Stratus Clean Franchise
Own your own master territory with a commercial cleaning franchise with recurring revenue, scalable growth, essential services, and a proven system.
$150,000
$75,000
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2005
North Hollywood,CA
Doug Flaig
About Stratus Clean
Stratus Clean is a leading commercial cleaning franchise offering essential, recurring services to businesses across a wide range of industries. From office buildings and medical facilities to retail and industrial spaces, Stratus Clean delivers high-quality janitorial solutions that are consistently in demand, creating a stable foundation for long-term growth. The brand is also recognized for its commitment to environmentally responsible practices, utilizing green cleaning products and sustainable processes that resonate with today’s clients.
The master franchise model is designed for scalability, allowing owners to build and expand their business over time through account growth and, in some cases, supporting unit franchisees within their territory. Master franchisees benefit from comprehensive training, ongoing operational support, established systems, and access to national accounts and marketing resources. With a relatively accessible investment level and a focus on recurring revenue, Stratus Clean provides a practical path to business ownership for individuals looking to build a sustainable, service-based business backed by a proven system.
Franchise Fees
$75,000
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Why Choose Stratus Clean?
Stratus Clean stands out by combining a proven, scalable business model with the stability of essential, recurring services. Commercial cleaning is a necessity across industries, providing franchisees with consistent demand and the opportunity to build predictable, long-term revenue streams.
Franchisees benefit from comprehensive training and ongoing support, including operations, sales, and marketing guidance. The system is designed to help owners grow efficiently, with established processes, technology, and access to national and regional accounts that can accelerate business development.
What makes Stratus Clean especially compelling is its flexibility and scalability. Owners can start at a level that aligns with their goals and expand over time, building a business that fits their desired lifestyle and income potential. The brand’s focus on environmentally responsible cleaning practices also provides a competitive advantage in today’s market.
With a relatively accessible investment, a strong support system, and a model built for growth, Stratus Clean offers a practical path to business ownership with long-term upside.
Starting Costs & Investment Requirements
$110,000 - $350,000
$250,000
$150,000
Training & Support
Stratus has refined its master franchise onboarding over nearly two decades and 94+ active offices. New franchisees step into a proven system with clear playbooks, dedicated mentors, and continuous access to the corporate team — no trial and error required.
Initial training and onboarding:
- Multi-week immersive program: classroom instruction at corporate HQ plus in-territory field training with experienced master franchisees
- Operations and sales playbooks covering account development, unit-franchisee recruiting, training, and ongoing support
- Hands-on instruction in Stratus's CRM, scheduling, billing, and franchisee management technology
- Pre-launch territory analysis and a tailored business launch plan for your market
Ongoing support:
- A dedicated business coach and direct access to the executive leadership team
- Regional field visits and quarterly performance reviews
- Annual national conference plus an active peer network of 90+ master franchisees
- Centralized national accounts program, lead generation, and marketing creative
- Continuous training and systems updates as the business and green cleaning category evolve
You're not building this alone; you're inheriting a 20-year operating system, a 5,000-franchisee community, and a corporate team whose role is to help you scale your territory.
History
Stratus Clean was founded in 2005 by industry veterans who began as franchisees themselves — a firsthand vantage point that shaped a master franchise system designed around what actually drives success on the ground: recurring B2B accounts, executive owner economics, and a green cleaning model that arrived ahead of the category. Franchising began in 2006, and the system has compounded steadily since.
Today, Stratus operates 94+ Master Franchise offices and supports more than 5,000 unit franchisees across North America, making it one of the largest and most recognized commercial cleaning franchise systems on the continent. Named Entrepreneur magazine's #1 Fastest-Growing Franchise three years running, the company pairs an executive B2B franchise model — built for owners who lead a business rather than run a route — with proven training, technology, and account-development systems. The Stratus Clean rebrand marks the next chapter: continued territory expansion, deeper investment in the green cleaning category, and a sharpened brand built for the modern facility decision-maker. For an incoming master franchisee, the opportunity is to step into a proven system at scale, in a $100B industry, with the recurring-revenue economics that drive long-term enterprise value.
Ideal Candidate
Stratus Clean is built for the experienced operator, not the first-time entrepreneur. Master franchisees don't run cleaning routes, rather they build a regional business: recruiting and supporting unit franchisees, developing commercial accounts, and growing a recurring-revenue portfolio inside a defined territory. The strongest candidates typically bring:
- Executive, business ownership, or multi-unit franchise experience — comfort with P&L responsibility and managing teams
- B2B sales and relationship-building instincts; ease engaging facility managers, property owners, and corporate decision-makers
- Capital to invest in a territory and the patience to compound it — this is a long-term, equity-building play, not a quick flip
- Leadership skills to recruit, develop, and retain unit franchisees; your success is built through theirs
- A portfolio mindset focused on building a recurring-revenue asset, not buying a job
Cleaning industry experience is not required. What is required: the discipline to operate a real business, the ability to lead people, and the financial position to develop a territory over time.