Two Maids & A Mop
{{Short description|American cleaning franchise}}
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| founder = Ron Holt
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| location_city = Birmingham, Alabama{{cite news | last =West | first =Ty | title =Who are Birmingham's job creators, according to Inc.?| newspaper =Birmingham Business Journals | date =30 October 2013 | url = http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/blog/2013/10/who-are-birminghams-job-creators.html | access-date =29 November 2013 }}
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Two Maids is an American cleaning franchise based in Birmingham, Alabama. The company was ranked #4 as a top job creator by Inc. in 2013.{{cite news | title =Meet the Job Creators| newspaper =Inc. Magazine | url =http://www.inc.com/hire-power/list/2013/state/al | access-date =29 November 2013 }} It is also an Inc. 5000 company, ranking both for Top 100 Alabama Companies and Top 100 Consumer Products & Services Companies.{{cite news | title =Two Maids Company Profile| newspaper =Inc. Magazine | url = http://www.inc.com/profile/two-maids-a-mop | access-date =29 November 2013 }}{{cite news | last =Godwin | first =Brent | title =Meet the 15 Birmingham companies on the Inc 5000| newspaper =Birmingham Business Journals | date =20 August 2013| url = http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2013/08/20/16-birmingham-companies-make-inc-5000.html | access-date =29 November 2013 }}
History
Two Maids was established in 2003 by Ron Holt. Holt purchased a small cleaning business that he branded into Two Maids{{cite news | last =Dorbian | first =Iris | title =Avoiding Franchise Failures: Doing due diligence on an established business model | newspaper =BofA Small Business Community | date =7 November 2013 | url =https://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/community/running-your-business/generalbusiness/blog/2013/11/07/avoiding-franchise-failures-doing-due-diligence-on-an-established-business-model | access-date =29 November 2013 }} The company grew into 12 company-owned locations, with its first franchise location being in Tampa, Florida.{{cite news | title =Two Maids Set To Open Its First Franchised Location in Tampa | newspaper =Enhanced Online News| date =20 November 2013 | url =http://www.enhancedonlinenews.com/news/eon/20131120005240/en/Maid-Service-Franchise/Cleaning-Service-Franchise | access-date =29 November 2013 }} As of 2019, the company serves 91 markets across the United States.
Partnership
The company is an active participant in Cleaning For A Reason, a national non-profit that partners with local cleaning businesses to provide cleaning services to cancer patients.{{cite news | last =Hara | first =Amand | title =Free Cleaning Service For Cancer Patients | newspaper =News Channel 5| date =1 February 2011 | url =http://www.newschannel5.com/story/13950500/free-cleaning-service-for-cancer-patients | access-date =29 November 2013 }}{{cite news | title =Free house cleaning services offered to local women battling cancer| newspaper =Knoxville Daily Sun | date =1 October 2013| url = http://www.knoxvilledailysun.com/news/2013/september/two-maids-and-a-mop.html | access-date =29 November 2013 }} In 2012, they were named Maid Service of the Year by Cleaning For A Reason for their work with the charity.{{cite news | last =Parker | first =Gregg | title =Two Maids cleans homes for women with cancer | newspaper =The Madison Record | date =10 October 2013 | url =http://www.themadisonrecord.com/2013/10/10/two-maids-a-mop-cleans-homes-for-women-with-cancer/ | access-date =1 December 2013 }}
Recognition
The company has been named a Stevie Award finalist in the Company of the Year – Diversified Services category for The 2015 American Business Awards.{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/two-maids--a-mop-named-as-finalist-in-2015-american-business-awards-300082275.html|title=TWO MAIDS™ Named As Finalist In 2015 American Business Awards|last=MOP|first=TWO MAIDS & A.|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-23}} In 2016, Inc. Magazine named Two Maids the fastest-growing cleaning company in America.{{Cite web|url=https://www.franchising.com/news/20180410_two_maids_amp_a_mop_marks_anniversary_with_top_new.html|title=Two Maids Marks Anniversary with Top New Franchise Ranking|last1=Maids|first1=Two|last2=Reads|first2=A. Mop™ {{!}} 1 Shares 94|website=Franchising.com|access-date=2020-03-23}} The residential cleaning service was ranked #11 on Entrepreneur magazine's Top 100 New Franchises list in 2018{{Cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/topnew|title=2018 Top New Franchises Ranking |website=Entrepreneur |language=en |access-date=2019-03-27}} and was rated in the top two-thirds of the overall rankings on Entrepreneur{{'}}s 2019 list.{{Cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/franchise500/2019 |title=2019 Franchise 500 Ranking |website=Entrepreneur |language=en |access-date=2019-03-27}}
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External links
- [http://www.twomaidsfranchise.com/ Two Maids Website]
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Category:Business services companies established in 2003