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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.
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Today, in 5 minutes or less:
✔ Attractive Resale with $1.4M in Annual Sales**
✔ Solid Franchise with Average Gross Revenue of $2.8M*
✔ Corporate to Ownership: Keith’s Path to Something Bigger
✔ This Secret Franchise Built 60+ Locations (And You’ve Never Heard of It)
*Average Gross Revenue for Franchisees in Group per FDD Issued April 3, 2025
**Sales are non-verified information provided by the franchise Owner. The data provided has NOT been verified by
the franchisor. You should treat the values as approximated values. Buyer is encouraged to independently verify
the financial information and the asking price supplied by the Seller.
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FEATURED RESALE
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.
Central, South Carolina
- Asking price of $1.06M
- Annual Sales: $1.45M
- 2 Territories Included
- Cash Flow: Request Information
- Provide both residential and commercial window treatments
Other Strong Budget Blind & Home Franchise Concepts Resales Available in:
- Central Florida
- Calgary, AB, Canada
- Ontario, Canada
- New York
- Massachusetts
- Arizona
- Ohio
- And more! Ask us
Franchise Empire’s Take:
- Solid Resale – This is a rare opportunity that doesn’t typically hit the open market, and often gets scooped up by neighboring franchisees.
- 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.
Curious to learn more about this particular franchise resale, or other resales available in your area?
FRANCHISE OF THE WEEK
Description:
Benjamin Franklin offers residential and light commercial plumbing services, including maintenance, repair, remodeling, and replacement; water conditioning maintenance, repair, and replacement; drain and septic tank digging, cleaning, re-piping, and replacement. The franchisee’s role will be to manage their team of technicians and support staff, customer service, networking, and meeting with potential customers. You will have an office location where you meet with your team and hold products. You’ll start with one service vehicle and one installation vehicle and add more as your business grows.
History:
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Founded in 2001
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In 2010, Benjamin Franklin was purchased by Direct Energy. Direct Energy Services and Clockwork Home Services combined to become one of the largest providers of Plumbing, HVAC, & Electrical services in North America
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In 2019, Authority Brands acquired Clockwork Home Services from Direct Energy Services, adding Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, One Hour Heating and Air, and Mister Sparky to their portfolio of home service brands.
Numbers*:
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Corporate-Owned Territories: 10
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Franchise Units Open: 335
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Franchise Fee: $43,000
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Royalty Fee: 6%
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National Marketing Fee: 1.5% – 0%, sliding scale down as revenue increase
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Total Investment Range:
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New $143,273 – $286,702
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Conversion $84,570 – $204,824
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Term: 10 years
*Numbers according to their FDD released on April 3, 2025
Financial Data*:
*Tables below taken from the Benjamin Franklin 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document – Item 19, page 72. Numbers according to their FDD released on April 3, 2025
Benefits for the Franchisee:
- Hiring and Training – You’ll have a franchise business consultant to help you find and hire good talent. All your employees – from dispatchers to technicians – will have a robust 200+ modules of training to choose from to ensure everyone is equipped to do their job well and the Benjamin Franklin way.
- High Margin in Private Label Products – Benjamin Franklin Plumbing franchisees stay ahead of the competition by installing private label products. This prevents customers from comparison shopping for equipment prior to installation and keeps our company name and logo in the place clients need it most—on the equipment itself.
- Negotiated Pricing on Equipment & Everyday Items – BuyMax® saves Benjamin Franklin Plumbing franchisees thousands of dollars on products and services your business uses every day. With a group buying power of over $1.3 billion, we can negotiate steep rebates and discounts for the entire Authority Brands franchise network
- Discounts – Not only does Benjamin Franklin give franchise fee discounts to minorities, women, veterans, and first responders, but they also have a Conversion Program offered to a small plumbing business that would like to convert to the Benjamin Franklin name and franchise.
- Stable Industry – Plumbing will never be going away and isn’t something that homeowners or property managers can do on their own beyond small, simple jobs. This will always be something in demand.
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Episode #112: This Secret Franchise Built 60+ Locations (And You’ve Never Heard of It)
Most people don’t even know this role exists, but it’s how franchises like The Joint and Sparkle scale to 60+ locations.
In this episode, I sit down with a regional developer to break down what really determines franchise success: leadership, launch execution, and location strategy.
This is a must-watch for serious franchise buyers.
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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