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About Blind Man of America
The Blind Man of America is a home-based business providing customers with in-home selection of custom-made blinds, shades, shutters and more. We work from home and travel in the "blind mobile", our full-service vans containing everything we need to provide our customers with an unsurpassed selection of products with professional installation.
Our concept is framed in its simplicity. The idea is this - most of today's home owners know what they want in window coverings, but they want someone else to do the critical measuring and installation. That's where Blind Man of America comes in. We provide a huge selection of quality products, provide expert measuring and installation, and guarantee it all!
We provide this service to our customers in the comfort of their own home and all with unmatched customer service. It's a concept that consumers love and a system that's easy to implement for our franchisees. But, does it work? Judge for yourself. As a whole, our company averaged a 59% closing ratio in 2004 which means 6 out of every 10 estimates we've converted to sales. Our franchisees in business three years or more averaged a 55% repeat and referral business as well.
Decorating and Furniture Franchise Opportunities
Below is a quick comparison of Blind Man of America against other Decorating and Furniture franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Blind Man of America with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
| Franchise | Franchise Fee | Royalty | Advertising Fee | Development Costs |
| A Shade Better | $35,000 | 6% | 1% | $114,000-$156,000 |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | $50,000 | 6% | $283,270-$852,975 | |
| Apricot Lane | $39,500 | 5.5% | $137,150-$361,800 | |
| Christmas Decor | $11,400-$31,500 | 5% | 1% | $19,550-$62,250 |
| Compagnia del Mobile | $5,000 | 2% | $60,000-$130,000 | |
| Country Clutter | $25,000 | 5.5% | $164,900-$350,900 | |
| Decor & You | $25,000 | 10% | $56,000-$225,000 | |
| Decorating Den Interiors | $39,900 | 7-9% | $52,580-$70,355 | |
| DOTI Design Stores | $37,500 | 6% | $290,000-$398,000 | |
| Floor To Ceiling | $8,000 | $8,000-And Up | ||
| Foliage Design Systems | $20,000 | 6% | $44,400-$64,400 | |
| Furniture Medic | $33,000 | 7% | 2% | $80,799-$90,136 |
| Gotcha Covered | $64,900 | $1.35K/mo. | $500/mo. | $75,950-$94,155 |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | $12,000-$20,000 | Varies | $16,500-$59,000 | |
| Hester Painting & Decorating | N/A | $164,600-$202,100 | ||
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | $35,000 | 0 | $495,000 | |
| Slumberland | $30,000-$50,000 | 3% | 1% | $545,500-$1,994,000 |
| Stained Glass Overlay | $45,000 | 5% | $100,000-$125,000 | |
| Today's Window Fashions | $49,000 | 4% | $49,000-$55,000 | |
| Verlo Mattress Factory Stores | $50,000 | 5% | $109,350-$408,183 | |
| Window Works | $30,000 | 4% | $60,000-$90,000 |
Floor & Window Covering Franchise Opportunities
Below is a quick comparison of Blind Man of America against other Floor & Window Covering franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Blind Man of America with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
| Franchise | Franchise Fee | Royalty | Advertising Fee | Development Costs |
| Affordable Window Coverings | $12,500 | 4-6% | $33,000-$57,500 | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | $25,000 | 5-12.5% | $110,000-$120,000 | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | $30,000 | 3% | $187,261-$383,750 | |
| Blind Brokers Network | $3,995 | 0 | $3,995-$9,995 | |
| Decor-at-Your-Door | $7,000 | 1% | 1% | $9,000-$15,000 |
| Fabulous Floors | $19,995-$29,995 | $25,095-$56,795 | ||
| Floor Coverings International | $57,900 | 5% | 3% | $154,200-$222,700 |
| Floor Depot | $10,000 | $200,000-$250,000 | ||
| Floor Restore | $35,000 | $95,403-$182,353 | ||
| Floors to go | $22,000 | $34,500-$72,250 | ||
| Made in the Shade Blinds and More | $49,000 | $55,949-$64,549 | ||
| Mr. Sandless/Dr. DecknFence | $5,000-$20,000 | 3%+ | 1% | $26,810-$77,385 |
| N-Hance | $11,669-$47,752 | $353-$705/mo. | $200/mo. | $52,369-$168,747 |
| Nationwide Floor & Window Coverings | $31,900-$45,900 | 5% | $80,000-$156,000 | |
| Nature Stone | N/A | $129,800-$392,350 | ||
| REDRHINO | $35,000 | 8% | $48,800-$78,425 | |
| SandFree | $35,000 | 5% | $40,600-$64,650 | |
| simpleFLOORS | N/A | $57,000-And Up | ||
| Solarmasters | N/A | $50,000-$75,000 | ||
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | $27,500 | 1.5-2.5% | $289,500-$409,500 | |
| Today's Window Fashions | $49,000 | 4% | $49,000-$55,000 | |
| Vivid Finish | $25,000 | $50,000-$100,000 | ||
| Window Works | $30,000 | 4% | $60,000-$90,000 |