A few of you will have heard that I just lately purchased a franchise referred to as Preservan. Some of us had been shocked that I’d do such a factor since I already owned a thriving window restoration enterprise for the final 13 years with Austin Historic, however I had a pair excellent causes they usually may very well apply to you as nicely.
What’s Preservan?
Preservan is a house service franchise that fixes wooden rot. Doing historic restoration for years (and residing in Florida) I’m nicely acquainted with wooden rot and the myriad of ways in which folks repair it (some not good…ahem…Bondo!).
My good friend Ty McBride in Oklahoma began the enterprise and proved to me that by utilizing a store contained solely in a van (extra precisely a Kia Soul) his firm might serve extra folks, serve them sooner, and become profitable on the similar time all whereas offering a high quality service.
The beauty of what Preservan accomplishes is that it supplies an answer to wooden rot that focuses on three areas that make loads of sense to me.
- Inexpensive – In comparison with changing massive chunks of your home when solely a small part is rotten, and even the associated fee to restore home windows, merely repairing the wooden rot utilizing the lengthy lasting structural wooden epoxies I used to be already aware of was a no brainer to deliver the worth of restoration means down.
- Handy – No extra ready months for a busy contractor or ready for the lumberyard to get your piece of trim again in inventory. With Preservan the one materials wanted is the epoxy which is stocked within the van and able to go. Most jobs are completed in only a couple days and we frequently begin the identical day because the evaluation. My different firm can’t compete with that sort of timeline.
- Sustainable – I hate throwing stuff away, particularly old-growth wooden when 90% of it’s fantastic. By utilizing epoxy to restore solely the broken sections of the home we get to maintain tons of waste out of the landfill. All people wins with this one.
Why Did I Purchase a Franchise?
Chances are you’ll be pondering, “that every one sounds nice Scott, however why would you, an skilled enterprise proprietor, purchase a franchise when you can begin your personal wooden rot firm?”
Nice query! As somebody who has began and grown a pair companies I’m very nicely acquainted with the trials and tribulations of beginning a enterprise. It’s not all butterflies and rainbows. It’s exhausting freaking work and it doesn’t pay nicely for some time typically.
Beginning a Preservan franchise although is a distinct story. Positive, there’s an upfront franchisee price and I’ve to ship a small proportion of revenues to the house workplace, however a lot of the exhausting work was carried out for me.
I didn’t need to design a emblem, create advertising and marketing supplies, make a web site, analysis which automobile works greatest, develop a pricing mannequin, write SOPs, develop customer support applications, of any of that different stuff. The house workplace did all that for me so what would have taken me 2 years to determine and pay for they only served up on a silver platter.
To not point out I get a built-in enterprise advisor once we encounter points or have questions. The flexibility to easily decide up the cellphone and ask concerning the multitude of points that come up every day in your online business is invaluable. It’s not only a enterprise coach, it’s a workforce of individuals operating the very same enterprise as yours simply with years extra expertise.
What This Means For You
Similar to something on this weblog, I like to check the waters of one thing whether or not it’s a product or a course of (on this case it’s an organization) earlier than sharing it with you. I do know loads of you’re DIYers who just like the satisfaction of working along with your fingers and truly seeing the bodily outcomes of your exhausting work, however you’re hesitant to start out a restoration enterprise, and understandably so. Will it become profitable? Are you able to pay the payments? All legitimate questions it is best to all the time ask.
Is beginning a Preservan franchise best for you? I truthfully don’t know, however I can inform you that if in case you have ever considered a profession within the trades Preservan is one thing it is best to check out. Being a enterprise proprietor is thrilling and horrifying on the similar time, and the potential rewards are big. I’m not simply speaking about monetary rewards (that half is a should), but in addition the rewards of saving some historical past and seeing the fruits of your labor as you drive throughout city.
I’ll say that purchasing a Preservan franchise has, for me, been the simplest enterprise I’ve ever began. It’s the closest factor to a enterprise in a field within the restoration discipline. In my case, the week we launched we booked three jobs proper out of the gate and have been conserving busy ever since.
Should you’re prepared to place within the exhausting work then I do assume this can be possibility so that you can contemplate. The expertise has been optimistic sufficient for me to ask Ty to offer me permission to advertise the franchises as a result of I really feel that the extra Preservan homeowners there are on the market the much less stuff results in the landfill which helps us all.
For a few of you it might be a possibility to get out of the company grind. Because the franchisee you determine when and the place you’re employed which permits for the elusive work/life steadiness. Plus your earnings aren’t capped by a boss any longer, moderately you get to determine how a lot you make by how a lot you develop your franchise.
If you’re inquisitive about Preservan go to this web page to be taught somewhat bit extra and begin the franchise exploration course of. Should you’re the sort of one that that is the appropriate selection for then quickly we’ll get to leap on these month-to-month franchisee conferences collectively sometime!
Full disclosure: Should you do determine to change into a Preservan franchisee I obtain a fee at no expense to you; nonetheless, identical to something on this weblog I solely suggest issues I imagine in whole-heartedly.
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I really like previous homes, working with my fingers, and educating others the excitment of doing it your self! All the things is teachable if you happen to solely give it the prospect.