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247Staff

Now you can invest in a franchise in the recruitment industry for a modest capital investment where you have clients waiting for you to start and you have staff waiting for those clients.

AboutMyArea

is a national network of genuinely local community websites operated by individuals with a passion for their local community. AboutMyArea is totally committed to the local community market whilst developing an ever growing national prescence with real clout. Its far more than a web presence, AboutMyArea is a completely community based business the gets communities involved with each other once more.

Action International

This award winning franchise for business coaching has proven highly successful for franchisees and clients alike. Established as a company in 1993 and franchised in 1997 there are already 400 business coaches world-wide (Australia, New Zealand, Far East, USA, Canada) developing extremely successful businesses for themselves and their clients.

Antal International

The global recruitment company established in 1993 - Antal is the only recruitment company listed in the Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 for four consecutive years.

Aquaid Franchising Ltd
The water cooler franchise, where every bottle sold includes a donation to Christain Aid

Aristo International
The site enhancement service that provides that added difference that helps creates sales.

Altemis

The high performance coaching business that gives you the chance to run your own successful coaching company working with large corporations

Auditel UK Ltd.
Highly sought after specialists with a reputation second to none in reducing costs in the multi-billion pound telecommunications, utilities and office facilities market. Auditel's trained affiliates work on a win/win fee basis with their clients earning 50% of savings achieved for up to 3 years.

Bartercard

Be a part of the Barter Boom with over 55,000 businesses worldwide, Bartercard International (BCI) is the world's largest Trade Exchange and is internationally recognised as the leader in its field. The Bartercard Trading Programme enables businesses to trade in goods and services without the need for cash. It allows organisations to grow and diversify whilst saving on their outlay and thus helping control cash-flow. This age-old form of business has been brought into the 21st century by Bartercard's unique methods of accountability, support and security.

Billscutter
The entire UK energy market for gas and electricity has been deregulated allowing any individual or business user with a gas or electricity meter to freely choose their own supplier, this has created an environment for franchise entrepreneurs to join one of the UK’s biggest and exciting market places – energy!

Up until recently it has been almost impossible to compare which is the cheapest supplier available and the actual process of switching suppliers has been seen as tedious and complicated by the public. www.billscutter.com has created a simple and easy solution that allows any user to immediately identify and switch to the cheapest supplier nationwide. The process is done online, and in around 5 minutes a typical domestic user can save around £270 per annum, the savings for businesses can be very substantial indeed.

Breeze

Breeze is a new and totally unique business concept – simpler and less expensive than a franchise, far less risk than a franchise and with the potential to create a significantly larger income. Neither do you have to leave your current employment, although some people do, until your income from Breeze is matching or exceeding your current income.

Capaz Consultants
If you are looking to start your own business in partnership with a company that will train, support and mentor you - as well as helping with lead generation from both it's call centre and national / local exhibitions, then look no further. Working in a B2B market we are looking for consultants in the Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery and ICT fields to benefit from a unique business opportunity working in partnership with leading and innovative companies, earning a high income - year on year.

Citylocal

The local business directory that provides a cutting edge product that local people can use when seeking information about their local businesses and find out what to do in their local area. CityLocal provides information about business listings, properties for sale, properties for rent, cinema listings, what's on, local events, jobs, and much much more. We are an internet business and this business can be run from home.

CNA International

Take a look at Europe's largest independent executive search franchise and management consultancy group. A unique franchise opportunity in this
growing £23 billion industry. Our success has built up a global base of blue chip clients.

Deals for Students

The leading UK Student Website is now offering Franchises in University Towns. Minimal initial outlay required, normally between £2000 and £4000, with superb ongoing income potential. This means that entrepeneurs without much capital can get into their own business cheaply, but still make a lot of money.

Design Europa

DesignEuropa is a revolutionary e-business consultancy franchise with a very unique approach. Franchisees truly do not need to be technically competent. The focus is following a proven sales process regardless of prior sales experience. With this focus on the one activity that generates the most cash and with the Reykjavik Project Control Centre taking care of every aspect of the entire solution delivery, the franchisee is poised for huge net profits never seen before within the industry.

Equas SmartPro

Business Improvement Consultancy specializing in ISO certification. Equas’s ‘ISO in a Box’ methodology has helped hundreds of organizations to achieve full UKAS certification to the ISO standard and has achieved a first class reputation in the field of Quality Management Systems. Clients come from both the Public and Private sectors.

