Own a Jim’s Cleaning Franchise
Run your own local cleaning business with the backing of one of Australia’s most recognised service brands.
Whether you already have cleaning experience or you’re looking for a completely new direction, you can build your own customer base without having to create a business from scratch. Jim’s Cleaning specifically promotes the opportunity to ordinary wage earners as well as existing cleaners, with full business and operational training available.
- Established Jim’s brand and business system
- Full training and ongoing support
- Pay for Work Guarantee available under the franchise model
Jim’s Cleaning Group Established Cleaning Network
Australia-New Zealand Wide Franchise Opportunities
Residential & Commercial
Customer Opportunities
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Established Australian Brand
Why Jim’s Cleaning?
Cleaning is a service people and businesses need all year round. Homes need regular cleaning, offices and commercial premises need to be maintained, and customers also turn to professional cleaners for moving, vacate, builders, spring, and one-off cleans.
For a franchisee, that creates opportunities to build a mix of regular and one-off customers rather than relying on a single type of job. Jim’s Cleaning promotes its work as non-seasonal and serves domestic, commercial, and builder customers.
Starting independently means creating your own name, finding customers, developing systems, organising marketing, and working out how to run the business as you go.
A Jim’s Cleaning franchise gives you a different starting point. You operate your own business while using the Jim’s brand and established systems, with customer leads, training, technology, and support from the wider network.
You are in business for yourself, but you don’t have to build everything by yourself.
Most recognized brand
96% of Australians recognise the Jim’s name. You’re not starting from scratch on reputation.
Leads provided
Jim’s Group runs national advertising, SEO and a call centre that sends leads to franchisees. You’re not cold-calling.
Pay for Work Guarantee
If work is slow, Jim’s Group guarantees a minimum level of paid work. You’re not left sitting idle in your first months.
Full training
Two weeks of training before you start — one week at Jim’s Group headquarters in Melbourne, one week in the field. No experience required.
Flat fee model
You pay a flat weekly fee, not a percentage of revenue. The more you earn, the more you keep.
Local territory
You operate in your own defined local area. You build the goodwill and the client base in your community.
Who Buys a Jim’s Cleaning Franchise?
There is no single background you need to become a Jim’s Cleaning franchisee. Some people come into the network with cleaning experience and want the brand, systems, leads, and support to help them build a larger business. Others come from completely different careers and are looking for more control over their working life.
Changed My Life in Just 5 Months
People leaving FIFO, trades, corporate, or retail roles who want to run their own operation without starting from scratch.
A successful Jim’s Cleaning entrepreneur
She will be teaching you everything you need to know about franchising, business planning, and how to succeed in the cleaning industry.
Why it’s better with Jim’s Cleaning!
Meet Ibrahim from Jim’s Cleaning who shares a little bit about his Jim’s journey and the customer service standards of the Jim’s Cleaning brand.
Jim’s Cleaning is not for everyone.
You will be responsible for customers, quoting, scheduling, completing or managing cleaning work, and maintaining service standards. Cleaning can be physical, and owning a franchise still requires you to build and manage a real business.If you are looking for a completely passive investment, this is unlikely to be the right opportunity. If you want greater control over your working life and are prepared to look after customers and build your business, it is worth finding out more.
What’s Included in a Jim’s Cleaning Franchise?
Training
You don’t need to arrive knowing how to run a cleaning company.
Jim’s Cleaning provides initial business and divisional training, including support for people with no previous cleaning or business experience. Ongoing mentoring, meetings, and training continue after you launch.
Confirmed training components include:
- Initial business training
- Divisional cleaning training
- Practical preparation for operating your business
- Ongoing mentoring and support
- Regular meetings and continued training
- Access to your Regional Franchisor and head office support
The Franchise Package
The Jim’s Cleaning franchise material identifies a range of business setup and operational support, including:
- Use of the Jim’s Cleaning brand
- Equipment and cleaning products
- Uniforms
- Business name registration
- Business stationery
- Training Customer lead generation
- Ongoing one-on-one support
- Access to Jim’s business systems and technology
- Group buying opportunities across areas such as equipment, chemicals, insurance, and other business needs
Your local support network
Your Regional Franchisor is there to help you as the business develops. Current Jim’s Cleaning material describes the franchisor as a coach and mentor, with regular contact available, team training meetings, business reviews, and support from other franchisees in the network. check for more details here.
