Five Star Bath Solutions understands that bathrooms deserve to be customized to customers and their lifestyles. The Five Star Bath Solutions franchise is focused on being the premier bathroom remodeling company in the home remodeling industry.
We recently spoke with Chad Jones, founder and managing partner of Five Star Bath Solutions, to find out what makes this concept a good fit for potential franchisees, how their most successful franchisees grown their franchises and, lastly, what’s next for the franchise, both in the near future and long-term.
Give us an overview of your franchise.
We install unique bathroom remodeling products that allow us to renovate a bathroom in as little as one day. Our franchisees use proprietary customized quoting software to run their businesses and leverage our products support and training to differentiate in massively fragmented market.
RELATED: 20 UNIQUE FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES
How many units are there?
We currently have 27 locations operating or scheduled for opening.
What makes this franchise special?
Experience both in the industry and in helping franchisees succeed. We can truly differentiate ourselves in this industry from the products we install, how we create lasting relationships with customers and value to create ROI.
Who are your biggest competitors?
ReBath and Bath-fitter are the biggest brands we see but our daily biggest competitor is the “mom and pop” remodeler.
What differentiates your franchise among others in your niche?
Software: products and marketing.
Who are the key figures within your franchise?
The whole home office including over 35 in-house support people in our call center, marketing and tech teams.
What’s your franchise’s motto?
Affordable Transformations – Beautiful Solutions
What is the total investment to open a franchise?
$65,000 to $75,000
What do you tell potential franchisees about the profit potential of opening up one of your franchises?
It is a great ROI – we have a strong item 19 and our franchisees will freely share their financial successes with the potential franchisees.
What makes this concept a good fit for potential franchisees?
This is a low-cost, home based business that allows the franchisee to manage very few employees in a very scalable opportunity.
What qualities do you look for in potential franchisees?
People who like talking to people and helping others. Individuals with a sales or management background will find they fit very well in our industry.
What type of initial training do you offer new franchisees?
There is a pre-training program we walk the franchisees through followed by five days of training at headquarters. There is installer training of two days as well as weekly phone calls with corporate and monthly conference calls and annual regional and national conventions.
What kind of ongoing support do you offer?
We are only a phone call away from supporting all aspects of the franchisee’s business.
How have your most successful franchisees grown their franchises?
Hard work and following our system.
What’s next for your franchise, both in the near future and long-term?
We are in growth mode — growth will create more opportunity collectively for the franchisees.
What advice can you offer potential franchisees?
Get to know your future franchisor well as they will be a partner with you for a long time. Not all franchisors are created equal so look at their history and success and support. In this regard I feel very strongly that our candidates are very impressed what they learn about us at Five Star Bath Solutions.
Where can people find out more about Five Star Bath Solutions franchise opportunities?
Visit the website here.
Where can people find Five Star Bath Solutions on social media?
RELATED: TOP NEW FRANCHISES TO INVEST IN