Expense Reduction Analysts
The Cost Detectives, specialise in analysing a company's expenditure and identifying areas that savings can be paid on a no savings no fee basis.

Franchise Group The
The Business Consulting Franchise. You’ll be helping successful entrepreneurs franchise their businesses using our unique and proven ‘Upside-Down Franchising System.’ Here are just a few benefits you’ll receive when you join us…Earn over £277,000 a year – every year, We get your clients for you – guaranteed! Truly awesome systems that can take any high achiever with good business acumen and transform them into world-class Franchise Doctors™ in less than a week. No monthly fees to pay – ever, Join for as little as £35,000

Hire Intelligence UK

Specialise in the hire of desktop pc's, notebooks, data projectors, training rooms, videoconferencing and other audiovisual and computer equipment on a short term basis, namely daily, weekly and monthly with some annual rentals. In a massive market the reasons for renting varies substantially but include training purposes, special projects, contract work, travel, work overload, equipment repairs, budget constraints, functions, exhibitions, promotional activity, special events, presentations, corporate restructuring and capital preservation to name but a few. Our client range covers all industry segments, from SME’s to Multi National Corporations as well as all levels of Government Departments.

Inside Business

is a European publishing organisation which provides effective business-to-business and business-to-consumer communication throughout the

UK, Ireland and France in additon to offering unique business opportunities.
Inside Business' individual franchisees develop the unique publishing and exhibition concept within their areas, creating a strong European publishing group with firmly established local and regional roots. The company's highly successful print and design division is available to franchisees and external clients within all geographic areas.

IT Doctor
The membership based computer support franchise

Just-dial

Provides cheap international calls to thousands of people across the UK . We have two fantastic products; Just-dial Instant is for people who make calls mostly from their home, office or payphone! They can also make low-cost international calls from a mobile too. All users need to do is dial an access number then their international numbers and that's it! The call will be charged at one cheap, flat rate all day, every day. Just-dial Card is people who are always on the move, and make most of their calls from a mobile. Customers pre-pay for call credit on their mobile via SMS. They can also use the credit from a landline just by entering a PIN first. Earning money is easy as a Just-dial agent. All you have to do is tell other people about our cheap calls and great call quality!

Kall Kwik
Has gained a well earned reputation as a market leader in the provision of printing, photocopying and design services to the local business community.

Kenbay Waste Compaction
Waste compaction franchise that offers solutions to waste disposal problems.

KJ Associates

is a private training and consultancy organisation. We offer a range of courses and programmes for businesses covering Business, Management and Personal development topics. Courses are run on an in house basis, either at companies’ own premises or at a venue of their choice.

Koffee Federation

The innovative coffee franchise delivering the continental cafe experience

Kudos

A brand new franchise opportunity, Kudos Business Technologies offers advanced, low-cost office printing solutions with excellent customer service, and by focusing on environmentally aware product strategies, Kudos solves a major problem faced by businesses today. It offers its customers the opportunity to align their office printing requirements with environmental policy requirements – and reduces costs and increases efficiency at the same time.

Kwiklite
The B2B Lighting maintenance franchise

Lasertech

The Lasertech Franchise is a van based management franchise supplying small to medium sized businesses with both Lasertech branded cartridges and brands like HP, Epson and Canon.
Franchisees also supply stationery via our partnership with Spicers. This allows franchisees to be a full office solution to their customers needs.

Leadership Management UK Limited (LMI UK)

is one of the fastest growing white-collar franchises in the UK. Its aim is to motivate individuals and organisations to develop and use more of their potential, so as to achieve measurable results. You will be joining a global corporation which operates in over 60 countries , 23 languages and with 40 years of experience, thus making LMI the masters of people development and business coaching. By coaching clients through selected LMI programmes you will help them identify ways which will lead to real business performance improvements. LMI programmes make our clients think and behave in more effective and productive ways as leaders, Managers and Individuals.

LSMO Performance Management

An exciting new venture that is changing the way businesses operate in the world around us. LSMO offers the opportunity to market a special service to businesses - a unique service that gives clients total cost control over their operations. Training is enhanced with coaching and mentoring. Excellent personal and internet based support. Substantial initial and residual income potential.

