Decor&You Advantage

Franchising makes a $1.5 trillion impact on the U.S. economy every year, as cited by The Wall Street Journal in June 2007. A franchise offers a proven system and a strong, built-in support network. As a franchise owner you are never alone.

These are compelling statistics, and good reasons to take a serious look at the franchising opportunity that Decor&You offers in the $100 billion furnishing and interior decorating industry.

A Proven Business Model. A Decor&You franchisee has access to a refined, proven system, which let’s you focus on the “big picture” of building your business – versus the day-by-day effort to grind out an entirely new business model on your own.

Buying Power. The Decor&You Franchise provides instant vendor buying power: a vendor network with product resources, negotiating power and a competitive pricing edge in the interior decorating marketplace.

Lower Risk. The Decor&You Franchise has access to proven marketing techniques, superior training and business coaching, which reduce the cost of overhead and investment in your business.

Creative Support. The Decor&You Franchise offers a network of peers to share creative ideas and solutions to business problems. Pooled resources enable you to evolve and mature your business at a much faster rate.

Brand Recognition. The Decor&You Franchise is backed by a growing brand that offers instant credibility in your marketplace as part of a national, interior decorating organization. As the franchise system grows, so does the value and rewards of your business.

Is a franchise opportunity right for you?
Sandra Hambley, an accomplished Decor&You regional developer in Virginia and Maryland, speaks from personal experience when she notes, “Being a successful business owner is 80% mental. Being positive and focused is incredibly important.”

In a January 2007 article, Entrepreneur Magazine identified the top five attributes of a good potential franchisee. “Good people skills” were cited as the number one requirement. The “ability to be coached” and “general business skills” tied closely for second and third, with “access to capital” listed in fourth. The fifth trait, valued by more than three-fourths of respondents, was “entrepreneurial mindset.” Entrepreneur based its data on replies from the companies in the annual Franchise 500, a list of franchise companies that qualify as the best in the U.S.

The Franchise 500 is a rank that Decor&You CEO, Karen Powell, knows well. In just ten years of operations, her company has earned a spot on this prized list – for four straight years! Karen is a Certified Franchise Executive and a national leader in the women-in-franchising movement.

To decide whether franchising is right for you, Karen Powell advises to begin with an honest and serious appraisal of yourself and our business. For that purpose, we’ve created a simple five-step process called Discover Decor&You, whereby people can evaluate whether they are good franchise material.

Contact Us to learn more about Decor&You franchising opportunities.

Are You Ready to Transform Your Life?
Change can be hard, but when you’re ready, it’s welcome! The best kind of change begins with a dream. Have you ever dreamed about:

The rigors and joys of becoming a business owner?
The challenges and rewards of working directly with the public and maintaining a portfolio of clients?
Freedom and flexibility, with no retail clock to punch and no boss to control your life?
The financial incentive to work in the creative, dynamic design industry, one of the fastest growing economic sectors in North America?
The security and power of being part of a nationwide peer group and a national brand?
The chance to create a legacy?