Get started in self-employment
with Refill24. Our franchise system ensures you
have the edge interms of
expertise
From the sparks of an idea through a
viable business plan right up to a successful business, the path is
often a long and rocky one. Those starting up their own business
know all about this problem. Anybody working together with a
franchisor reduces his risk and preserves his frustration tolerance
levels.
The Refill24 franchise system makes it
easier to get started in self-employment: when Refill24 opened its
first ink station in Aachen in 2003, the creators had no idea that
their planned franchise system would secure enormous growth
potential for their ink stations. The idea for this service was
clearly long overdue. Anybody who has their ink cartridges refilled
at an ink station can save costs of up to 70% compared to
purchasing new cartridges. The demand was so great that in only two
years the company was able to establish over 650 ink stations as
franchise businesses throughout Europe, and is therefore now the
market leader. Since 2005 Refill24 has alsobeen expanding in the USA. And there is no
end insight to the success
story. This is why Refill24 is now taking on new franchisees around
the world.
For the relatively low start-up fee of
8,950 euro the franchisee receives a basic equipment package with
which to equip his ink station to begin with. This contains inks,
refill sets for direct sales, compatible and also refilled
cartridges, and working materials such as syringes, needles and an
ultrasonic heating device for cleaning the cartridges. With the
one-off franchise fee the costs for the installation of a
merchandise information system, a coaching session on site in the
ink station and a six-day training session in Herzogenrath are also
covered. Here, our new franchisees will learn all about inks,
toners, printers and the correct way to fill ink and toner
cartridges.
On average, Refill24 franchisees achieve a return on investment
after only one year. Further advantages compared to other
franchisors: There is room for Refill24 ink stations in even the
smallest shops and they do not put too much strain on your budget
with high rental costs. Capital commitment due to investment in
equipment or materials remains manageable. So Refill24 ink stations
are ideal for people who want toventure into self-employment with minimal
risk and without a great deal of borrowedcapital. Getting started in
self-employment should not fail on grounds of money, says Thomas
Gottsbacher, the managing director at Refill24 GmbH.
Now, Refill24 also fill laser
printer cartridges and the tanks of plotters and large format
printers. With franchisees technical expertise, product knowledge
and awareness of the latest trends in plotter technology are taken
for granted. In the companys central office in Herzogenrath near
Aachen, they have their own rooms for holding training sessions so
that the franchisees are constantly kept up-to-date in terms of
technology to ensure that they have the competitive edge in terms
of expertise.