Mail Boxes Etc. -
With over 3,200 Centres world wide, the Mail Boxes Etc providing business and communication services.

Monk Marketing

The Promotional Merchandise and Corporate Gifts franchise - A Huge Profitable Market. With 20 years experience in the promotional gifts and merchandising market, Mike Monk founded Monk Marketing seven years ago. The company and it's franchises are in an excellent position to take advantage of an expanding market. The market for promotional products alone is worth some £500 million and rising add to this figure the market for high quality leisure wear, work clothing, engraved awards and conference products and you are looking at a market of over £1 billion.

Nationwide Investigations Group

One of the premiere Private Investigation organisations in the UK offer unique opportunities to Franchisees operating a Private Investigation Agency. serving Lawyers, Commerce, Ondustry and the General Public in Civil, Criminal and Personal matters.

No Letting Go
This is an exciting new franchise opportunity operating within the Inventory Management business sector, providing a comprehensive range of services designed to protect the valuable property assets of landlords and letting agents. These services include the compilation of bespoke inventory and schedule of condition & contents reports for a rented property; the professional checking in and out of tenants at the commencement and cessation of a residential rental agreement and interim visits to assess the condition of a property during the term of a tenant’s occupancy.

OER Group

The franchise that provides a total office solution to its customers. From providing a digital photocopier to networking computers, from supplying office furniture to providing full IT consultancy and support.

Optimum Business Supplies -
The office supplies franchise operating in a £6.5 billion market place, that delivers a large range of necessary supplies to small to medium size businesses.

ORCA

The website consultancy franchise. All you need do is take instructions and leave the rest to us. You earn great money and we do all the leg work. Help companies to achieve great sales and reach their full potential via the
internet.

The Phone Works

We offer a dynamic new service for businesses to save a fortune on their mobile phone bills. This lucrative business opportunity is not to be missed!

Recognition Express -
The corporate identity franchise.

Ribbon Revival -
Franchise involved in office-equipment renewal, ideal if you want to look after the environment and make money at the same time.

Skin Kind

Skin Kind is a dermatologically tested and environmentally sound range of skin care products for the industrial environment. Recent legislation requires all relevant businesses to provide effective hand cleansing facilities. Market Research has shown an increasing awareness from companies for such hygiene products. Skin Kind provides such a commercial solution, making the Skin Kind Franchise opportunity well placed to take advantage of this increase in demand.

Successful Security Ltd
The UK and Irelands leading Retail Fraud Investigation Company provide a complete package including installation, monitoring, reporting, interviewing and retrieval. With over £400 million losses reported last year this is an excellent opportunity.

The Quantum Organization

Do you have a business background? Have you ever thought about what it would be like to get almost any business to pay you big money for your expertise? Well now you can. As a Quantum Consultant you’ll own a truly low overhead, high profit business that can provide you with the financial freedom and personal lifestyle that others only dream about. You will have a turn-key business that offers business building services and products so unique that businesses of all sizes and types will almost line up to do business with you. Quantum has been launched simultaneously in The U.K., Ireland, U.S. and Canada. A limited number of opportunities are available now.

Tongue Tied
The unique, translating, interpreting and typesetting franchise to and from every language in the world, provides a service to many blue chip customers. The Franchisee does not require language skills.

WSI
The Number one rated Internet Franchise enables you to profit from the Internet! Now in its 7th year of business, WSI has established over 700 Independent Franchise Owners in 87 countries worldwide. Rated as the “#1 FASTEST GROWING BUSINESS SERVICE FRANCHISE,” and the “4th FASTEST GROWING FRANCHISE IN THE WORLD.” Complete training and support. Home or officed based. Proven system. WSI has established one of the most profitable Business Opportunities in the world today! – Now in the UK

Yourhomepagein.co.uk
Rachel Elnaugh, on of the UK’s best known businesswomen and star of the BBC’s Dragons’ Den, is on the hunt for entrepreneurs to take on the challenge of launching and running a new, on-line web-based directory and information resource for local people. Yourhomepagein.co.uk is a rare opportunity to capitalise on a new and exciting forward thinking product that can provide a most cost effective and innovative method of giving you a reliable source of income together with the flexibility to work at the times of day that suit you. This is an exciting new site designed to help you get the very most from where you live, in a one-stop package, it’s run for local people by local people!

