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!
If you would like more information on what are the next steps toward your exciting future, please complete the form below.
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.
Redundancy: not the end, just a crossroads in your career!
With announcements about businesses closing or cutting back, redundancy is becoming a real worry for many. Are you one of them? Here’s how to turn that crisis into an opportunity!
Facing redundancy can feel daunting. Even if you’re considering a new career, the thought of your once secure job suddenly disappearing is scary. After the roller coaster of the last few years, even previously stable jobs, such as with centuries-old companies like WHSmith’s or huge public bodies like the NHS, are no longer the careers for life they once were.
Going into business for yourself can seem like a risky move compared to a salaried job, but being made redundant can really turn your thinking on its head. Ideally, we all want to pick and choose the time we make a big move in our lives, but you may be facing circumstances whereby the decision has been made for you. However, the end of one chapter can lead to something new and wonderful.
The simple fact remains that nothing is entirely 100% risk-free these days. However, there are ways to reduce the risks. You now have a golden opportunity to fulfil your ambition of running your own business. Rather than seeing redundancy as a setback, it could be a chance to take control of your career by becoming your own boss and securing your financial future through franchising. Especially when it’s a franchise like FASTSIGNS with a business model proven over 35 years and in 100s of locations around the world.
It’s a prevalent route into owning a FASTSIGNS business. We’ve supported many of our successful franchisees as they launched a new career following redundancy. They can now point to this worrying time as being the beginning of a fantastic new phase. We’d like to introduce you to three such people who have walked the path you’re facing:
Mark Phelps, FASTSIGNS Kingston
Mark was made redundant from a career as a senior project manager at 42. He’s now one of our most highly acclaimed UK franchisees and works with various big-name clients, including an ongoing extensive project at Legoland Windsor. He’s won several network awards and acts as a mentor for franchisees joining the UK network.
David Riddell, FASTSIGNS Gloucester
David took voluntary redundancy just before his 50th birthday, when the blue-chip company he worked for restructured. It’s never easy to make a change, but David was inspired by what FASTSIGNS offered, even though it represented a departure from what he knew. With no experience in signage, David combined his business leadership experience with our expertise, support, and training to create what is now one of our most successful centres, alongside his wife and daughter, who both joined him in running their business together.
Richard Wedgwood, FASTSIGNS Manchester
Jet-setting sales executive, Richard joined the FASTSIGNS franchise when he was offered a generous redundancy package. The chance for change came at a time when Richard was ready to slow down on the hotels and travelling. He saw his chance to create a better work-life balance whilst building a business for himself. His FASTSIGNS centre in Manchester is now one of our largest operations in the UK, with an annual turnover of more than £750k.
What did they have in common? Not just that they picked a franchise which could provide them with everything they’d need for success, but they had the courage to embrace change and turn uncertainty into an opportunity for better.
So, if they can do it, why not you?
If you’re ready to feel back in control of life and achieve success for yourself and your future, then we’d like to help you! Contact us today to discover how you can be part of the FASTSIGNS franchise.
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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