JAN-PRO Franchise Complaints.
Janitorial franchises like Jani-King, Coverall and Jan-Pro are quite controversial, with detractors warning that franchisees are really just buying low paying jobs… or worse. UnhappyFranchisee.com asked: Is the JAN-PRO Franchise a Scam?
Here are some of the comments we received:
N LYNN wrote:
“We have an account we no longer wish to service – it doesn’t pay enough for all the work required.
“We gave them notice that we would no longer be working that account, but they say we can’t quit it until they find someone to fill it. I don’t think they are trying very hard. “
Jeff wrote:
“These guys underbid all the competition, so low that no one can make any money. If you buy a franchise from Janpro, read their contract before anything. Don’t gave them any money until you read the contract. You can Google them and read anything on Ripoff report to see what their former franchise people have to say about Janpro. I agree, they pay so low there is no way you can hire anybody, so low you will have to hire illegal immigrants to work for nothing because you can pay enough for the minimum wage because they bid so low onthe job and suckered you to buy the account because the cleaning is getting done for nothing…. Search and research if this business is for you, it is not a 100K business like you think, it takes a lot of work to earn that.”
Patty wrote:
“Beware, Beware, Beware!!!!!!!!! Jan Pro franchise is a huge rip off. The business tactics they use are very deceitful. They lie to you to get you to buy into the business and AFTER you have given your money to them you find out the truth. You will not make money unless you work 24 hours a day and do all the work yourself. Find an ongoing lawsuit and join in if you can or start your own lawsuit against them to get your money back.”
Jerry wrote:
“I to got rippedoff by jan-pro. They got me accounts that payed so low that I was making less than minimum wage. Since I posted my Phone number on another site I have been geting Tons of calls from people all over the country. I cant believe how many people from all over the country have called me. I even received a call from Canada. It’s really sad how jan-pro keeps ripping off so many people and so many families. What is really sad is when they ripoff single Moms. Now many of us from all over the country are getting together and we are taking legal action. I’m now a member of a National Class Action Lawsuit.”
ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE JAN-PRO FRANCHISE? PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS & EXPERIENCES – GOOD OR BAD – BELOW.
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This website is called unhappy franchise for a reason Joseph and the rest of the Jan-Pro ,Jani-King and coverall supporters stop trying to deny the people the truth...this company is a fraud and we have some surprises for Jan-Pro.
Free at last
Richard Kissane knows this is a ripoff , we should get together and call all the black and latino leaders to do a march.
This a legal scam do not invest this company!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you let any lawyer read that contract they will tell you it is a scam.
Velocity Sports Performance At-A-Glance
Key Personnel: Richard Kissane, President and COO
David Walmsley, CEO
Loren Seagrave, Chief Performance Officer
Concept: A business devoted to helping athletes in every sport, at all ages and all skill levels, realize their athletic potential through advanced sports performance training programs scientifically designed to maximize human sports performance.
Market Position: Currently, Velocity Sports Performance is the only nationally franchised sports performance training company. At this point, the primary competition is from independent private coaches who typically do not have the resources, support, or facilities that each Velocity Sports Performance center does. While the company expects other entities to mimic this operation in the future, management is taking maximum advantage of the current market to solidify its position as the category leader. The ultimate goal is to make Velocity Sports Performance an international brand.
Target Market/Market Potential: Velocity Sports Performance targets six primary market groups: student athletes ages 8 to 20; recreational athletes; elite amateur athletes; professional athletes; occupational athletes (people whose jobs require physical strength, speed, and agility); and active seniors.
Training modules include: Speed, agility, and coordination; strength and power; flexibility; energy system development; and muscle regeneration.
More than $4.1 billion is spent annually on private coaching and sports instruction (Fitness and Research 2000 Report). Velocity Sports Performance expects to capture a substantial share of that market, and even increase the monies spent in this area because of the unique aspects of the brand.
Growth Projections/Strategy: The company began franchising on June 1, 2002 and sold 15 centers in less than three months. By year-end, operations will be open in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah. International sales should begin in mid-2003.
