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May 2024 Newsletter

by | May 21, 2024

Want to start your own business? This franchise could be the chance you’ve been waiting for

Are you still hoping to start your own successful business?
Are you considering franchising as the best way to do that?

If you answered “yes” to those questions, then read on…

This franchise could be exactly the opportunity you’ve been waiting for!

The Countrywide Signs franchise offers you a proven model for starting your own business offering a service which is always in demand: supplying, erecting and maintaining their “For Sale” and “To Let” signs. This is a real “forever market” that is not affected by ups and downs in the economy. After all, people are always buying, selling, or renting houses, and it isn’t estate agents who put up those signs!

With more close to 2 million domestic and commercial properties hitting the market every year, there’s never any shortage of work!

As a partner in the Countrywide Signs franchise, you can also enjoy:

  • Being your own boss and enjoying all the freedom and financial rewards that come with it
  • Low overheads: no premises, no employee costs. Just you, your van, and job after job after job
  • Sociable working hours which you control for a better work-life balance
  • Growing your business with full marketing and operational support of an expert team
  • Getting out of the office and into the fresh air. A healthier, happier lifestyle!

Want to learn more? I’m here to help!

If you want to learn more about the Countrywide Signs franchise, I am more than happy to answer any questions you have.

My name is Rob Dancy, and I am an independent consultant from The Franchising Centre who specialises in helping franchisors and franchisees discover if they are the right match for each other. My job is to help you decide if a Countrywide Signs franchise is the kind of opportunity you are looking for. At the same time, I hope to get to know something about you, your own plans for starting a business and your expectations.

Why is why this will absolutely NOT be a sales call! Just a friendly chat about how Countrywide Signs might fit into your plans.

Northampton Franchise Resale

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

About the business

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.

Reason for sale and handover

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.

Take the Next Step

Get in touch to discuss the business, confirm the territory boundaries and explore the next steps.

Oxford Franchise Resale

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

About the business

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.

The opportunity

Currently company-owned, this established territory is now being offered to a new franchise owner.

Take the Next Step

Get in touch to discuss the business, confirm the territory boundaries and explore the next steps.

Harlow Franchise Resale

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

About the territory

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.

Reason for sale and handover

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 the Next Step

Get in touch to discuss the business, confirm the territory boundaries and explore the next steps.

Coventry Franchise Resale

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

About the territory

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.

Reason for sale

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.

Take the Next Step

Get in touch to discuss the business, confirm the territory boundaries and explore the next steps.

North Devon Franchise Resale

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

About the business

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.

Reason for sale and handover

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.

Take the Next Step

Get in touch to discuss the business, confirm the territory boundaries and explore the next steps.

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