The Blinds Network Company Ltd

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Start your own blinds business with this opportunity

Business Partnership

Could this be for you?

If you are self-motivated, practical, healthy, good with people, like variety and are looking for a pleasant straight forward way to earn good money then becoming a Business Partner with the Blinds Network Company could be for you.  We’ll help you set up your own blinds business and show you how to turn it into a business that helps you achieve your goals. And with us you choose your goals - whether  they are to establish a business that enables you to  follow an easy lifestyle of your choice or build a business that generates very high earnings and becomes your own private pension fund.

 

“Never learn with your own money”

So many people setting up their own businesses learn the hard way by trial and error, often spending time and money on things that look promising on paper but don’t work in practice.  If you make too many mistakes finding out what doesn’t work you can go out of business before you’ve even started.   Starting your own business in a market you don’t know makes it doubly difficult even when there is lots of business to be had.

 

If you become a partner with the Blinds Network Company things couldn’t be more different from that.  For a start, the guys running the business, Paul Turner and Malcolm Morris will tell you they’ve learned all the lessons for you themselves because they did do it the hard way. You won’t be learning with your money because they learned with their money.  They’ve had lots of experience starting and running successful blinds businesses.  Your money will get spent wisely getting you up and running the smart way – and it will be many times faster and easier than doing it yourself from scratch.   But that’s not all.   You receive the correct mix of training and ongoing support to make you successful. When asked about it, Paul and Malcolm said

 

“We joined forces to help other people set up their own window blinds business without the steep learning curve and wasted time, as well as money involved in trial and error.  Coupled with the discounts we can offer business partners on their trade blind purchases, we have an appealing proposition to anyone looking to set up a profitable business.”

 

Nevertheless, you are not locked into a rigid way of dosing things. At all times remember that this is your own business, you may do as you wish.  You may take advice from Paul and Malcolm or not, but it is in their best interest to offer training and support that will help you to be successful.   The Blinds Network Company we take a management fee from its partners. The more money you make, the more the company makes, therefore this really is a partnership - in success.

 

At the Blinds Network we can specifically help and advise on the following but in a nutshell, most people do not look to start their own business because they are good at running businesses.  They do so because they are good at doing something.    We will help you run your business, take some of the time consuming elements away from you and try to leave you as free as possible to focus on doing the business of your business!

 

What we help with

Just look through the following and see for yourself  what you get from being a Business Partner.

 

 

Where to Buy Blinds At Less than Wholesale

We have tried several suppliers and have negotiated discounts that we can pass on to you.  We seek out and test new companies and currently have an excellent mix of quality and price.   Because of our combined buying power we can usually supply you with blinds cheaper than they will deal with you direct.  This in itself can offset the management fee.

 

Gaining Customers

The most expensive thing any business does is gain new customers.  We have developed some good systems that constantly produce new customers for us, and we will actually manage your advertising for you to free your time and give you maximum return on investment.

 

Repeat & Referral Business

This is often overlooked and again, we have tried very hard to make this work.  We currently receive about 40% to 50% of our work from existing customers and this figure is growing.  We can help get you there quicker than we did!

 

Increasing Your Order Values & Profits

We have learned how to leverage our income by selling new product ranges and enhancing every sale.  We can help you build more sales from the same amount of customers, ethically and without pressure.

 

Admin & Monitoring Of Your Business

We have systems in place that can help you monitor your business and get a greater return for any promotional spend you put in place.

 

We would like to stress that we will work with you on an individual basis.  The basics will always be the same but regional differences occur.  You will be working with a team of people that have actual experience in the blinds trade.  

 

What we don’t do

We don’t dictate to you a series of rules about how you run you business. We believe you set up your own business because you really did want to be your own boss. So,

· You don’t have to wear our uniform (we don’t have one)

· You don’t have to adopt our logos, corporate images or art work

· You don’t have to meet targets we set you – you set your own if you want to

· You don’t have to follow rigid procedures, rule books

· You just concentrate on building your own windows blinds business in partnership with us.

 

How We Work Together with you

 

We…

• Research your area and recommend which advertising routes to follow

• Book all of your advertising for you

• Build a professional web site for you to promote your business

• Discuss with you which suppliers are suitable for you

• Work with you to get the pricing correct for your business

• Share our experience to set you on the correct path from day one, cutting out a lot of expensive experimenting on your behalf

• Share our methods of gaining repeat and referral business

• Share our business generation tactics

• Process your orders . . .

