Why Franchising?

Brand identity
A franchise provides the new owner with brand recognition and identity in the marketplace. This identity reduces the time needed to educate potential customers on available goods and services.

Accelerated start-up
With systemized initial marketing programs, combined with a standard opening plan of action, most franchised businesses operate more smoothly in a shorter period of time.

Training and business expertise
A franchise provides a system of doing business that is tested. It is not necessary to have previous knowledge in a particular area to be an effective business owner.

Site selection, lease negotiation and building layout
A franchise provides a professional site evaluation and can negotiate a lease in the best interests of the franchise owner. In addition, a franchise provides a standard design and building layout, thus eliminating many start-up problems.

Financing
Often the franchisor can assist in acquiring certain financing that an independent business owner might find difficult or impossible to acquire. The franchisor can identify sources for financing equipment, fixtures and other items.

Exit Strategy
The Allegra Network excels at helping our network members with developing a creative exit strategy when they are ready to sell. Typically franchises sell quicker than an independent print shop and for higher sales prices due to the name recognition. Our development department can help our network members market their center, find a suitable purchaser and negotiate the deal until it is sold.

Owner interaction
The real benefit of franchising is the sharing of ideas and the measurement of one's achievement based on interacting with other business owners in the same field. They are not competitors, but allies that share a common goal.

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This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy a franchise. It is for information purposes only. Currently the following states and countries regulate the offer and sale of franchises: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Australia, Brazil, Canada (Alberta only), Ontario as of January 31, 2001, China, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, and Spain. If you are a resident of one of these states or countries, we will not offer you a franchise unless and until we have complied with applicable presale registration and disclosure requirements in your jurisdiction.