Childcare and Development

Fastrackids

Do you have an interest in operating in the explosive supplementary education sector? Do you have an entrepreneurial flair or a sales/management background? Join the world’s leader in enrichment education and market life changing programmes directly to parents using a range of proven marketing strategies.

Jo Jingles

Jo Jingles - the leading national music and singing school for very young children, aged 6months - 7 years

Kiddy Cabs
The franchise that has the answer to toddler tantrums at the shopping centre

Little Steps Gym
Structured fitness classes for pre-school children.

Mindlab

It might be childs play but you’d be amazed what children can learn thorugh games! MindLab’s innovative fun-packed after school programme uses carefully selected games and puzzles from around the world to develop and sharpen children’s thinking, problem-solving and interpersonal skills - all whilst having a wonderful time! Although Over 1,000,000 students in 15 countries internationally have benefited from the MindLab programme, MindLab is a “green field” business opportunity both in the UK and across Europe.

National Schoolwear Centres -
A fresh modern approach to retailing in a massive niche market with some 30,000 schools and 8 million school children.

Primary Times

A magazine for parents pupils and staff of primary schools across the UK. It is distributed free to children at primary schools.

SportsCoach

Offers children and teenagers aged between 6 -16 the opportunity to experience, progress and develop both as sports people and as individuals, through a wide range of sporting activities. A division of the hugely successful Stagecoach Theatre Arts Plc

Stagecoach-
The part time Theatre Arts School.

Tinies Childcare

Tinies Childcare is the UK's leading chain of childcare agents for parents and child carers.

Tumble Tots -
An International physical play programme for children from six months to seven yearsIs an international physical play programme for children from six months to seven years.The franchise includes Gymbabes, Tumbletots and Gymbobs providing a complete package for the early formative years. .

Cleaning Services

Clean Team - The Window Cleaning Management Franchise

Clean Team is the UKs leading window cleaning franchise using a custom made pure water fed pole system to achieve perfect results every time ...without ladders!
Clean Team franchisees are not window cleaners. They are talented individuals who manage and build a supremely efficient residential and commercial cleaning business.

Dublcheck -
Enable you to start a commercial cleaning business with a yearly turnover of £250,000 a year without having to make a single sales call.

EcoCleen -
Is a winning concept offering one of the most exciting commercial cleaning franchise opportunity in Britain today.

Filtafry -
Provides an on-site service for the filter purification of cooking oil and the cleaning of deep fay fryers in hotels, restaurants, industrial and commercial canteens and all types of commercial kitchens.

FiltaSonix -
Offers a quality service and affordable solution to the problems of catering and duct cleaning.

GreenCleen

The wheelie bin cleaning franchise which is cash based with over 95% regular repeat customers on a four weekly cycle. With no major stock holding; no premises to rent and with the Green Cleen low cost bin washer rental system, overheads are low and profits high.

Gumfighters -
Specialists in the removal of chewing gum. With over 3.5 billion sticks discarded in the UK each year this is unique opportunity.

Maid2Clean
Offers a unique management franchise in the forefront of the recession-proof domestic cleaning market. Maid2Clean are members of the British Franchise Association. Comprehensive training and support will be given to successful applicants who will enjoy an automated residual income and exclusive territory from a small initial investment.

The Mattress Doctor® - Mattress Hygienics

The Mattress Doctor is one of the fastest growing businesses in the UK. It was recently featured on BBC TV Working Lunch as a ‘Model’ Franchise and The Mattress Doctor service has been featured in numerous national publications including The Times, The Guardian House & Garden, Good Housekeeping, Now, Home Living, The Lady and many others.

High income potential and a low investment of only £8,500 + vat.

Merry Maids
Is part of the ServiceMaster group and is the undisputed leader in the home cleaning service industry with more then 1,000 Merry Maids already established Worldwide.

Molly Maid -
Is one of the World's largest professional home cleaning services with Franchisees in Canada, the USA, Japan and the UK.

Professional Car Cleaning (PCC)

Part of the ChipsAway Group and is creating a storm in the automotive sector. Operating from a smartly liveried and specially developed and equipped VW, PCC franchisees provide the ultimate in professional car valeting services to a huge and currently under-serviced marketplace.