Conservative estimates put the company at a $50 million operation by the beginning of 2004.
Franchise Facts: Each Velocity Sports Performance Training Center is a 10,000-15,000 square foot, enclosed, climate-controlled facility with 9,000-13,000 square feet dedicated to sports performance training. The training area includes a synthetic turf field, a 60-yard rubberized track, a hard court surface, and branded rubberized flooring for other areas of the center.
The estimated initial investment ranges from $250,000 to $462,000, depending on location, and includes an initial franchise fee of $25,000, plus leasehold improvements, indoor surfaces, equipment, working capital, and other costs.
Franchisee receive a full support program, including site selection and build-out assistance; staff recruiting assistance; training; grand opening support; marketing, advertising and public relations support; ongoing training and support.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact Richard F. Kissane or David Walmsley for more information on the franchise opportunity:
Here is another company the Richard Kissane(Jan-Pro Ceo) is apart of also we should check them out too.
Might be a scam also we might need to warn Nike and others partners with the company.
Contact Richard F. Kissane or David Walmsley for more information on the franchise opportunity:
Velocity Sports Performance
2125 Corporate Drive, Suite 101
Marietta, GA 30067
Phone: 770-955-1000
Fax: 770-955-1021
Franchising Information:
866-955-0400
http://www.velocitysp.com
If anybody wants to see a picture of Richard Kissane
Go to this lin.
http://www.sbomag.com/articals/SYOB/2003/syob_spring03_profit.html
This is his new scam a franchise for training.
He looks like Kevin Mchale from Boston celtics heyday.
This is a total scam do not invest
OMG, You are right. They pray on people take there many, little by little they take accounts away and to finish it off...The office people are so rude and nasty, all trashy, uneducated and mean. If you talk back they tell you will get a fee. There is a fee for everything. Please this is a total scam.
It's a Nation-wide scam!! Do not invest! You will regret it, it is a nightmare.
There are so far 5 families in the state of Connecticut (that i know) that had purchase a franchise with a cleaning company. So far these, Hispanic working women have invested Sixty Three Thousand Dollars (63,000.00) because they were promised a set monthly income.
If they give you two accounts, it will only be for a month or so, and then they will take it from you without explanation or making an excuse in order to give it to a new franchise owner so they invite more people to join. Employees from the company are also owners of a franchise and I am sure theirs are doing fine; some of them have the franchise under their names and some under their family names
they charge all kinds of fees, don't return calls ALL OF THEM ARE CLUE LESS OF HOW TO RUN A BUSINESS......
No gasten su plata con esta parrandada de ladrones....
Another victim
bridgeport, Connecticut
U.S.A.
This is in response to someone who calls himself “ jan-pro of Illinois franchisee” However we know you are in reality the master franchisor so I will refer to you as the “master franchisor of Illinois” This is in response to your last post.
1. You called me a moron. Then in your next sentence you said something that will give all of the executives at jan-pro and all of jan-pros attorneys a heart attack! I can just see Richard Kissane dropping to the floor. The following is what you said in your last post.
“ The jan-pro business model is very flawed and allows very little room for growth and profitability.” So "Franchisor of Illinois" you admit that jan-pros business model is very Flawed!
2. You said that jan-pro doesn’t promise success. Yes they doo. Infact they tell you that you will be able to make good money and that you will be able to grow your business and hire employees. Infact they have Ads that say that you can make $100,000 Dollars !
3. You said that if we would have understood the fdd that we could have saved ourselves the misery and headache. When infact the fdd is Deceitful, and Missrepresentfull. When I went to my deposition in Boston jan-pros attorneys admitted that its very hard to understand. Even jan-pros attorneys can’t understand it!
4. By the way “Master franchisor of Illinois” I just heard about the new dirty scam your trying to pull. That new dirty scam is really low. I don’t think that certain Government agencies are going to like it. I don’t think that the IRS or District Attorney will be to happy to hear of it. Maybe someone should call the local news station.
Thanks I was going to meet with them now I am not.
Do not let jan-pro con you out your cash I know personally how it can happen please run away