About Us
Furniture Medic is a division of The ServiceMaster Company, a Fortune 500 company with 53 years of franchising experience. Furniture Medic offers prospective owners a unique, low-investment franchise opportunity. As the largest furniture and wood repair and restoration company in the world, Furniture Medic has more than 600 franchises. Our unique products and processes enable much of the work to be done on-site, resulting in reduced costs and time savings for residential and commercial customers.
Opportunities for Furniture Medic services are everywhere. Customers include homeowners, business owners, moving companies, hotels, furniture retailers, property managers and insurance companies—almost anywhere furniture or woodwork is found! Training
Through our ongoing training programs, Furniture Medic consistently embraces the corporate objective, "To help people develop." Throughout our history, education and training at every level have been Furniture Medic hallmarks.
Startup
Prior to arrival at the Training Academy, each franchisee completes a "21-Day home study" course designed to bring the class in at the same level - without regard to previous woodworking skills. Once at the Academy, new owners undergo an intensive, two-week, hands-on curriculum that develops target skill sets and integrates them into the services you will provide. Attention is also focused on actual business startup, marketing, customer acquisition and retention.
Ongoing
After graduation from the Training Academy, franchisees may want to participate in a Mentoring Program that pairs experienced franchisees with new owners in the same general service area. The purpose is to press new skill sets into use while developing finesse in customer acquisition. Additionally, there are opportunities to enhance skills through Regional Meetings as well as our Annual Convention. Here, new products and processes are showcased and exhibited. These gatherings provide owners with the opportunity to network, solve common problems and master new skills and techniques. Support
Whether your goal is to develop an owner-operator business or a large business with many employees, our Support Staff will show you how to use our proprietary business tools to help you develop a plan, implement it and chart your progress along the way. Whatever your business size, you will want to grow profitably so you do not have growth without the ensuing profits. We’ll teach you how to use the tools that can lead to profitable growth.
Marketing
A multi-faceted brand awareness program was initiated in 1998 to provide the Furniture Medic name with top-of-the-mind-awareness among consumers and commercial interests, as well as the moving and casualty insurance industries. Our National Accounts program has experienced double-digit growth in each of the past two years.
Two full-time marketing managers assist owners in developing growth-building marketing strategies complemented by an array of effective sales materials.
In order to promote the services of our franchisees to major customer groups, we exhibit at various conventions and trade shows during the year. Our franchisees benefit from business generated by these activities.
We also have several trade show booths available to you for home shows and business-oriented shows in your local market. Financial
Cash Investment: $15,000-$20,000
Total Investment: $50,000
Minimum Net Worth: $75,000
Franchise Fee: $24,500
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