ($7,500 value). In keeping with the theme of the occasion, this offer will be limited to our next ten franchise partners. You will still receive the same onboarding and support that we have provided each of our owners, just at an adjusted price point! And with the demand for commercial cleaning on the rise, there has never been a better time to start a commercial cleaning business with Image One.
Are you interested in hearing more about our anniversary incentives or the process of starting a commercial cleaning business? Feel free to get in contact with a member of our franchise development team today!
