FRANCHISEFOCUS INVESTMENT: FROM £5,000 Apollo has landed!
Apollo Blinds lowers joining fee as part of ambitious growth plans
drive to significantly increase the size of its network of franchisees in a bid to give it greater national coverage. The franchise already has more than 50 franchisees and has a well- established stronghold in Scotland, the north of England and part of the Midlands – but is looking to increase the number of franchisees, particularly in the south of England. As part of this plan, the brand
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has lowered the level of investment required by prospective franchisees to just £5,000. This does not reflect the true costs to enrol new franchisees, put them through the week-long induction programme, provide them with point-of-sale materials and collection books, set up websites and social media profiles, get their vans liveried, roll out a marketing launch plan, and parachute in specialists from the Apollo Blinds team to provide field support in the early days. But, as Business Development
Director Matt Thomas explains, the company is making it as easy and attractive as possible to join the network because it is a great opportunity to build a profitable and sustainable business. “It’s quite simple,” said Matt. “As the
franchisor, we generate our revenue by manufacturing and supplying our ranges of made-to-measure blinds, awnings shutters and curtains to franchisees. The more franchisees we have, the more we can manufacture – which generates more revenue that we can reinvest in our business to support the network and our brand. “We’re on the tipping point of
becoming a truly national franchise, and our marketing activity is already generating lots of enquiries that we
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pollo Blinds – the UK’s largest window blinds franchise network – is on a recruitment
looking for shading solutions in their homes. As is very often the case, what a homeowner orders may be something different to what they initially enquired about – after they see the full range of products and solutions that an Apollo Blinds franchisee has to offer them. For example, motorised blinds are one of the most popular choices because they can be connected to home automation systems such as Alexa.
“a great opportunity to build a profitable and sustainable business”
At the point of order, franchisees
take a 50% deposit (which means that their cash flow is always very healthy), and then they return to install the products as soon as we have shipped the products to the franchisee. Matt urges Business Franchise readers
to sign up for one of its Discovery Day sessions – either online or at its Glasgow head office – to find out more about the opportunity that Apollo Blinds has to offer. “We are an ambitious franchisor and
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can’t fulfil because we don’t have franchisees in certain areas. There are areas where we are crying out for franchisees (such as Oxfordshire, Surrey, Middlesex, Kent, Hampshire and Wiltshire) who could hit the ground running and build successful and prosperous businesses – which will deliver huge returns on their investments.” The business model is van-based and
focused around the concept of providing home consultations to householders
believe that by reducing the entry cost to join our network, we can attract more driven, business-minded individuals who can see the scale of the opportunity that an Apollo Blinds franchise presents.” For more information, contact Apollo
Blinds today.
APOLLO BLINDS Interiors 07904964373
thomasm@apollo-blinds.co.uk apolloblindsfranchise.co.uk
Investment level: Under £10k+
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