Make Your Statement
With signs and graphics, you can say anything, do anything and be anything! Become a franchisee today.
Overview
- Outlets: 765+
- Minimum Investment: £36,000
- Funding Support: Yes
- Total Investment: £150,000
- Franchise Fee: £21,000
- Business Type: Franchise
- Expected Revenue after 2 Years: £200,000
- Operating Fee: N/A
- Advertising Fee: 2%
- Royalty Fee: 7%
- Average Floor Space: 1,500 sqft
About FASTSIGNS
FASTSIGNS is a global leader in the franchised signs and graphics sector, with over 765 centres operating worldwide. Offering a proven route to successful business ownership, in an industry driven by technology and creativity, to exceed an annual turnover of £1 million.
As a FASTSIGNS franchisee, you’ll help any business, in any industry, make their statement through signs and graphics. Whether they need exterior building signs, signs to direct and inform, signs to decorate, signs to theme an event, or signs to promote - signage is always in demand. So, your business will always be in demand.
Training and Support Provided
With a dedicated, UK-based support team and a US-based Head Office, the business support you’ll receive is at the core of our promise to lead you to grow a profitable business.
With world-leading, industry experts at the helm, you’ll soon feel confident in your journey, as you are nurtured throughout the lifetime of your franchise with us.
“We were definitely nervous, as we were both complete sign novices. But we had help at every turn!” Tunde Sodipo, FASTSIGNS Northampton
Comprehensive Training Delivered
We know signage looks technical, and we can’t deny that it is! But, we have comprehensive training methods designed to ensure you’re well on the path to becoming an expert, when you open the doors of your business.
As a franchisee, you will receive:
- 2 weeks of Foundations Training at our Dallas Head Office
- 1 Week in a UK centre with your mentor
- 1 Week, Centre-based Business Consultant training visit, pre-launch
- 24/7 access to FASTSIGNS University
- Gamification Mobile Access Training
- A robust programme of ongoing training events, in sales, marketing, substrates and more
- Annual visits from US-based industry experts
- 2 Convention event opportunities, per annum
Business Management
Our team of dedicated Business Consultants work with you to develop your business plan, and help you manage your objectives against it for success. We are also able to help you access HR support, accounting support, technical expertise and much more. Whatever you need, whenever you need it.
“We love being owners; being in control of our business and working in it, as well on it. The Head Office Support Team helped us move our mindsets from employees to owners, supporting us to achieve our goals. We’ve grown our business by over 30%, have taken on new team members, and we’re extremely excited for the future!” Melanie & Jose Martinez and Alan White
Marketing Support
We consistently invest in our brand positioning, website, and technology ensuring we can attribute ROI to your marketing activities. Marketing is at the centre of what we do. With consistent ‘On Your Behalf’ marketing activity and local marketing support, we’ll help you ensure your business is as visible as possible.
The Ideal FASTSIGNS Franchisee
Believe it or not, our franchisees rarely join us with previous signage experience! All we require from our franchisees is for you to be organised, business-minded and able to communicate effectively with your customers.
As our franchise opportunity is predominantly a management opportunity, depending on your experience, skills and likes, we can build your team around you! If you’re a great manager, we’ll build a team of sales, design and production around you.
Like-wise if you’re a creative designer, we’ll recruit management skills, sales experience and production expertise.
FASTSIGNS’ History
FASTSIGNS first launched in Dallas, Texas in 1985, reaching the UK in 1994 and has expanded into 8 other countries over the past 37 years. Over this time, FASTSIGNS we’ve helped our franchisees build businesses that facilitate their lifestyle, allowing them to build a career to complements their skills.
To do this, we continuously strive to bring cutting-edge signage technology, coupled with powerful business strategy, so our top centres consistently achieve sales in excess of £1million.
FASTSIGNS has won countless international franchise industry awards and, specifically in the UK, we are consistently awarded 5-star satisfaction from our franchise network.
Next Steps – your exciting future awaits you!
