1-800-Got-Junk?

Trash removal service

Started by a college student in need of a summer job, 1-800-Got-Junk' takes items like furniture, appliances, construction debris and yard refuse from homes to dumps or recycling facilities. Franchisees provide clients with uniformed drivers who provide trash pickup during a scheduled two-hour window.

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Start-up Costs & Franchises Fees

How much does it cost to open a 1-800-Got-Junk? Franchises?

Total Investment: $70,000-$100,000
Initial Franchise Fee: $20,000
Royalty Fee: 8%
Advertising Fee: N/A
Term of Agreement: 5 years
Renewal Fee: legal costs up to $5K

How to contact 1-800-Got-Junk?

1-800-Got-Junk?
1523 W. 3rd Ave., 2nd Fl.
Vancouver, BC
V6J 1J8

Toll Free: (877)408-5865
Fax: (801)751-0634

Website: Visit Website

1-800-Got-Junk? News

Charleston Junk-removal Franchise Finds Its Footing
Brenda Vandervord hadn't opened the rusting 600-pound freezer in her garage for 25 years. So she warned the three-man junk removal crew that had come to her house on Charleston's West Side last week that the freezer might still have venison inside. "As long as they're no bodies... more

1-800-got-junk? President Gets Award From Alma Mater
Launi Skinner, president and chief operating officer of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, has been named Okanagan College's 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award winner. Skinner graduated from Okanagan College in 1985 with a business administration diploma. Less than a decade later she began a prolific career w... more

Success Stories - Brian Scudamore
When Brian Scudamore was a kid, he didn't have bookshelves piled high with stuff or toys scattered around his room—and his 4-year-old daughter sure won't either. "In our house, we don't have anything in our home that we don't either use or love," Scudamore says. "I don... more

1-800-got-junk? Holds Eight-state Truck Relay To Bring Laptops To Washington D.c. For Charity
At least a dozen 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise partners have collected more than 150 laptops and are currently 'relaying' them across states to bring them to a charity in Washington D.C. Project Red Dot refurbishes semi-new laptops and donates them to schools and orphanages in Africa. Project R... more

Got-junk Franchise Branches Into Commercial Arena With Computer Disposal
When others see the recent economic woes as a time to scale back, Chris Gammill, franchise partner for 1-800-Got-Junk?, sees green. The "junk" disposal specialty business has seen its gross revenues grow by more than 15% to about $400,000 this year thanks to a new business plan that is fo... more
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Franchise History

When did the first 1-800-Got-Junk? open? 1989
When did 1-800-Got-Junk? start Franchising? 1998

Year U.S.A. Canada International Corporate

2005 117 14 0 1

2004 85 9 0 1

2003 47 8 0 1

2002 20 8 0 1

2001 18 8 0 1

Expansion Plans

United States: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming,

International: Canada,

Financing Options

Expense In-House Third Party

Franchise Fee Yes Yes

Startup Costs No Yes

Equipment No Yes

Inventory No No

Accounts Receivable No No

Payroll No Yes

Third Party Financing Source(s): NCB Capital, Ford Credit

Training & Support

Support
Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing
Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising

Business Operations

Franchise can be run from home.
90% of all franchisees own more than one unit
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3
Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Qualifications & Business Experience

Business Experience:

General business experience
Marketing skills
Experience in management/operations & sales/marketing

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Listing Tags

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