Smallprint Franchise

No. 76 of the UK's Top 100

In 2004 Maija Pykett became the originator of the fingerprint jewellery concept – a range of silver keepsakes capturing a loved one's fingerprint. In addition to fingerprint jewellery, Smallprint has created and introduced new product lines ranging from miniature hand and footprints, artwork and handwriting.
The daily life of a Smallprint franchisee is very varied: some days may be spent at home making and packag- ing jewellery, others will be spent out and about, taking prints, marketing, networking and attending events.

Franchise fee	£18,500
Minimum investment	£18,500
Total investment	n/a
Financing	No

A 3-day comprehensive training course takes place at Smallprint head office in Solihull and covers the manufacturing process, the sale, customer service, PR, marketing and IT. The franchisee will receive the Smallprint operations manual and an Area Representative will serve as mentor in the following areas: marketing, networking, creating partnerships and day-to-day operations. After training, the franchisee will receive their own equipment to create Smallprint jewellery. In addition to equipment, all of the tools, working materials, products, fittings and initial stock needed will be provided.

Ongoing support is provided by head office on a daily basis and the franchisee will get:

• their own website to feature their own products, events and promotions;
• access to the Smallworld Intranet to place stock orders and exchange with other franchisees;
• marketing materials, such as flyers, business cards, brochures and more.