What Does a Jim’s Cleaning Franchisee Actually Do?
A Jim’s Cleaning franchise is more than completing individual cleaning jobs. You are building relationships with customers and developing a local service business. Depending on your area and the customers you choose to service, your work can include:
Regular home cleaning
Build relationships with household customers who need cleaning on a regular schedule, including weekly, fortnightly, or other recurring arrangements.
Office & commercial cleaning
Service offices and other commercial customers that require ongoing professional cleaning.
Vacate & moving cleans
Help customers prepare properties when moving in or out, including vacate and bond-related cleaning.
One-off & specialist general cleans
Your work can also include spring cleaning, oven cleaning, builders cleans, presentation cleans, and other one-off cleaning requirements.
What about Carpet Cleaning, Car Detailing, Windows, and Pressure Cleaning?
These sit within the wider Jim’s Cleaning Group, but operate as specialist franchise opportunities. The group currently promotes Home & Office Cleaning alongside Car Detailing, Carpet Cleaning, Window & Pressure Cleaning, and Blind Cleaning & Repairs.
The Pay for Work Guarantee
This is one of the most important things to understand about Jim’s Group Divisions. If Jim’s Group cannot provide you with a sufficient level of paid work in your area, your franchisor is required to compensate you for the shortfall.
This means you are not going it alone in those early months while your client base is building. It is a safety net built into the franchise model — not a marketing promise, a contractual obligation.
• Guaranteed minimum paid work weeks in your territory
• Compensation from your franchisor if the guarantee is not met
• Applies from the start of your franchise — not after a 6-month waiting period
• Every Jim’s Divisions franchise comes with this guarantee as standard
Hear From Jim’s Cleaning Franchisees
Choosing a franchise is a major decision. One of the best ways to understand what the opportunity is really like is to hear from people who have already made it.
Jim’s Cleaning franchisees come from different backgrounds and build their businesses in different ways. Hear why they joined, what changed when they became business owners, and what they learned along the way.
Five-star reviews in 4 months
In just four months, Mitra, a Jim’s Cleaning franchisee, has built a fast-growing business with five-star reviews and a loyal customer base.
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From One-Man Show to Team Powerhouse
Jerry – Jim’s Cleaning
Meet Jerry Negoda from Jim’s Cleaning who shares his Jim’s franchise journey.
From Chef to Jim’s Cleaning Success
Matthew – Jim’s Cleaning
How does a chef of nearly 20 years switch careers… and start earning the same income within 3–4 weeks of joining Jim’s Cleaning?
How to Become a Jim’s Cleaning Franchisee
The process is straightforward.
You don’t need to decide today whether a Jim’s Cleaning franchise is right for you. The first step is simply finding out more.
01. Speak With Your Local Franchisor
Start with a no-obligation conversation with the Jim’s Cleaning franchisor responsible for your area.This is your opportunity to ask about the business, available territories, costs, support, customer opportunities, and what you can expect as a Jim’s Cleaning franchisee.
02. See What the Business Is Like
Where available, spend time with an existing Jim’s Cleaning franchisee or learn more about how the business operates day to day.See the type of work involved, ask practical questions, and get a clearer picture of what running your own cleaning franchise could look like.
03. Review the Franchise Documents
Before joining, you’ll receive the relevant franchise documents to review.Take the time to understand the agreement, your obligations, and the costs involved. Independent legal, financial, and business advice should form part of your decision-making process.
04. Complete Your Training
Once you decide to proceed, you’ll complete the required Jim’s training and any division-specific training needed to operate within Jim’s Cleaning.The aim is to help you understand the systems, service standards, customer expectations, and practical requirements involved in running the business.
05. Start Your Jim’s Cleaning Business
Once your training and business setup are complete, you can begin operating under the Jim’s Cleaning brand.You’ll continue to have support from your franchisor, along with access to the systems, resources, and wider Jim’s network available to franchisees.
Jim’s Cleaning Franchise FAQ
Here are some of the questions worth asking before deciding whether a Jim’s Cleaning franchise is right for you.