Rainbow International
Is the carpet care and restoration specialist, part of the Dwyer group, with over 3000 franchisees in 19 countries.

Safeclean -
The furniture care specialists

Service Master
Since 1959 ServiceMaster has lead the way in home, office and industrial cleaning and maintenance here in Britain.

Servicemaster Contract Services
Offer a consistent delivery of professional cleaning services on a daily basis to leading companies in commerce, industry and the professions in the UK.

Servicemaster Environmental Protection Services
Offer a unique service, without chemicals, to treat furnishings and bedding for environmental hazards. Treatment can greatly improve the effects of asthma and eczema in children.

Skin Kind

Super Gleam -
The professional bin cleaning management franchise
By use of "The Supergleam key" and a simple, compact, roll on roll off unique cleaning & filtration system that is environmentally sound and simple to use, franchisees will be able to manage their business and build to a multivan operation like the pilot scheme that now cleans over 12,000 bins every four weeks on a repeat basis.

Swisher International -
Swisher sanitise rest-rooms better and more cost effectively than has been done before

Target Clean -

The contract cleaning franchise, operating in a £3 billion market place. A new franchise launched in September 2000 but based on firm foundations with over 35 years industry experience

Waves Car Wash

has a contract to open 40 hand car washes on Tesco sites around the UK by Christmas 2006. Minimum investment required is £17,500 + VAT which includes supply of equipment, training, support, marketing etc. etc. First year profit can exceed £40,000.

