Marla Custom Blinds

bespoke awnings, blinds, and shutters to homes and businesses

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Description of system

Blinds for everyone

Marla Custom Blinds franchise provides bespoke awnings, blinds, and shutters to homes and businesses, a home-based retail franchise business opportunity . We are a franchise network of enthusiastic, experienced, and dedicated entrepreneurs who supply, survey, and install premium quality awnings, blinds, and canopies for commercial, residential, and private customers.

Blinds are essential for all businesses and homes in the UK. Just take a close look at all the flats, houses, offices and shops around you, and you’ll soon realize the enormous potential of selling blinds. There's no office on this planet with curtains. More and more customers decide to use blinds to control and diffuse the light atmosphere in their rooms, adding aesthetic and real value to any building.

We have been selling and manufacturing premium blinds for more than fifteen years. Our high profile clients range from the NHS to the BBC, and our products are in use at commercial and businesses properties as well as conservatories and homes all over England's South West. Do you enjoy the thought of selling blinds under our established brand name..?

Start-up concept

We're right at your side

Our comprehensive training program includes product knowledge, survey methods, and installation procedures plus quality products, good advice, and first class service. Marla Custom Blinds franchisees usually need only two jobs a week to generate a sound income. If you focus on local marketing, it's almost certain that you'll get much more jobs than that.

What’s more, working hours are of course flexible and yours to choose, so you will be able to fit your work around family life. The Marla Custom Blinds franchise can be run as a multiple-van or single-van business, and if you're business grows, it can become a premises-based business, but you will probably begin your operation with one van and first learn the essentials of the business.

Being an Marla Custom Blinds franchisee is all about team playing, and receiving advice and help whenever you need it. You will receive all the marketing materials and training you need to get started. Additionally, we redirect any inquiries to the head office to the local franchises , generating more jobs for you in addition to your own marketing efforts. These are only very few examples of the intensive support we provide to our franchisees to help them, build a flourishing business.

Partner profile

It's for anyone with the right motivation

Anyone who can assemble IKEA units will be able to provide our services after our training program, and if you are confident in dealing with people, and have a strong determination, you have everything necessary to join our network.

Make your resolution now. With this low-cost, genuine startup you can now become your own boss - sooner than you ever imagined!

Facts

Standard information

Country of originUnited Kingdom
Country of dataUnited Kingdom
Type of contract
Franchise-System
Licence
Cooperatives
Others
Renewal fee
Master licenses available
Priority development
• United Kingdom
Minimum turnover
Pilot unit in the country of data
Internal purchase
Mark-up of goods

Financial support

Capital spending plan
Sales and cost plan
Liquidity plan
Financial concept
Bank contact
Application for public funding
Financial negotiations
Date of payment / by instalments
Consignment stock
In-house leasing / mediation
In-house financing / mediation
Participation / Joint-venture

Training activities

Initial training
Additional training
Seminars / Workshops
Interchange of know-how meetings
Traineeship in unit
On-site visits
Consultation by telephone
Newsletters

Training content

Marketing / Sales
Organisation / Administration
Sales techniques
Product knowledge
Accounting / Financial
Computer software
Personnel matters
Management
Technical matters
Quality control

Management support

Site selection
Site assessment
Setup planning
Detailed systems manual
Local market studies / Local statistics
Marketing concepts / proposals
Nationwide marketing measures
Acquisition of key accounts
Merchandise information system
Intranet / Computer network
Organisation / Administration
Central / joint purchasing
Accounting
Controlling / Interplant comparison
Personnel advice
Franchise advisory council
Protected area
ISO certification

Ideal franchisee profile

25-30 years
30-35 years
35-40 years
40-45 years
45-50 years
50-55 years
Male
Female
Couple
No special prior knowledge
Specialist knowledge
Knowledge of branch
Management experience
Prior commercial knowledge
Sales talent
Technical skills
Team spirit
Entrepreneurial spirit
Craftsmanship skills
Outgoing personality
Organisational skills
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