 

plus more - as this is your business our service can be bespoke, unlike that of a franchise operation.

 

You…

• Actually go and take care of customers

• Pay for your own advertising

• Pay for your own blinds at the time of ordering

• Monitor your business, giving us the information we need to help you

 

 

For our ongoing support we charge a percentage of your turnover.  This is 10% of your sales up to the first £10,000 excluding VAT.  After 3 months there is a minimum fee of £200 +VAT per month

 

The way we work is that the savings you make on the wholesale cost of your blinds will cover much, if not all of our fee.   As we take a percentage, we are linked with you and have to ensure we support you.   We like to think we are partners, but you are free to run your business how you wish.   We will discuss this further if you like the sound of what we can do to help you, and contact us.

 

Visit our contact page here or call 0845 2011781 to find out more.

 

Start-up help

 

You will receive

• A licence to operate in your own area.  You may work where you wish, but this ensures we don’t put another partner in the same area to compete against you.

• Sample books, swatches and sample blinds as appropriate.

• A web site with your company name promoted in the search engines

• Ongoing training as required to help you reach your income goals

• A marketing pack to promote your business

• Public liability insurance for the 1st year

 

On-going benefits

You always have help and support at the end of the phone, a regular injection of ideas and the comfort and enjoyment of being part of a community of like-minded mutually supportive people.    The financial benefits of being in the Blinds Network become greater the more you sell because of the substantial savings on everything you buy.

 

The competition?

The blinds market is a competitive market - probably because it remains one where there is a lot of business to be had.   The Blinds Network has been set up to be able to compete well against the other players in the market place on quality, price and services.   

 

When it comes to your own choice of who to join we invite you compare what we offer with the alternatives.  We believe that on financial side alone you will find we offer excellent value for money but perhaps more important in the long run we offer you the chance to achieve your own goals instead of someone else’s.

 

What our Business Partners Say

Don’t take our word for it. Ask the people who have already joined us.  

 

“I’d tell a friend who was thinking of joining the network that they would have lots of re-assurance and confidence building a business on their own, because they’d not be on their own!  Also I’d say it is very enjoyable and rewarding, plus they’d be in profit in 2-3 months” - Bob Dutton

 

“Working on your own is extremely difficult, it is a great asset to have someone looking after your ordering, helping with your advertising and generally allowing you to spend your time selling, and therefore building your business.” -  John Holmes

 

“I have only been trading for a few  months, and after a shaky start, I am now finding the business both rewarding and satisfying. The on-going support from the Blinds Network Company is exceptional, there is always somebody available to ask questions or sort out problems, with a combined experience of over 50 years, there is probably nothing about blinds that at least one member of the group does not know. I would wholeheartedly recommend the Blinds Network Company if you thinking of starting a business in this area.”

- Tony Evans

 

“We believe that you could easily double your price and still get people interested. The value for money is sensational.” - Kris Bennett

 

Costs and Earnings?

We charge £1999 + VAT to set you up.  Then you pay a percentage of your retail price for blinds you buy from us as the management fee for all the support and help you get – but you still pay far less than you would from buying direct because the Blinds Network Company works in a similar way to a wholesaler in terms of what you pay.

 

Blinds are the easiest way to start, and once you have enough experience to know you can measure and fit okay, there are specialist options available for those that want to pursue them.  This includes awnings, wood shutters and conservatory roof blinds.  Training is often free but there may be charges for additional sample books and specialist tools / sample for which we simply pass on the cost from the suppliers.

 

If you’ve already looked at the alternatives then we believe you’ll see we are less expensive and much better value for money.  When it comes to profits and earning you are largely in control. You decide your earnings objectives and we’ll help you plan for them.  Provide your earning expectations are realistic (this is a get rich slow scheme not a get rich quick scheme) you should be more than satisfied.

 

We’d love to tell you more, especially details about what it costs and what you can earn, but before we do that we need you to agree not to disclose confidential information. That’s simple enough. Just get in touch and we’ll take you to the next step – no obligation – no hard sell (we don’t need to do a hard sell – this almost sells itself!)

 

Visit our contact page here or call 0845 2011781 to find out more.