Bloomin' Blinds

Bloomin' Blinds is the only window covering franchise to include the maintenance (repair and cleaning) of window coverings as well as the sales and installation in this 5 billion dollar industry.

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Background

Bloomin' Blinds offers a different spin on the 5 billion/year window covering industry. By adding blind repair and general maintenance to the business model, Bloomin' Blinds offers a better all-in-one experience for customers and more revenue potential for a business owner. While window coverings are generally a high profit industry, the repair and maintenance services are all labor and even better margins.

You do not need to know anything about window coverings to consider Bloomin' Blinds for your future. Training programs and ultra-attentive support allow owners to learn the business and technical aspects very quickly, allowing you to feel like you know what you are doing right away.

This is a great profession for someone who likes lots of moving parts and wearing several hats all at once. One franchise owner described the business model as "a smart person's business" meaning that there is just as much work mentally as physically. Bloomin' Blinds franchise owners can find success as a small one-man-band or can use the tools available to scale the business into a multi-million dollar business.

Company Details

Established: 2001

First Unit Franchised: 2015

Franchise Units Open: 145

Franchise Units Sold: 162

Company Owned Units: 0

Canada Franchises: No

International Franchises: No

Registered in non-registration states, CA, IL, IN, MD, MI, MN, NY, VA, WA & WI

Not Accepting leads: HI, ND, RI & SD

Contractor's license-CA, AZ, NV - These are the only three states that we are aware of. Franchisees need to hold the required contractors license, hire an employee who holds one or broker (at their expense) a license until they can write the test for their own. We are not experts on state specific laws and requirements. Franchisees must fulfill one of the 3 options before they can formally launch their business. 

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Support and Training Offered By Bloomin' Blinds

Onboarding

  • Extensive work (4 weeks of onboarding) is done before the 2-week training in Dallas via coaching calls and an online learning management system (LMS). During the onboarding training we will cover:
  • Business infrastructure: Setting up your corporation, EIN, business checking, merchant services, software, iPads, vendors, van(s), vehicle graphics installed, and more
  • Window Covering basic education regarding products available for sale, repair procedures, general industry vocabulary
  • Intro to software and systems: Bloomin' Blinds utilizes a robust combination of CRM and window covering specific quoting software. Detailed training will come during the full two-week training, but intro and basics are offered in advance

Hands-on Two-week Training in Dallas, TX

  • During the two-week training, we will cover the fundamentals of:
  • Window Covering sales and presentation (role play)
  • Window covering repair techniques
  • Window covering installation techniques
  • Comprehensive training of all software systems
  • Marketing beyond our AI driven automation and understanding how the automated marketing works
  • Intensive education regarding exterior roller shades and motorized products
  • By the time the two-week training is complete, franchise participants should be fully prepared to return home and begin taking appointments right away. Like any trade, it takes real-life repetitions to develop your skills, but the basics will have been delivered with enough depth to get you going

On Going Training

  • Founders directly involved in business coaching/mentoring with new owners
  • Local manufacturer reps offer training on their products and services
  • Owners can send employees to the 2 week training - no fee - we want to train your team!

On Going Support

  • Bloomin' Blinds has an extensive support system to ensure that franchise owners have someone to talk to, or answers can be found in a moment's notice.
  • Monthly Q&A session for NEW owners: Agenda-free virtual team meeting where we can talk about anything you like amongst your peers.
  • Monthly marketing calls for any and all franchisees to participate in
  • Regular business growth calls - dividing owners by thirds based on revenue
  • Dedicated franchisee support call center: Franchise owners have a dedicated team of industry veterans that can help with "should I, shouldn't I" and "can I, can't I" questions. Questions can range from technical questions with products, installation help, customer service, business management and growth
  • Learning management software: Self-directed courses created to answer many of the day to day (FAQ) questions brought up by franchise owners
  • In-house business coach: Our VP of Business Operations has been building home service companies for decades and is focused on coaching and mentoring our franchise owners to achieve their personal goals
  • Intranet with vast franchise resources and marketing tools
  • National call center: handling inbound customer calls generated by our marketing. Franchise owners can focus on their customers while our call center agents are setting appointments and ensuring we do not miss a call
  • Annual franchise convention
  • Preferred vendor programs, negotiations, perks, and benefits

Marketing Strategies
Expert customer acquisition...
If only it was as easy as, "if you build it, they will come"! The leadership team of Bloomin' Blinds has been in tens of thousands of living rooms, have asked the customer, "why us", and heard firsthand why they chose Bloomin' Blinds...before and after the internet. We have seen the Yellow Pages come and go, tried the door hangers, and spent the time in the networking groups, but nothing works as well as an innovative digital strategy and exceptional execution. Bloomin' Blinds has added the intelligence of an AI system, that it owns, filled with over 100,000 customer demographics, countless transactions, marketing wins and losses, and over 82,000 recorded phone calls. Utilizing time-tested, community-based, marketing strategies that are paired with the predictive ability of an AI system managing PPC, SEO, and website development, franchise owners are often struggling to manage the excess of lead flow vs scraping the bottom looking for anything they can find.

