Hey Empire Builders,

Welcome to this week’s Franchise Empire Newsletter, where we share specific franchise opportunities that we think are interesting, and examples of everyday folks building their empires.

Today, in 5 minutes or less:

✔ “Cool” Franchise Showing Franchisee That Makes $6.1M*

✔ Resale in Arizona with $600k+ of sales and Big Potential

✔ BIG Update for Franchise Buyers

✔ How Ryan Pineda Built His $50Million Empire

*Highest Gross Revenue Territory per 2024 FDD

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Franchise resales possess many benefits for aspiring business owners – established cash flow, experienced employees, systems in place, and brand awareness to name a few. 

This week, our featured resale comes from one of the more well-established brands in the industry: Budget Blinds. Budget Blinds, established in 1996, boasts more than 1,200 franchise units throughout the United States. They are industry leaders in providing high quality window coverings to consumers in a convenient way and at prices that fit almost every budget.

• Asking price of $410,000
• Annual Sales: $668,000
• Cash Flow : Request Information
• Provide both residential and commercial window treatments
• The surrounding area is growing with a lot of new construction
• The Owner currently does everything. This is a fantastic scaling opportunity

• Solid Resale- This is a rare opportunity that doesn’t typically hit the open market, and often gets scooped up by neighboring franchisees. 

• Upside Potential – In the 2023 FDD , owners with 3 or more territories averaged $2.7M in sales. Also the Boca area has a lot of construction going on and is a very affluent market.

• Empire Building – With such an established franchise system, once you get in, you’ll likely be able to buy nearby territories as owners look to retire, allowing you to build an empire through acquisitions. 

• Well Known Brand Name – The National Advertising is the primary driver of new business. Last year alone, Budget Blinds spent nearly $10M on internet, radio and TV advertising to generate new business for franchise owners driving over 400k inquiries!!

• Home Franchise Concepts – Family of other like-minded business owners to rely on, provide referrals to/from, and have a way to scale your empire by adding on a complementary business.

Stanley has been in telecom for 12 years and learned his company could be acquired in a year or so. He was looking to diversify his portfolio while also continuing his job for the time being. He started by looking at a resale, and other franchises but realized he was not ready to invest a large amount of money or quit his job. He wanted to get into something that allowed him to start part-time and grow into something larger. Although 80% of our clients go Full Time in their business within 3 months of launching, our team went hard to work to find lower cost opportunities with a more flexible schedule and ramp up period.

We were able to help Stanley acquire a medical billing franchise that checked off all his boxes.

Another happy client, and another notch in helping another individual successfully find, vet and launch their franchise!

• Corporate location started in 2003

• Offered franchises from 2003 to 2021 under the predecessor One Hour Air Conditioning Franchising

• Authority Brands acquired One Hour in May of 2021 

• Corporate Owned Territories: 28

• Franchise Units: 385

• Franchise Fee: $43,000

• Royalty: 6%

• National Marketing Fee: 1.5% – 0% sliding scale down as revenue goes up

• Total Investment Range: $131,092 – $274,076

• Term: 10 years
  **Numbers according to their FDD released on April 26, 2024.

One Hour Heating & Air offers residential and light commercial air conditioning and heating maintenance, repair, and equipment replacement services, including duct cleaning and other indoor air quality services. One Hour is known for showing up on time, doing quality work, and always treating customers with the best possible service. Their motto is “Always on Time… Or You Don’t Pay A Dime!”

Below tables taken from the One Hour Heating & Air 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document – Item 19.

TABLE 1

Gross Revenue by Territory, by Quartile

(For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023)

Benefits for the Franchisee:

• Rebates and Relationships – Being a part of the Authority Brands allows you to have steep rebates and discounts using the BuyMax vendors. You also have negotiated relationships with Goodman and Amana HVAC products.
• No HVAC Experience Necessary – If you’d like to, you can learn HVAC skills through the Success Academy platform, but most owners bring on a GM who has a license and will supply the technical knowledge needed for the business.
• Needed Service – This isn’t something that can be replaced by Amazon or AI. Even a handy person isn’t able to DIY their own HVAC system. There will always be a demand for heating and cooling.
• Authority Brands – You’ll not only have an opportunity to network and get referrals from sister companies, but you’ll have the chance to own multiple businesses under the same umbrella company. There are over a dozen other franchises that all share a similar customer.

Episode #96: How Ryan Pineda Built His $50Million Empire

Ryan Pineda is a former pro athlete who went from broke, flipping couches, to building a massive empire of multiple 7-figure businesses.

I got the opportunity to sit down with him and talk about how he got started in entrepreneurship, his thoughts on the 2025 real estate market, his businesses, and his faith.

This was an awesome episode so sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

Watch on YouTube

Listen on Podcast Platforms

That’s a wrap for this week’s Franchise Empire newsletter. 

Feel free to reply with any questions, or feedback. I appreciate and value your time and attention.

I’ll see you at the same time next week!

-Tariq and The Franchise Empire Team

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