Custom Window Coverings Business In Montgomery County For Sale

Business description

Home-based, high margin, low-overhead business with great potential. Entrepreneur® Franchise 500 - #1 Window Coverings Franchise every year since 1996 and Franchise Business Review's "Franchise 50™" Franchisee Satisfaction Survey. Current owner actively worked and grew the business for 10 months and then reduced to 10 hours a week due to personal reasons. Current part time sales person is willing to stay on with the business. Business has continued to produce some profit with only the efforts of this one part time sales person and the business is well positioned for expansion with active management of new owner. This is an opportunity to get an existing business with customer and referral base for less than half the start-up franchise in this business which would cost $100,000-$140,000.

Property information

Location:

This is a home based business . Inventory is minimal since all orders are custom.

Business Operation

Expansion potential:

This business was growing and expanding rapidly when the owner devoted his full time efforts to the business and equally exponential growth is very achievable for a new owner who is willing to invest the time. The opportunity exists to bring in another salesperson, expand marketing activity, attend home shows, and develop commercial business, i.e. apartment complexes, in addition to residential business.

Competition / Market:

There is no other name brand competitor in the industry. The small independent dealers can’t compete effectively on price and the large box stores that offer window treatments as one of their products can’t compete on in-home service and installation.

Reasons for selling:

Owner has had full time job from day 1 and does not have the time to devote to grow this business.

Trading hours:

Flexible Mon-Sat

Employees:

2 PT

Years established:

4

Other information

Support & training:

Will train for 2 weeks @ no cost

Furniture / Fixtures value:

$1,450 (included in the asking price)

Home based:

This business can be run from home.