Marla Custom Blinds

How you can start your own business for less than £10,000!

Would you like to run your own franchised blinds operation, selling bespoke blinds, shutters and awnings to homes and businesses in your area?

GET IN EARLY. Why? Because MCB is offering a generous discount of £5,000 off the franchise investment for a limited period!

Make your resolution now. With this genuine, low-cost startup you could be your own boss sooner than you imagine. What’s more, the hours are flexible, so you can easily fit the business around your family life.

What’s so great about blinds?

Blinds are an in-demand purchase for homes and businesses throughout the UK. If you take a look at all of the houses, flats, shops and offices in your area, you’ll quickly realise that bathrooms and kitchens aren’t the only places that benefit from blinds. Have you ever seen an office with curtains? An increasing number of MCB customers are also using blinds to diffuse and control the light in their conservatories, adding real and aesthetic value to the home.

The blinds business in numbers

• In the UK alone the window coverings market is worth an estimated £1.34billion
• 68 percent of homeowners buy made-to-measure blinds
• The window coverings market is estimated to grow 4 percent in the next 12 months

As an MCB franchisee making an average profit of £350 on conservatory blinds alone, you only need two jobs each week to earn a healthy income. And with good local promotion, you’re almost certain to get more than that.

Blinding profits

MCB recently completed two commercial blind fitting jobs: the first made the company an impressive £13,000; the second, a staggering £20,000. That’s £33,000 from just two jobs! And with a profit margin of up to 50%, it’s easy to see how you can begin to enjoy a great income with real autonomy.

So, do you need to have experience fitting blinds and awnings?

In a word: ‘no’. If you can assemble a basic shelving unit from IKEA, and have the confidence to deal with people in a sales capacity, plus the determination to succeed, you have the credentials required to become an MCB franchisee. And just to give you that extra boost of confidence, MCB provides comprehensive, in-house and onsite training to ensure you’re ready to get out selling and fitting blinds – and making money!

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More about Marla and its founders

MCB has been manufacturing and selling blinds for fifteen years. With high profile customers ranging from the BBC to the NHS, the company’s products can be found in businesses and commercial properties as well as homes and conservatories throughout the South West of England.

Company founders, Angela and Martin Froud, are looking for serious applicants who are keen to prosper running their own business in the blinds industry.

As a new franchisee, you will benefit from Angela and Martin’s wealth of experience and knowledge, and their hands on approach ensuring success at every stage of your franchised business’ growth.

Martin Froud says: “There aren’t many businesses you can buy into in this sector for such a low initial investment. We’re giving the right candidates a head start in business, a leg up in the home improvement sector, and all of the tools they need to ensure success.”

The path to profit

With LESS THAN £10,000 you can take control of your future, run your own business, be in charge of your diary AND become your own boss!

If you enjoy meeting people and envisage yourself running a lucrative mobile franchise in the blinds and awnings trade, contact MCB today!

Committed to credentials

At the end of last year, Martin and Angela, along with the MCB team, were delighted to win approval for provisional membership from the British Franchise Association (bfa), highlighting their strong belief in adherence to a strict code of franchising ethics. That means new franchisees can have greater certainty that they are teaming up with a company that has their best interests at heart.

Says Angela: “At Marla Custom Blinds, we have always operated ethically, treating our customers with the courtesy and respect they deserve. Our franchise is built on this honesty and trust. We hope that potential franchisees will see our positive attitude towards ethics as a winning factor when choosing their franchise opportunity.”

Does MCB belong to any other professional bodies?

Certain of its ability to deliver a consistent and reliable service, along with exemplary products, MCB has always been keen to do whatever it can to give both customers and new franchisees added confidence. Today, MCB is a member of the Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS), a longstanding member of the British Blinds and Shutters Association (BBSA), and also a member of the nationally recognised and independent customer feedback service, Checkatrade. Information on Checkatrade is easily accessed online, giving potential franchisees the chance to see genuine customer comments about MCB’s products and services.

Make blinds your business

The MCB Franchise can be operated as a single van, multiple-van, or even a premises-based operation, though it is likely that all new franchisees will start out operating a single van as they learn the rudiments of the business.

As an MCB franchise owner you will get to:

• Respond to enquiries received or passed on to you by head office
• Generate your own enquiries through local marketing and advertising
• Carry out site surveys
• Pass on expert advice – much of which will be taught to you during your comprehensive training course
• Delegate installations to your employed fitters as your business expands
• Carry out after-sales customer care and build up your referrals
• Benefit from selling an exclusive range of blinds and awnings, made at MCB’s own factory in Portsmouth
• Develop your business to generate an excellent profit

Train. Trade. Train.

Says Martin: “From our own experience, we know that training is only effective when it’s put to use in the real world. But we also know that in the real world of business, problems arise. That’s why, after one week of in-house training, we encourage our franchisees to begin trading before they begin a second week of ‘revision training’. The great thing is that the second week doesn’t have to be taken in one block – it can be broken up any way a franchisee chooses. In short, new franchisees get to set their own learning pace, while they trade.”

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Well supported

Being an MCB franchisee is about being part of a team that’s there when you need help and advice. MCB will provide you with all of the training and marketing materials you need to start your business. On top of that, any leads that come through to head office will be allocated to the appropriate territories, adding to business generated by individual franchisees’ own local marketing initiatives. These are just some of the things that reflect the commitment MCB has to the personal and business growth of its new franchisees.

Five more reasons MCB is key to your success.

As a new franchisee you’ll benefit from…

• A profitable business for less than £10,000
• A genuine saving of £5,000 on the franchise fee for a limited period
• A slice of an industry worth more than £1.34billion a year
• The chance to take control of your future, working for yourself but not by yourself
• Being part of a company that’s been around for 15 years

Remember to get in quick if you want to be one of the first franchisees to benefit from a £5,000 saving!

The Franchise Package

The cost of an MCB Franchise is currently £9,500 + VAT (a saving of £5,000) and provides you with:

• A five-year renewable licence to operate as an MCB franchisee
• An exclusive territory to operate in
• A launch marketing campaign worth more than £3,000
• A start-up pack of promotional marketing material
• A starter kit containing all of the tools and equipment you’ll need to operate the business
• A supply of MCB branded uniforms
• Your own personalised MCB van livery

PLUS

• Your own personalised contact details on the MCB website
• A comprehensive Franchise Operations Manual, covering everything you need to know about running your new business
• Two weeks of comprehensive training
• Ongoing support

If you’re enthusiastic, self-motivated, hard working and have the desire to work for yourself but not by yourself, then MCB would love to hear from you.

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Further Information

Franchise Information

BFA Membership Status
Provisional

UK Years Established
1 year

Current UK Coverage
0%

Franchisee Support Staff
4

Personal Investment Req.
£10,000

Total Startup Cost
£20,000 approx

Why Choose Us?

Latest News

21st December 2009
THE BFA GIVES MARLA CUSTOM BLINDS AN EARLY CHRISTMAS SURPRISE

Special Feature

5th November 2009
Angela & Martin Froud founders of Marla Custom Blinds, expliain how it all started.