Investment & Getting Started
The cost depends on the opportunity and area, and whether you are starting a new franchise or purchasing an existing business. Submit an enquiry and your Regional Franchisor can explain the current opportunities and costs in your preferred area.
Jim’s Cleaning franchise material identifies training, business setup, equipment and cleaning products, uniforms, business name registration, stationery, lead generation, and ongoing support among the resources provided to help franchisees establish their businesses. Exact inclusions should be confirmed for the specific opportunity you are considering.
Finance options are available for approved applicants. Your Regional Franchisor can discuss the options that may be available to you.
The Business
No. Jim’s Cleaning provides training for franchisees, including people without previous cleaning or business experience.
A Home & Office Cleaning franchise can service residential and commercial customers across regular cleaning and a range of one-off work such as vacate, moving, builders, spring, oven, and general cleaning. Specialist Cleaning Group businesses such as carpet cleaning, car detailing, and window and pressure cleaning are separate franchise opportunities.
Jim’s Cleaning generates enquiries through national and local marketing and its call centre. Franchisees can control when and where they want to receive new work while also developing their own local customer base.
The Jim’s Cleaning model is designed to give franchisees control over when they work and when they want new leads. As the business owner, you decide how you structure your working schedule around the needs of your customers and business.
Yes. Jim’s Cleaning services both domestic and commercial customers, giving franchisees opportunities across homes, offices, commercial properties, builders, and other cleaning requirements.
Yes. Jim’s Cleaning’s franchise material specifically identifies additional vehicles and employees as ways franchisees can expand their businesses.
Support & Guarantee
Support continues after your initial training. Jim’s Cleaning provides access to your Regional Franchisor, ongoing mentoring, regular meetings and training, head office support, and the wider franchisee network.
The Pay for Work Guarantee is designed to provide eligible new franchisees with an income safety net while their business is developing. The amount, eligibility criteria, and requirements are specified in the relevant franchise agreement.
Yes. Current Jim’s Cleaning material identifies SEO, Google Ads, Meta advertising, radio, billboards, and other national and local brand-building activity among its marketing approaches.
Is It Right for Me?
Cleaning is hands-on work and can involve extended periods on your feet, repetitive tasks, carrying equipment, and working across different properties. Prospective franchisees should consider whether the practical requirements suit them and discuss the work with an existing franchisee before proceeding.
Yes. Jim’s Cleaning specifically identifies couples working together, including one partner assisting part-time, as an option within the business model.
Yes. Existing Jim’s Cleaning franchises and customer bases are periodically offered for sale. Availability depends on location and changes over time.
Availability changes. Submit an enquiry and Jim’s Cleaning will connect you with the Regional Franchisor for your area to discuss current opportunities.
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Build Your Business with Jim’s Behind You
A Jim’s Cleaning franchise gives you the independence of running your own business while connecting you to the wider Jim’s network.
Jim Penman began his mowing business in 1982 and franchised Jim’s Mowing in 1989. Jim’s Group has since expanded across dozens of service divisions, while Jim’s Cleaning developed into a national network servicing Australian homes and businesses.
Jim’s Cleaning itself has been built around a simple idea: franchisees operate their own businesses, while the network provides the brand, systems, leads, training, and support that would otherwise take an independent operator years to develop.
For someone considering business ownership for the first time, that means you can focus on learning your business, looking after customers, and building a customer base instead of starting with a blank page.
“The goal was never to build the biggest franchise network. It was to build the best one — where franchisees actually make money and customers actually get looked after.”
Jim Penman, Founder — Jim’s Group
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You don’t need to make a decision today.
The first step is simply finding out how a Jim’s Cleaning franchise works, what opportunities are available in your area, and whether it could suit you.
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Your local franchisor will cover what territories are available near you
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They’ll walk you through investment, training, and how the model works
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You can ask anything — they’ll give you a straight answer
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Other Jim’s Group Franchise Opportunities
Jim’s Cleaning is one of 50+ franchise divisions inside Jim’s Group. If cleaning isn’t the right fit, explore what else is available. The same model, the same support structure, different trades.
Looking for a Jim’s Cleaning service, not a franchise?
If you need a cleaner for your home, office, or commercial property, visit Jim’s Cleaning to find out about the services available in your area.