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Two Maids & A Mop

Two Maids & A Mop

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Two Maids is an American cleaning franchise based in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] The company was ranked #4 as a top job creator by Inc. in 2013.[3] It is also an Inc. 5000 company, ranking both for Top 100 Alabama Companies and Top 100 Consumer Products & Services Companies.[1][4][5]

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History

Two Maids was established in 2003 by Ron Holt. Holt purchased a small cleaning business that he branded into Two Maids[6] The company grew into 12 company-owned locations, with its first franchise location being in Tampa, Florida.[7] As of 2019, the company serves 91 markets across the United States.[4]

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.[8][9] In 2012, they were named Maid Service of the Year by Cleaning For A Reason for their work with the charity.[10]

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.[11] In 2016, Inc. Magazine named Two Maids the fastest-growing cleaning company in America.[12] The residential cleaning service was ranked #11 on Entrepreneur magazine's Top 100 New Franchises list in 2018[13] and was rated in the top two-thirds of the overall rankings on Entrepreneur's 2019 list.[14]

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    "2019 Franchise 500 Ranking". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
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