Direct Selling, Distribution
	AboutMyArea is a national network of genuinely local community websites operated by individuals with a passion for their local community. AboutMyArea is totally committed to the local community market whilst developing an ever growing national prescence with real clout. Its far more than a web presence, AboutMyArea is a completely community based business the gets communities involved with each other once more.
	Appletree Cottage The greeting card franchise
	Billscutter The entire UK energy market for gas and electricity has been deregulated allowing any individual or business user with a gas or electricity meter to freely choose their own supplier, this has created an environment for franchise entrepreneurs to join one of the UK’s biggest and exciting market places – *energy!* Up until recently it has been almost impossible to compare which is the cheapest supplier available and the actual process of switching suppliers has been seen as tedious and complicated by the public. www.billscutter.com has created a simple and easy solution that allows any user to immediately identify and switch to the cheapest supplier nationwide. The process is done online, and in around 5 minutes a typical domestic user can save around £270 per annum, the savings for businesses can be very substantial indeed.
	Breeze Breeze is a new and totally unique business concept – simpler and less expensive than a franchise, far less risk than a franchise and with the potential to create a significantly larger income. Neither do you have to leave your current employment, although some people do, until your income from Breeze is matching or exceeding your current income.
	Candy Cottage The traditional sweet franchise that takes advantage of a confectionery market that has annual sales of more than £4,500 million.
	Card Connection - We produce and distribute a large range of greeting cards across the UK. Seeking motivated individuals to expand their network across the UK.
	Card Line The Greeting Card franchise that takes advantage of a massive card market, the annual retail greetings card market has now topped the £1 billion mark.
	Charisnack With growing trends toward eating healthier foods, and living healthier lifestyles, the demand for alternative snacks has increased significantly. Charisnack, in partnership with Julian Graves Ltd, satisfies this ever increasing demand by placing a superb selection of healthier snack options, directly into the workplace.
	Chemex - Winners of the 1996 Franchise of the year award. Chemical Express distribute a range of chemical products to potentially every business.
	Colneis Marketing- Publish greeting cards and has sole distribution rights in the UK and Eire for exclusive ranges of high-quality cards from England and Europe.
	Deals for Students The leading UK Student Website is now offering Franchises in University Towns. Minimal initial outlay required, normally between £2000 and £4000, with superb ongoing income potential. This means that entrepeneurs without much capital can get into their own business cheaply, but still make a lot of money.
	Direct Workwear Specialise in supplying an excellent range of competitively priced, high quality personal protective equipment via a dedicated franchised van based service team. Our business is to provide cost effective, quality Personal Protective Equipment to the workplace. We offer our clients the highest standard of service with the emphasis on professionalism and convenience at all times. Our name and our reputation is synonymous with excellence. The ‘Personal Protective Equipment’(PPE) market place has risen dramatically in recent years and continues to grow impressively driven by legislation and duty of care in the workplace.
	Eismann - The frozen food home delivery service
	Floor Coverings International Offer a dramatic change to the way people buy carpet. One of the fastest growing franchises in Europe.
	Home Farm Foods - Home delivery of a range of over 100 frozen food products.
	Hot Bite A unique, new franchise opportunity - The toasted sandwich vending franchise.
	Inside Business is a European publishing organisation which provides effective business-to-business and business-to-consumer communication throughout the UK, Ireland and France in additon to offering unique business opportunities. Inside Business' individual franchisees develop the unique publishing and exhibition concept within their areas, creating a strong European publishing group with firmly established local and regional roots. The company's highly successful print and design division is available to franchisees and external clients within all geographic areas.
	IT Doctor The membership based computer support franchise
	Just-dial Provides cheap international calls to thousands of people across the UK . We have two fantastic products; Just-dial Instant is for people who make calls mostly from their home, office or payphone! They can also make low-cost international calls from a mobile too. All users need to do is dial an access number then their international numbers and that's it! The call will be charged at one cheap, flat rate all day, every day. Just-dial Card is people who are always on the move, and make most of their calls from a mobile. Customers pre-pay for call credit on their mobile via SMS. They can also use the credit from a landline just by entering a PIN first. Earning money is easy as a Just-dial agent. All you have to do is tell other people about our cheap calls and great call quality!
	Kevin Chins Authentic Hot Noodles The vending and instant snack business sectors are large growth areas and this franchise takes advantage of both of them. The machines vend noodles of an authentic taste and come with the warmth of a worldwide food company Yakhult. The machines also provide a choice of other snacks to suit the position that they are sited. and There are a range of start up packages to suit your needs and the business can be run on a full or part time basis.
	Keepsake Greetings - Markets The Art House range of cards and accessories to independent retailers.
	Koffee Federation The innovative coffee franchise delivering the continental cafe experience
	Kudos Kudos supplies products, services and solutions for office printing to business customers through a network of franchises. The preferred solutions offer cost and efficiency benefits and recycling is also a key aspect of the business model. By combining advanced, low-cost office printing solutions with excellent customer service, and by focusing on environmentally aware product strategies, Kudos solves a major problem faced by businesses today. It offers its customers the opportunity to align their office printing requirements with environmental policy requirements – and reduces costs and increases efficiency at the same time.
	Lasertech The Lasertech Franchise is a van based management franchise supplying small to medium sized businesses with both Lasertech branded cartridges and brands like HP, Epson and Canon. Franchisees also supply stationery via our partnership with Spicers. This allows franchisees to be a full office solution to their customers needs.
	LSMO Performance Management An exciting new venture that is changing the way businesses operate in the world around us. LSMO offers the opportunity to market a special service to businesses - a unique service that gives clients total cost control over their operations. Training is enhanced with coaching and mentoring. Excellent personal and internet based support. Substantial initial and residual income potential.
	Megasports Warehouse based wholesaler of branded sportswear, designerwear and high street labelled apparell.
	Monk Marketing The Promotional Merchandise and Corporate Gifts franchise - A Huge Profitable Market. With 20 years experience in the promotional gifts and merchandising market, Mike Monk founded Monk Marketing seven years ago. The company and it's franchises are in an excellent position to take advantage of an expanding market. The market for promotional products alone is worth some £500 million and rising add to this figure the market for high quality leisure wear, work clothing, engraved awards and conference products and you are looking at a market of over £1 billion.
	Motabitz - National suppliers of industry consumable maintenance items.
	National Legal Services The opportunity that takes a fresh look at the provision of personal legal services
	Naughty Vend A serious and easy to run business, part time or full time, with a Not so Serious set of products. Earn attractive income whilst having a great deal of fun. Find out if your area is still available........
	OER Group The franchise that provides a total office solution to its customers. From providing a digital photocopier to networking computers, from supplying office furniture to providing full IT consultancy and support.
	Optimum Business Supplies - The office supplies franchise operating in a £6.5 billion market place, that delivers a large range of necessary supplies to small to medium size businesses.
	The Phone Works We offer a dynamic new service for businesses to save a fortune on their mobile phone bills. This lucrative business opportunity is not to be missed!

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Cleaning Services