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We are not renting someone’s platform, code or program. Our AI only knows our data and continually gets smarter with every appointment and transaction. , competitive_advantage_6=In-House Call Center: Rule #1 in home service…ANSWER THE PHONE. Rule #2, instill confidence in your customer so they will let you come over. Our call center is designed for scheduling appointments and customer Q&A. , competitive_advantage_5=Recession resistant: Adding maintenance revenue streams to the Bloomin’ Blinds business allows us to thrive in tight economic times. Bloomin’ Blinds offer repairs as a core offering but franchise owners can also add blind cleaning and window washing if they choose. Adding a strong service element to the business allows for recession resistance, competitive_advantage_4=Franchisor led organization: The Stuart family did the work personally for 18 years before the formation of the franchise organization. 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Bloomin’ Blinds is the only company that is trained, prepared, and excited about the ongoing maintenance of these products after the installation (as well as selling new ones), even if we didn’t install them. Bloomin’ Blinds is the only national retailer that offers sales, installation, AND repair. Bloomin’ Blinds was founded the morning of 9/11/2001…literally, the corporation paperwork was filed the day the towers were hit. In the wake of the financial recession that followed, Bloomin’ Blinds was able to make a name for itself as consumers shifted into a “maintenance” vs “buying new” perspective. As “sales only” companies were struggling to find perspective buyers, Bloomin’ Blinds was thriving and building a customer base with its repair AND sales model. After nearly two decades of building the family business and becoming one of the largest retailers in the Dallas metro area, the franchise corporation was formed in 2014. Bloomin’ Blinds is currently led by the same family members (the brothers) that built the original model, adding decades of experience and passion to the support of our franchise owners. We are “blind guys” that started a franchise, we are not franchise guys that got a job at a window covering franchise. Our passion is teaching, mentoring, and walking with our owners as they grow. With six years of franchising experience, we have built a recipe for every aspect of this business, providing support for franchise owners in every possible way.Bloomin’ Blinds is a zero-inventory, high-margin, home-based, truly mobile service that does not require a lot of employees to be successful. 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Bloomin' Blinds

Brand Summary

Bloomin’ Blinds is a technology company that happens to sell, install, and repair blinds. Powered by franchising’s first custom-built internal AI engine, Bloomin’ Blinds owners are able to harness a decade of data to power their business forward. The dirty little secret in window coverings is that just about every company sells the same products and they do it for about the same price. The key to success in window coverings is speed to appointment, the ability to quickly build rapport and trust, and expertise in articulating the “value add” in picking Bloomin’ Blinds.

Bloomin’ Blinds has built its success on the foundation of personal relationships with our customers, instilling a sense of confidence, competence and assurance with their customers well before any conversation regarding product or price. The family that built Bloomin’ Blinds continues to lead from the front with over 20 years of personal experience in the field, yet still maintains an avid appetite for learning from their franchise owners.

Combining relationships, value-add, and technology is the winning combination for a successful Bloomin’ Blinds franchise owner, and the brand as a whole.

Brand Superpowers

Founder led, 100% family owned

Predictive analytics pushing marketing, cold calling and ops

Highly scalable, no inventory, no storefront, quick start

Can start as owner/operator or with employees

In-house call center manages inbound leads and scheduling

*THE NUMBERS

$115,700 - $212,100 Investment Range

$342,569.45 One Van Owner Total Sales

$80,833.92 (23.60%) One Van Owner Adjusted Earnings

6% Royalty

2% Brand Fund

$150,000 Financial Requirements

Founder	Kelsey, Kristopher, and Kevin Stuart
Home Office Location	Plano, TX
Company Founded	2001
Began Franchising	2014
Industry	Window Coverings
Industry Size	Global: $30B / US: $5.2B
Veteran Discount	10% off first territory franchise fee
Group Health Insurance	No

Founder	Kelsey, Kristopher, and Kevin Stuart
Home Office Location	Plano, TX
Company Founded	2001
Began Franchising	2014
Industry	Window Coverings
Industry Size	Global: $30B / US: $5.2B
Veteran Discount	10% off first territory franchise fee
Group Health Insurance	No

Company Units Open	0
Franchise Units Awarded All Time	162
Franchise Units Awarded Last 12 Months	32
Franchise Units Open	145
Number of franchisees	81

Desire to scale / multi-unit ownership
Owner Operator Preferred
Relationship Builder
Values Outstanding Customer Service
Ability to recruit and scale a team
Community Centric

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

DO THEY OFFER FINANCING TO HELP BUY THE FRANCHISE?

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WHAT KIND OF TECHNOLOGY DO THEY HAVE IN PLACE?

Project Visualizer, Job Management, Scheduling, CRM, Inventory Management, Billing, Logistics and Employee Development, AI Powered Marketing and Cold Calling

DO THEY OFFER FLEXIBLE OWNERSHIP?

Yes

DO THEY OFFER A DISCOUNT TO VETERANS?

10% off first territory franchise fee

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