Handyman Matters

Why a handyman franchise?

Handyman Matters offers a great variety of products and services. Because of this variety, the franchisees can build their business on working repeatedly with a satisfied customer and their referrals. Our goal is to provide customer service that elevates Handyman Matters to the position of lifelong customer loyalty.

What sets Handyman Matters apart is our strong technical support team. We have developed a scheduling program that promises to be the gold standard for the industry. This support allows franchisees to document and control all the data necessary to efficiently run their business.

The handyman business in the future will not be an extension of the decades before. It promises to work with a “retailing of services” concept that requires combining the management skills of other businesses with the hands-on talents of craftsmen.

Key Traits:

• Large Territories
• Great Margins
• Rapid Break Even
• Impressive Validation
• High training marks –
• Outstanding support from the Franchisor

Handyman Matters has taken the traditional handyman repair and restore business and has created a very tech savvy - handyman service that is one-stop shopping for the consumer. Our system works as a home-based business that offers you as the owner the ability - to generate multiple revenue streams of income from day ONE, Potential opportunities for customers are:

• Real estate agents
• Builders
• Restaurants
• Hotels
• Property management companies
• Nursing homes
• Hospitals
• Affluent neighborhoods, 20 years and older neighborhoods for restoring and remodeling
• People with discretionary income

We are time-plus-materials and remodeling experts. No estimating is required. You can run this business out of your home office for up to two years! Our craftsmen are employees of Handyman Matters. We hold high expectations and demand a professional attitude that is developed by using the loyalty of employment rather than sub contracting piecework. Our employees earn bonuses, vacations, and guaranteed living wages. Ongoing training for craftsmen affords them an avenue toward progress and satisfaction in their field of expertise.

History:

130 domestic franchised units
2 international franchised units
In business since 1997
Franchising since 2001

Projected Openings for 2006:

50 domestic units
0 international units

Cash Investment:

$63,750 - $106,425 Initial Investment
Primary: $50,000 for 250,000 Households
Tier Two: $40,000 for 200,000- 245,000 Households
Tier Three: $30,000 for 150,000-199,000 Households
6% royalties on gross revenues

1% National Ad Fund
Vet Discount of $2,500 off initial franchise fee

MinorityFran Discount of $2,500 off initial franchise fee

Training/Support:

Handyman Matters provides five formal days of intensive training at our corporate facility in Denver , Colorado , plus Five days of on-site training after your first 90 days of operation. Advanced training sessions and growth coach opportunities set us apart from other systems.. Corporate staff is also available for follow-up custom training at your operation at no additional charge except travel and expenses. Ongoing support comes in the form of constant communication and availability our corporate office, our proprietary computer scheduling and dispatch data base, secured Intranet location for benchmarking - sharing ideas – improvements - manual updates and reporting- commercial sales division - area and regional meetings - and annual convention.

Qualifications:

We are looking for independent-minded self-starters who have creative abilities to implement and enhance our current programs. People who are willing to take calculated risks and work independently within an established system of operation are the most successful. We are looking for someone who will take pride in his or her work and strive- to understand all facets of the Handyman Matters operation. This will require some hands-on skills and an understanding of the basic principals of people management. A background in do-it-yourself or construction is a strong plus, but not a requirement.