laundromat Franchise for sale

Description

This franchise is designed to be affordable and to put you as the franchisee in a profitable situation as soon as possible. Our franchises are priced at about half the price of our competitors, although we offer the same setups and use the best equipment. The royalty fee is fixed at R 600 per month and not as a percentage of your turnover.

 Franchise offers an essential service to the public and the business sector. There is always a big demand for our services and the room to expand is enormous. This is one of the most exciting and satisfying business opportunities that you will ever find and it is a truly South African concept. This concept is designed that you can start small with a lower financial input, but you can render all the services to your customers. As your customers increase you can expand the business easily. Franchise also creates a beautiful working environment and is also an easy business to run. 

 We attract our customers with a good-looking shop, an essential service and excellent service. The franchise is designed as a lower entry franchise into the market to make it viable for more people to own their own franchise. You will also be able to expand as your business grows and from the start you will be able to render all the services to the customers.

 Franchise is a turnkey operation and we make use of the best equipment like Speed Queen or Whirlpool. Franchisees will be trained in all aspects of the business and will also receive full support afterwards.

 advantages of choosing a franchise

 With a franchise you buy into a proven business concept and you are reducing your risks. You are, in effect, making use of other people’s intellectual capital and goodwill, rather than starting from scratch. In addition, your learning curve is shortened, by drawing on the franchisor’s years of experience. The franchisor will set up your business and give you full training in every aspect of the business as well as ongoing support. In addition, the franchisor is also in a position to provide ongoing research and development, thus contributing to new products and services.

Franchising provides the entrepreneur with the opportunity to participate in a large business operation. In this scenario franchising makes it possible for some people with limited capital to become small formal-sector businesspeople by lowering the entry level cost. The profitability of a franchise business is higher than that of a non-franchise business, which allows the franchisee to expand his/her business faster and also provides a stronger cash base.

The franchisees will also have the advantage of collective buying power that will increase profits. The combined infrastructure can also be used to achieve a more effective marketing strategy by maximizing the ad spend of the group and obtaining better prices for advertising. Collective advertising will also be done amongst the franchisees which is normally to expensive for one business to do on its own. 

 Buying a franchise means becoming part of a family where all members work together for the good of the whole. All franchises contribute to and share in ideas to the benefit of the franchise, while ultimately working for themselves. Because franchises are involved in a business in which they feel independent, even though a network of support and an organizational safety net ensure business success are in place, they are motivated to make it a success.

 Franchisees have a much better chance of success than non-franchisees who start up their own business. The reason for this is that management and training systems are in place to enhance effectiveness and efficiency, which in turn reduce the risk of failure.

 A successful franchise could ensure excellent resale value to an established business. It is seen as a more viable purchase option to prospective buyers than a stand-alone proposition in the marketplace.    

 Products

 Franchise offers a wide range of products to customers starting with 

 Washing

 Drying

 Ironing

 Tailoring

 Outsource of Dry Cleaning

 The Franchise Cost

Cost                         R 225 000 (VAT inclusive)

Additional cost like flooring, extra walls, extra furniture, toilet facilities or other requirements by the franchisees will be added on to the price and for the cost of the franchisee. 

Deposit            

   R 98 000 

Royalty            

 Fixed at R 600 per month

Premises size 

   ± 40 to 60 m²

Personnel         

   2 – 4 people

Franchisee duties      Sign Lease Agreement

                      Pay deposit   

                      Telkom line connection

                      Alarm connection                                           

                      Water connection

                      Electricity connection

Laundry Equipment

• 3 x Speed Queen or Whirlpool Washers

• 1 x 13kg Washer

• 4 x Speed Queen or Whirlpool Dryers

• 4 x Steam Irons

• 4 x Ironing Boards

• 1 x Platform Scale

• 1 x Sewing Machine

• Counter

• 4 x Folding Tables

• Till

• Window Signage

• Corporate Clothing

The above mentioned is a broad layout of what the franchise entails and more details will be supplied as soon as the franchisee is approved and the “Agreement to buy” is signed.                

 The package is designed through experience to put you in a profitable position as soon as possible. All the equipment that you will need to run your business professionally and at a low maintenance cost is included in the setup. As your business grows you can expand by getting in more machines and the package is designed that you can upgrade as the need arrives.

 Training is provided in all aspects of the business. 

   Business Format and tax registrations

 You as the franchisee can decide what business format you would like to use. That can be either as a sole proprietor, a partnership or a close corporation. It is suggested that you establish a Close Corporation.  

 You will have to register with your local tax office for income tax purposes and if your turnover is more than R25 000 per month you have to register for VAT as well. You will be assisted in all of these matters.

 Competition

 In today’s market place you can be sure that you will have competition. There is other Laundry’s but our advantage is that we are a professional outfit with competitive prices.

We believe that we have a special place in the market and that we are unique in what we can offer our customers. 

 Requirements from prospective franchisees

 This is an easy business to run and you do not need any formal training or previous experience to be trained into this business. Having said that this is a business that you will enjoy running and at some stages, depending on the workload, it will be required of you to put in some extra effort and longer hours. Thorough training will be given on all the equipment and you will also be updated on all new developments.

 You have to have good people skills and the ability to market yourself and your business.

 Financing your Franchise

 Potential earnings

Your first 3 months in business will be the toughest to establish your business. We would like you to be in a profitable situation from month 4 and within your first year you earning potential could be R 20 to R 30 000 per month.