Dun & Bradstreet’s AllBusiness Ranks Vanguard Cleaning Systems a Top 20 Franchise
SAN MATEO, CA (March 2011) – AllBusiness, Dun & Bradstreet’s small business advisory company, recently released its third annual Franchise 300 rankings of national franchise systems and ranked Vanguard Cleaning Systems at #18. Vanguard is among the list’s Top 20, which include franchises such as Subway, Dunkin Donuts, 7-Eleven and McDonald’s.
Vanguard Cleaning Systems was included as #7 in Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2011 Franchise 500 in January, which also identified Vanguard as #1 in the commercial cleaning category.
To be eligible for the AllStars list, a franchise company had to have a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) and have at least 25 current domestic franchised units (or 100 company-owned units and five domestic franchise units). The AllBusiness editorial team used a number of criteria to rank winners: franchise unit growth rate, financial strength, system size, years in business, years franchising, availability of financing and Web (brand) visibility.
Vanguard Cleaning Systems was #6 in the 2010 AllBusiness AllStar ranking and #13 in 2009.
About Vanguard Cleaning Systems
Vanguard Cleaning Systems provides commercial cleaning services for more than 10,000 corporate customers through an organization of 56 regional offices and 2,200 franchisees across 33 states and provinces in the U.S. and Canada. Established in 1984, Vanguard is recognized for franchising excellence.
Vanguard is ranked #7 in the 2011 Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 and #1 for Low-Cost Franchises. Vanguard was selected as one of USA Today’s 50 Top Franchises for Minorities, Poder Magazine's Top 26 Franchises for Hispanics and Black Enterprise Magazine's Top 40 for African-Americans. More information on Vanguard Cleaning Systems can be found at www.vanguardcleaning.com.