This franchise averaged 58% YOY growth DURING the pandemic with quick breakevens + 30% returns! Home-based, quick open & only one employee to start.
Home BasedAbout Bloomin' Blinds
This franchise averaged 58% YOY franchisee growth DURING the pandemic with quick breakevens + 30% returns! Franchisees are averaging $133,101 (30.59%) in adjusted earnings with a low initial investment.
Bloomin’ Blinds simple franchise business model only requires one employee to start, is home-based, mobile, has no inventory, and is quick to open and scale. They are breathing new life into an ‘old and tired’ $29 Billion industry that has lacked true differentiation for decades.
As a family-owned and operated business, Bloomin' has built a strong foundation specializing in not only selling and installing all varieties of window coverings but also repairing blinds!
They are the only national blinds brand that offers repairs, a major differentiator, and a strong selling point for customers. This recession-resistant business has incredible franchisee validation, with successful owners all across the country. Bloomin' supports their Zees with a dedicated support team, national call center, and robust in-house training facility.
Their simple franchise business model only requires one employee to start, is home-based, mobile, has no inventory, and is quick to open and scale. This allowed them to average 58% YOY franchisee growth, DURING the pandemic!
2014 (11 years)
4
$340,650
Franchise Fees
$49,500
$44,550 Veteran's Fee
6.0%
Gross Sales
2.0%
Gross Sales
Why Bloomin' Blinds?
Top 5 Selling Points:
- Sales AND repair
- National call center to handle all inbound inquiries & appointment setting
- Highly scalable, no inventory, no storefront, quick start in 45 days or less, can start with 0-1 employees
- Higher margins than industry average assisted by repair profitability
- Automated AI-driven marketing
Competitive Advantages:
Repairs:
- No other window covering is willing to repair a blind, especially if they didn’t install it…Bloomin’ Blinds is equipped and trained to repair
Automated marketing:
- AI-driven digital marketing campaigns mean that a franchisee doesn’t have to spend their time figuring out how to find customers
Technology:
- Everything about Bloomin’ Blinds is centered around technology. The difference is immediately visible to the customer and the scalable solutions are already built for the franchisor
Franchisor Strength:
- With a combined 100 years of personal experience leading the team, Bloomin’ Blinds is built specifically to satisfy the customer and provide a strong, scalable platform for the franchise owner
Recession-resistant:
- Adding maintenance revenue streams to the Bloomin’ Blinds business allows them to thrive in tight economic times.
In-House Call Center:
- Staffed in their corporate office and hand trained for two weeks before getting on the phones. Inbound call center designed for scheduling appointments and customer Q&A.
Ideal Candidate
Owner-Operator:
- Self-motivated achiever with a great personality
- Great presenter and teacher of information
- High energy, smart (some math), quick to build rapport
- Mildly technical, able to lift 20 lbs. overhead for 20 seconds
- Appreciates systems and processes, wants to follow the “recipe”
- Wants a mentor to help them through the course of business
Flexible Ownership
- Well-funded, able to purchase multiple territories
- Has a long-term perspective on ROI
- Willing to learn the business as they are hiring employees
- Similar personality description as the owner-operator if involved in “in-field” service
- Comfortable leading and motivating a team
- Aggressive growth goals
- If the owner is not active full-time, a General Manager must be hired to run the day-to-day operations of the business. The General Manager should be experienced in leading a team and managing financials of a business
- Wants a mentor to help them through the course of business
$87,100 - $164,500
$125,000
$250,000
Testimonials
"I can give a customer a quote right there in front of them. That in itself helps close deals 50% higher I would say. It gives you that confidence that you have these great technology tools behind you." - Becca Buls, Bloomin' Blinds East Dallas, TX Franchisee