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Archadeck Outdoor Living

Brand Summary

Archadeck is the leading luxury designer and builder of outdoor living spaces in the industry. With over eighty-five locations and 150,000+ projects totaling more than 1 billion in projects completed, Archadeck Outdoor Living is a proven business model for success. We offer a comprehensive model that focuses on residential custom design and builds for outdoor living spaces. Our business model is focused on more than just decks though. In fact, decks represent only a portion of the types of projects that are designed and built under the Archadeck Outdoor Living brand. Screened porches, sunrooms, three-season rooms, patios, hardscapes, outdoor kitchens, shade structures, pergolas, gazebos, and other categories of outdoor living structures are all important parts of our business mix. The growth potential with Archadeck can be as vast as the great outdoors itself.

Brand Superpowers

Strong Profit Margins (Defined in the Item 19 earnings claim

Unlimited Growth Potential in a high demand industry

The only full-service design build outdoor living franchise

Statistics show a 70%-100% ROI on outdoor living spaces

Part of Empower Brands Family

*THE NUMBERS

$120,400 - $139,300 Investment Range

$2,279,069 Average Gross Revenue

$992,100 (40.5%) Average Gross Profit Margin

6.5% of Gross Sales Royalty

1.5% Brand Marketing Fund on gross sales begins after the first 12 months of operational start date Brand Fund

$250,000 Financial Requirements

Founder	Empower Brands
Home Office Location	Richmond, VA
Company Founded	1980
Began Franchising	2008
Industry	Outdoor Living Design/ Build
Industry Size	$400 Billion
Veteran Discount	15% off of inital territory fee
Group Health Insurance	No

Founder	Empower Brands
Home Office Location	Richmond, VA
Company Founded	1980
Began Franchising	2008
Industry	Outdoor Living Design/ Build
Industry Size	$400 Billion
Veteran Discount	15% off of inital territory fee
Group Health Insurance	No

Company Units Open	0
Franchise Units Awarded All Time
Franchise Units Awarded Last 12 Months	22
Franchise Units Open	80
Number of franchisees	53

Strong Sales Ability
Relationship Builder
Outgoing

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

DO THEY OFFER FINANCING TO HELP BUY THE FRANCHISE?

WHAT KIND OF TECHNOLOGY DO THEY HAVE IN PLACE?

Project Visualizer, Job Management, Scheduling, CRM, Billing, Logistics and Proprietary Pricing Tool for Construction Pricing

DO THEY OFFER FLEXIBLE OWNERSHIP?

DO THEY OFFER A DISCOUNT TO VETERANS?

15% off of inital territory fee

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