Bloomin' Blinds

• Quick Open
  You can start operating this franchise in under 90 days.
• Small Staff
  5 or fewer employees per location
• Home Based
  No lease negotiation or office requirement
• Limited Restrictions
  No special licensing or certifications are required to run this business

• On a run

  Over 50 locations awarded in the past 6 months

• Top Sidekick mover

  A top 20% brand awarded by Franchise Sidekick Advisors

• Low Cost
  Middle point of initial investment is under $250,000
• Multi-unit discount
  A reduced price for territories beyond one
• Financing Available
  Retirement and SBA financing has been used by a franchisee
• Hero Discount
  A discount for veterans, police or firefighters

• Financial Disclosures
  An item 19 is available in the FDD to help with budgeting
• Profits Information Available
  The item 19 shows sales and expenses for franchise locations
• Rebates available
  Vendor rebates available to
• Year over Year growth
  The franchisor has experience total location growth over the past 12 months
• Multiple Revenue Streams
  Has more than 1 revenue source
• Strong B2B Segment
  Over 20% of revenue comes from B2B segment
• Multi-Territory Scalability
  Ability to scale to multiple territories without having to buy more equipment or hire more employees to start.

• Successful exits

  Previous Franchisees have had a successful and profitable exit

• Revenue Share

  The Franchisor offers a share of revenue from outside sources like the website, wholesale products, non-owned territories, etc.

• Recurring Revenue

  Some revenue is generated through a recurring revenue model

• Semi-Absentee Systems
  You can operate this model semi-absentee.
• Technology enabled
  A pre-determined technology package a franchisee will use to manage the business
• KPI's available
  Regular Franchisor provided KPI's a franchisee uses to manage their business
• Franchisor support ratio
  The franchisor has at least 1 corporate employee per 20 franchise locations open
• Established Leadership
  The franchisor leadership has at least 10 combined years of experience in this industry.
• Experienced Leadership
  The franchisor leadership has at least 20 combined years of experience in this industry.
• Employee Recruiting Services Available
  A resource provided to franchisees to help find potential employees
• Preferred Vendors Available
  Preferred vendors have been established to assist franchisees to run their business. These may be but are not limited too accounting, marketing, insurance, payroll, staffing and more.
• Success Coaches Available
  Franchisor has success coaches employees who are responsible for helping franchisees be successful
• Annual Conference
  The franchisor holds an annual conference designed to help franchisees

• Ramp up benefits

  The franchisor offers time before all royalties and fees are due

• Leadership Retention

  Less than 10% of the leadership team has turned over in the past year

• Robust Digital Marketing Strategy
  A marketing plan that has been in place for 1 year or more and has been proven to acquire franchisee customers.
• Call Center
  A call center is available to franchisees to help with appointment setting

• National Brand Awareness

  Over 100 locations open

• National Sales Accounts

  The franchisor has relationships set up with National Accounts for franchisees to sell through

• Patented

  A part of the business is patented and no other business can offer the same product or service

• Proprietary Product or Service

  The franchisor offers a proprietary product or service that can only be found in their business

• Early to Market Concept

  Are there less than 3 national competing franchise concepts