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Have
A Holly-Jolly Holiday
All
Year Long!
The
choo-choo of a Santa's Express
train set, the scent of winterberries
and pine cones and stockings
hung by the chimney with care
can all be found in the month
of June.
Some
people simply adore Christmas
and insist on keeping the holiday
fires burning throughout the
year. If you're one of these
there's no reason why you can't
make a career out of your love
for the holidays.
In
fact, we would recommend it!
While
the holiday season is limited
to about 100 days of the year
there are number of businesses
whose predominant focus is to
make the most out of those three
months. Would you like to keep
the feeling of holiday cheer
during the whole year? If so,
check out the franchise opportunities
available with the following
companies.
CHRISTMAS
DÉCOR
When it comes to holiday decorating
there are essentially two types
of people. These consist of
those who hang icicle lights
and string garlands as soon
as the Halloween Jack O' Lantern
flame is extinguished and those
who loath dragging out boxes
of tangled lights, crushed holiday
trees and crunched cone wreathes
(not to mention dreading the
perils of climbing ladders on
frosty winter days, sorting
out their home circuitry and
finding that mice have discovered
the "saved" gingerbread
house).
Fortunately,
these two groups of people can
help each other get through
the holiday season with a warm,
happy glow. Christmas Décor
is a pioneer in the professional
Christmas decorating business
and can make your holidays sparkle
with just the right combination
of lights, tinsel and pine boughs.
Christmas Décor
is, in fact, a company that
brings people who have a well-trained
knack for holiday and event
decorating to homeowners and
businesses that don't know twinkle
lights from C9 bulb strings.
Christmas Décor
specializes in selling and installing
quality outdoor lights for both
residential and commercial clients.
Their highly trained professional
franchisees will put up a customer's
lights that have been in storage
during the "off" season
and, as well, assemble an array
of architectural and landscape
lighting options that will light
up the holiday season.
The
company's "Dealer Support
System" pools the buying
power of its 345 franchisees
in order to lower costs and
boost revenue margins. New franchisees
attend a three-day training
session and come away with professional
marketing tools, sales training,
decorating supplies and advertising
materials. The company encourages
its franchisees to spread the
spirit of Christmas throughout
the year and, during its long
relationship with Ronald McDonald
House charities, has collaborated
on many national fundraising
campaigns to aid families in
need.
COUNTRY
CLUTTER
As the No. 1 gift store franchise
for four years running (according
to Entrepreneur Magazine), Country
Clutter specializes in gifts,
collectibles and decorative
items which capture that warm,
cozy, country home feeling.
Many of the vendors carried
in Country Clutter franchises
(including Boyd's Bears, Yankee
Candle and Clayworks by Heather
Goldmine) offer high quality
products and a raft of limited
edition items. Country Clutter
is, in fact, introducing its
own exclusive, limited edition
ornament called Twinkle Crystalfrost
the Snow Bear.
Country
Clutter, which is franchised
by Country Visions of Vacaville,
California, goes all out for
the holiday season with stores
stocking a vast assortment of
scented candles, holiday candle
toppers, ornaments for every
taste, tree & home décor
and specially packaged gift
sets.
Country
Clutter locations are situated
in outlet malls, high-traffic
tourist areas and store-front
locations in a range of sizes.
The company gives franchisees
a wealth of support services
including access to an online
intranet, training at a week-long
"Country Clutter University",
on-site training and set-up,
financing and corporate marketing
and advertising guidance.
YOU'VE
GOT THAT GIVING FEELING
We all know it's better to give
than to receive! You can help
the giving part get a little
sweeter when you check out the
following "gift service"
franchises. Not only will you
have plenty of business from
Thanksgiving until Christmas,
but you'll be able to provide
unique gifts for everything
from Birthdays and Anniversaries
to Valentine's Day and Easter.
- Cookies
in Bloom http://www.cookiesinbloom.com
Tired of sending flowers?
Try a beautiful bouquet of
hand decorated cookies instead.
Every day franchisees of Cookies
in Bloom bake and shape
cookies from all-natural ingredients.
With more than 300 cookie
shapes to choose from, the
franchisees can create beautiful
baskets and bouquet arrangements
to express every sentiment
and celebrate every occasion.
Several of the Cookies
in Bloom franchises are
based in shopping malls throughout
the U.S.
- Candy
Bouquet International
http://www.candybouquet.com
Not only has Candy Bouquet
International bloomed
on Entrepreneur Magazine's
list of the Fastest Growing
Franchises, it also has 20
new franchises set to blossom
in the near future. With more
than 650 locations in 44 countries,
Candy Bouquet franchisees
provide consumers with beautiful
arrangements that are guaranteed
not to "wilt, fade or
die" (although there's
no guarantee they won't get
eaten!). Candy Bouquet
franchises can either be a
home-based operation or an
upscale shop that also sells
candy, fudge, chocolate and
small gift items in addition
to creating candy bouquets
for every occasion.
- The
Connoisseur http://www.giftsofwine.com
If you'd like to go into something
a little more grown up than
cookies and candy, nothing
says "holiday" like
a gift basket of fine wine.
The Connoisseur, which
franchises its stores in upscale
strip malls, allows gift givers
to select premium wines and
design their own gift tags
in the form of customized
wine labels for the bottles.
Gift assortments are priced
to fit any budget and franchisees
are specifically trained to
help novice and expert wine
buyers find just the right
vintage. The company counts
individuals as well as businesses
and professionals among its
clientele and prides itself
on providing personalized
gifts for any occasion. Where
permissible by law, The
Connoisseur franchises
also conduct wine tasting
events and wine educational
classes. No prior wine (or
retail) experience is necessary
to open a franchise and Connoisseur
franchisees receive training
on all aspects of the business.
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