Are you, or someone you know, leaving the armed forces and looking for a new direction?
Are you, or someone you know, leaving the armed forces and looking for a new direction?
Countrywide Signs is looking for ambitious, hard-working and dedicated partners to become property signage experts in their own exclusive territory. This is a van-based business with low start-up costs, an immediate income from established national accounts, and a recession-resistant market that has been growing steadily for nearly 30 years.
You’ll be your own boss, but also benefit from the proven method and solid support structure of a well-established brand. It’s the best of both worlds: an independent new career, but with a clear framework that rewards exactly the kind of person who knows how to show up, follow a system, and get the job done.
No previous experience necessary! Just the hard-earned skills you already have.
At a Glance
Established: 1998
Investment: from £19,995 to £27,995 (plus VAT) depending on size of territory
Earning Potential: £50k+ per annum
What the business does
Countrywide Signs provides Estate Agents and Letting Agents with a very valuable professional service: supplying, erecting and maintaining their “For Sale” and “To Let” signs. These boards are the single most cost-effective marketing tool available to property agents, directly influencing more than 40% of all property sales, which is why getting them right, and getting them up on time, matters enormously to the agents who rely on them.
With more close to 2 million domestic and commercial properties hitting the market every year, there’s never any shortage of work for Countrywide Signs! It doesn’t slow down when the economy does, and it doesn’t depend on trends or consumer spending.
As the only operator currently listed as an approved supplier with leading industry body, Property Mark, their local franchisee’s name and contact details are on the desk of every major property agent in the UK.
This is a huge market, and a Countrywide Sings franchise can give you the confidence, tools, and incredible head start you need to tap into it and become the go-to signage expert for your region.
At a Glance
Established: 1998
Investment: from £19,995 to £27,995 (plus VAT) depending on size of territory
Earning Potential: £50k+ per annum
The opportunity
The investment to join starts from £19,995 plus VAT and offers the flexibility to build a business that matches your personal ambitions, with low ongoing overheads and no premises required. It’s a van-based operation, which means low fixed costs, a healthy profit margin, and the kind of physical, outdoor working day that suits people who don’t want to be stuck behind a desk.
By building a business with Countrywide Signs, you’ll benefit from:
- Work that is already there waiting for you, not work you have to go and find with immediate access to both national and regional customers
- A wide-open marketplace with little to no direct competition at a local level
- Guaranteed daily repeat business from a loyal and growing client base
- A diverse range of revenue streams beyond residential agents, including commercial agents, land developers, banners, hoardings and sponsorship boards
- Full training and ongoing support from a team with nearly three decades of experience in this market
- Complete control over your own schedule, giving you the work-life balance that service life rarely allows but still with a solid support structure behind you
- The freedom to grow the business at a pace that suits you, with a model that scales as your ambitions do
Why this works for ex-forces personnel
Countrywide Signs is a franchise, which means you are the owner of your own business – not an employee, not a contractor, but someone building something which is truly their own.
The big difference between that and starting from scratch is that you don’t have to spend years building the foundations first. Most people going it alone spend their first few years figuring out the systems, establishing the client relationships, and building a reputation from nothing. Many businesses never survive long enough to enjoy the rewards.
With Countrywide Signs, all of that already exists. The brand is an established UK leader, the processes are proven, and the national accounts that deliver a significant part of your income are in place before you even start.
All you need to bring is the commitment to deliver a great service and the drive to make the most of what’s already there.
In other words, everything you’ve spent your time in service perfecting.