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Typically banks will lend up to 70% of the total investment. FASTSIGNS have excellent relationships with all major banks and are able to introduce you to franchise specialists in each bank.
The typical total investment is £81,798 (plus working capital), and the franchise fee is £17,500.
FASTSIGNS UK Celebrates Year of Franchisee Achievements
The event, hosted at St George's Park in Burton-Upon-Trent, also saw FASTSIGNS Franchisees and Sales Professionals take part in peer-to-peer learning sessions and workshops, before the awards ceremony commenced in the evening.
FASTSIGNS UK managing director, John Davies, commemorated the start of the evening’s celebrations with a speech before honouring award winners from across the network.
In total, there were 29 awards, split into categories including, Franchisee of the Year, Project of the Year, Supplier of the Year, Rising Star of the Year, The Sales Achievement Award and the Comprehensive Solutions Award and much more.
By unanimous decision, Lee Simpson, managing director of FASTSIGNS St Albans, was crowned Franchisee of the Year. Upon receiving the award, Lee was honoured for his commitment to the centre, with special acknowledgements towards his customer service efforts, a significant increase in sales and charitable activities in his community.
FASTSIGNS Bolton was awarded the Project of the Year for its work with Carrs Pasties, which saw the team help the brand expand beyond the North West.
The prestigious Employee of the Year award went to Tim Hayes of FASTSIGNS Northampton - the company’s most recently launched centre.
Tim was credited with becoming an integral part of the franchise, helping new team members get to grips with life at FASTSIGNS Northampton through positive, upbeat and professional support.
The Rising Star of the Year award, which commemorates new-starters in their drive to achieve excellent signage sales, went to Daniella Marcos-Pringle of FASTSIGNS Hammersmith. Since joining the company, she has demonstrated ‘out of the box’ thinking in regard to obtaining conversions, which, however small, could grow into significant accounts. With such driven employees in the business, it was no surprise that this centre also won the Comprehensive Customer Solutions Award for their work with the University of West London.
It was Mark Phelps, managing director of FASTSIGNS Kingston, who took home the Sales Achievement Award, with an outstanding 2023 sales record.
Commenting on the annual convention, John Davies, managing director at FASTSIGNS UK, said:
“I can’t believe we’ve wrapped up yet another FASTSIGNS UK Convention. It’s been a real pleasure to see so many of our hard-working franchisees come together in one place to celebrate all the fantastic things they have achieved, across the network, in 2023.
“It’s been another challenging year of business, particularly with the cost-of-living-crisis as a backdrop to our daily lives, adding extra importance to not only our customer service but those of our customers, who have been more reliant than ever on us to deliver design expertise, support and value to their businesses.
“There have been a few standout moments from this year’s event. Huge shout-outs should go to Lee Simpson, who has gone above and beyond supporting his customers and his wider community of St Albans. Employee of the Year also went to Tim Hayes of FASTSIGNS Northampton - one of our newest centres - so it’s great to see them already off to a flying start, and FASTSIGNS Bolton’s work with Carrs Pasties, to support their bid to establish themselves as a nationwide brand, gets a notable win as Project of the Year.”
Other winners included:
- FASTSIGNS St Albans - Sales Improvement of the Year.
- Metamark - Supplier of the Year.
The FASTSIGNS UK network currently comprises 25 franchises across the country and offers a range of ways to join the franchise, including new centre launches, co-brand and conversion opportunities.
As a franchisee I wanted a franchisor that had more than just a business model. Apart from being a globally trusted brand, FASTSIGNS provides a wide support network of highly regarded professionals with excellent product knowledge. There is a solid platform that ensures franchisees have all the tools required to reach their potential.
FASTSIGNS is the complete package – excellent training and start-up support, professional ongoing marketing and technical support, respected by suppliers and customers.
"They understand that the success of the franchisee is paramount to their success - a rare feature with most franchisors. If I had to do it again - no question about it - FASTSIGNS®."
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