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The Promotional Products and Decorated apparel business is everywhere today. Corporations, schools, universities, sports teams, arenas, convention centers, clubs, events, churches, etc. all buy decorated apparel and advertising specialty products. As an imageOne franchise, you can provide these products to those companies and organizations in your protected territory.
The promotional product industry is an 8 billion dollar business. To find out more about a position with imageOne or owning your own imageOne franchise, just click below:
imageOne History
Franchising Facts
Features
Benefits
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Franchise Process
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imageOne History
imageOne was born out of a desire to provide high quality embroidery in a market where quality is generally absent. The competition has generally provided a low level of customer service by offering few choices, limited selection and colors, and retail style or catalog purchasing only.
Our purpose in forming imageOne was to provide a higher value service to the consumer at the customer’s place of business. Once we establish ourselves as the customer’s uniform and professional product consultant and provider, we offer ordering systems that make it easy for our customers. We utilize internet tools to allow customers 24/7 access to our products, catalogs and search tools. Additionally we provide innovative products and top quality personalization which gives us a reputation that brings referrals from our customers. And finally, we meet or exceed the customer’s turn around time. We currently offer the fastest turn around time in the industry and far faster than our best competitors.
This philosophy has lead to our tremendous growth. We continue to market these advantages with great success.
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When you buy a franchise you don’t just buy a business, but you buy a system and a philosophy on how to do business. You learn from the mistakes of those that have gone before you and you tap into their knowledge and proven business formula:
- Franchises have a success rate of two and a half times greater than independent non-franchising businesses
- 95% of all franchises operate past their first year where less then 35% of independent businesses succeed.
- Franchising allows you to enter into a new venture with a more experienced partner, while still owning 100% of your business.
- Franchise businesses account for 42% of all retail sales in the United States.
- Franchise businesses employ more than 8.5 million Americans.
- Studies show that less than 5% of franchised businesses are closed each year.
Features of an imageOne franchise
When you franchise with imageOne you get a brand that has customer awareness, a logo, a website, a presence in your community. Today, imageOne is known for our high quality and fast turnaround. Our clients know that if it is imageOne it will provide them with strong value. This business model provides our franchisees with many unique features:
- No retail hours. You are able to make and work your own hours.
- Low overhead with no brick and mortar business expenses.
- Low overhead with no equipment to purchase and maintain
- Low initial investment.
- Full time customer Service Department that answers your phone while you are with your customer.
- High repeat business. Customers come to depend on you as their wearable and promotional product expert.
- Your business is built on relationships and not dependent on walk in traffic.
- Your future is not subject to someone else evaluating your usefulness and value.
- Your future is not based on a company outsourcing your position or closing you location of employment.
Benefits of an imageOne franchise
At imageOne we view our many Franchise Owners as strength, providing opportunities to develop brand recognition. Together we share knowledge, education and ideas as well as use our combined strength in purchasing and market dominance. We combine each of our members entrepreneurial small business drive with the resources of a larger company that our combined strength offers, including:
- Instant Name Recognition.
- Protected Territory.
- No Experience Required.
- Strong Proven Profit Centers.
- Complete and comprehensive training and support.
- Proven Marketing & Sales techniques.
- Business development tools.
- On site business set up and training. Customer visits and relationship referrals.
- Quarterly training meetings which provide opportunities to network with other owners and learn additional skills that will help grow their businesses.
- Vendor presentations and training.
- Preferred vendor pricing and discounting.
- Special vendor sample pricing.
- Direct input into franchise problems and solutions.
- Customer Service Support of imageOne professionals, dedicated to helping our owners and their customers grow their businesses.
- Computer and telephone systems that connect you directly to our Corporate Infrastructure.
Once you are part of our imageOne team, our support to you continues. We provide the following on going services to you to help your business continue to grow:
- Direct (into System) Order Entry.
- Up to date product quoting.
- Sales and Marketing Fliers.
- Custom Customer Web Stores.
- Custom Customer Order forms and fliers.
- State of the Art Embroidery Services.
- State of the Art Sublimation and Transfer Services.
- State of the Art Silk-screening Services.
- Digital and Graphic Support Services.
- Available Customer Service Professionals.
- Continued Negotiation with vendors for special pricing and rebates.
Interested? If you think an imageOne franchise is the right fit for you, we have set up a 5 step process which is outlined below:
- Fill out an application and mail or fax it to us.
- We will contact you for a phone interview to review your application and answer any initial questions you may have.
- If we both agree that you will excel in our system, you will receive a Franchise Offering Circular through our designated agent. Our agent will discuss the Circular and any legal and/or financial questions.
- Once all your questions and our questions are answered, we will schedule a visit to our offices to showcase imageOne and answer all remaining questions.
- We then sign the Franchise Agreement and schedule your training. We also will advise and help you set up all additional aspects of your business at this time.
It is important that we make this process smooth and as informative as possible.
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