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Have you heard the phrase ‘many a mickle makes a muckle’? It’s basically the same as Tesco’s famous ‘every little helps’… we’ve taken this phrase and applied it to our own business model and reduced our franchise fee. A little help from us to you!
OFFER ENDS DECEMBER! This franchise offer is available for 2021 only. Out of an initial £22,950 investment, £10,000 will now be reinvested back into your Countrywide Signs business! A strategy designed to give you even more of a helping hand in year one.
As the end of furlough fast approches, unfortunately there will be businesses facing closure and employees the threat of redundancy. Many will be left to contemplate the uncertainty of their future career choices. Could franchising be the solution as your next step?
For some in the franchise industry, there has been a downturn in recruitment since the pandemic hit last year. Countrywide Signs has continued to ride the wave and has maintained, not a trickle, but a healthy stream of new franchisees joining the network over the past year. In fact, three new operations opened last month.
If you’re looking to build a business with a tried and tested business model, franchising is an obvious choice. However, there are still different approaches to franchising. It’s never a case of one size fits all. Each franchisor’s approach will vary. Ask yourself the question, are you looking for a business where you can choose your own path or an opportunity where your path is mapped out?
An established Countrywide Signs territory covering all NN postcodes, with a customer base centred around Northampton.
Price including franchise fee: £49,995
Reported turnover: £48,000
Reported territory size: 287,000 properties
Current Operation: One van
The current franchisee has serviced the territory for over five years. Based outside the area, they travel into Northampton to manage the business. Currently operating with a single van, the territory offers a new owner the opportunity to explore further development across the area.
The owner is selling to concentrate on developing their adjacent territory. They will remain within the Countrywide Signs network nearby and will be available to offer guidance and assistance to the purchaser.
An opportunity to take on an existing, company-owned Countrywide Signs territory covering Oxford and all OX postcodes.
Price including franchise fee: £39,995
Reported turnover: £24,000
Reported territory size: 367,000 properties
Estimated growth potential: Four to five vans
The Oxford territory supplies, installs and manages estate agent signage and has been serviced by Countrywide Signs for over 12 years. With an existing customer base, the territory provides a foundation for a new franchise owner to develop the business across the area.
Currently company-owned, this established territory is now being offered to a new franchise owner.
An established Countrywide Signs business serving West Essex and South Cambridgeshire, with an existing customer base and support during the handover.
Price including franchise fee: £27,995
Reported turnover: £12,500
Reported territory size: 151,000 properties
Estimated growth potential: Two vans
Based in Harlow, the territory includes Epping, Bishop’s Stortford, Great Dunmow, Sawbridgeworth, Saffron Walden and Haverhill. The current owner has operated the territory for over 10 years. The resale offers a new franchisee an existing estate agent signage business to develop across the area.
The owner is selling to focus on expanding another part of their existing business. They will work closely with the purchaser during the handover to help maintain customer relationships and support the transition to new ownership.
Take on an established Countrywide Signs territory operated by the same franchisee for 22 years.
Price including franchise fee: £52,995
Reported turnover: £52,000
Reported territory size: 283,000 properties
Estimated growth potential: Four vans
The territory covers Coventry and the surrounding towns of Coleshill, Nuneaton, Lutterworth, Daventry and Royal Leamington Spa. The current franchisee has spent 22 years supplying, installing and managing estate agent signage across the area, giving a new owner an established operation to build on.
The owner is considering retirement and is open to selling the whole territory or part of it. A partial sale would allow them to reduce their workload, while a full sale would enable them to retire completely.
An opportunity to acquire an established Countrywide Signs territory supplying, installing and managing estate agent signage.
Price including franchise fee: £30,995
Reported turnover: £14,500
Reported territory size: Over 255,000 properties
Estimated growth potential: Two to three vans
The territory is being offered by a franchisee based in southern Cornwall, who has developed a multi-van business there over the past 10 years. This resale gives a new owner the opportunity to take on the Devon part of that operation and develop its estate agency customer base.
The current franchisee is selling to consolidate their Cornwall territory. They will be available to assist the new owner during the early stages and are keen to build a longer-term working partnership across the area.