Confirmation Day Structure

2-Day Event at Corporate HQ in Dallas, TX (Plano)

Day 1 of Confirmation Day (half day with travel to Dallas that morning)

  • Dinner with leadership and support team

Day 2 of Confirmation Day

  • Meet in hotel lobby for transfer to the coporate office
  • Tour corporate office- overview with the leadership team, meet and greet with the support team and call center.
  • Transfer to the training facility for lunch with leadership and support team
  • Tour training facility - hands on repair, product overview and technology demo
  • Group Q&A with executive team and franchise development
  • Depart for the airport


2025 Franchise Requirements Needed to Own a Bloomin' Blinds Franchise.

What does a Bloomin' Blinds Franchise Cost?

Bloomin' Blinds franchise fees for 2025:

Liquidity: $50,000 (These are funds they can access before applying for the SBA loan so it can include 401k, IRA, cash, an open HELOC, an open life insurance line of credit, etc)


Net worth: Owner Operator- $150,000


Franchise Fee: $49,500 (1 territory), $89,500 (2 territories), $119,500 (3 territories)

Total Investment for 1 Territory: $115,700-$212,100


Royalty: 6%
Ad: 2%
Item 19: Yes
Average Number of Employees: 0-3 to start depending on ownership model

Semi-Absentee Ownership: Yes. Can be semi-absentee provided they have an operating partner with equity who participates in the discovery process 

Owner + Operating Partner

  • Franchisee has the Flexibility for Other Business Ventures. As Such, an Operating Partner is Required, Full-Time and Actively Involved in the Day-to-Day Business Responsibilities
  • Operating Partner MUST have Equity in the Business
  • Operating Partner to participate in ALL aspects of the Discovery Process and Confirmation Day/Brand Approvals
  • Operating Partner Attends Training (Owner Suggested but Optional)
  • Operating Partner Wears Multiple Hats (i.e.: Sales, Operations, Admin)
  • Will Hire and Scale as Desired


Home-Based: Yes, and mobile
B2C & B2B: Yes
Master Franchise Opportunities: No
Veteran Discount: Yes, 10% off first territory franchise fee

Is Bloomin' Blinds a Semi Absentee Franchise with a Passive Ownership Opportunity?

No. Bloomin' Blinds is not a semi absentee franchise. The owner of the franchise (the franchisee) is expected to be involved in all aspects of day-to-day operations.

Is Bloomin' Blinds a Home Based franchise?

Yes. Bloomin' Blinds is a home based franchise opportunity.

What Do Bloomin' Blinds Franchise Owners Make?

Click here to find out how much Bloomin' Blinds franchisees make. Bloomin' Blinds offers an Item 19 in their Franchise Disclosure Document which provides financial information about select franchisees in their franchise system.

Is Bloomin' Blinds a Master Franchise Opportunity?

No. Bloomin' Blinds is not a master franchise opportunity.

Does Bloomin' Blinds Offer a Veteran Discount?

Yes. Bloomin' Blinds franchise does offer a veteran discount.

Does Bloomin' Blinds Work with E2 Visa and EB-5 Visa Candidates?

No. Bloomin' Blinds franchise does not work with E2 Visa and EB-5 Visa candidates.

Is Bloomin' Blinds Looking for Franchisees in Canada?

No. Bloomin' Blinds franchise is not looking for Canada franchisees.

Is Bloomin' Blinds Looking for International franchisees?

No. Bloomin' Blinds franchise is not looking for International franchisees.

Where can I see Bloomin' Blinds's FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document)?

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Additional Information

Additional Categories

Repair & Restoration, Cleaning & Maid Services, Home Services, Non Food Franchises

Number of Units Open

100+ UNITS

Cash Required

$50,000 - $100,000

Master Franchise

No

Passive Franchise

No

Home Based Franchise

Yes

Item 19 Franchise

Yes

Veteran Discount

No

B2B

Yes

Franchise Opportunities in Canada

No

International Franchise Opportunities

No

E2 Visa Franchise

No

Bloomin' Blinds Franchises for Sale

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