If you have the right attitude and motivation, and relatively modest startup capital, you have what it takes to successfully launch and run an Archadeck franchise. You'll be guided every step of the way, from the franchise-awarding process to the day-to-day running of your business.

Do you have what it takes?

To become a successful Archadeck franchisee, you don't need:

• any background in carpentry or construction
• any background in marketing, sales, or advertising
• prior experience as an entrepreneur
• to lease commercial or office space until your business expands enough to need it (a home office works fine for the first two years)

To become a successful Archadeck franchisee, you do need:

• the initiative, drive, work ethic, and customer focus of a successful entrepreneur
• a relatively modest amount of startup capital
• a willingness to learn and use the Archadeck operating systems
• a willingness to keep your skills up to date and to share your knowledge with other Archadeck franchisees

How to become an Archadeck franchisee

Becoming an Archadeck franchisee begins when you send us a Request for Information form. We review the form. If you look like a potential match, we take you through the rest of the 10 steps to becoming an Archadeck franchisee. (See below for details.)

"What kind of training and support do I get?"

Lots. Click here to find out more.

"I'm hesitating because I've never been in business for myself before"

Only you can decide whether the life of an independent businessperson is for you. There are risks. There are also rewards—financial and otherwise. And going into business as an Archadeck franchisee has advantages that other types of business ventures don't have:

• you can start by working from a home office. This minimizes your startup costs. You can sleep easier while enjoying the comfort, convenience, flexibility, and low cost of operating from your own home while making a smooth transition to your new business

• our 25-plus years of experience in this unique business provide you with the single most important component of our winning strategy: marketing and sales expertise. You get to ride on the strength of our branding and marketing prowess

• Archadeck, your franchisor, is there for you in every possible way. We provide you with training, operating systems for all areas of your business, expert knowledge, ongoing support, and nonstop promotion of the Archadeck brand—your brand

As an Archadeck franchisee you can minimize a lot of the uncertainty that first-time entrepreneurs face. We sell an excellent service in a smart way. This business has been proven to work.

"One of the real advantages in Archadeck is the network of people that you deal with, because we're constantly talking to one another throughout the franchise system. You got a problem, you call somebody." - Garland Gravely, Archadeck of Clemson, South Carolina

The 10 steps to becoming an Archadeck franchisee

When you request an information package, you enter the 10-step process of our business opportunity evaluation:

Step 1: Request initial information
We review your request to see if we have a potential match. If we do, we mail you an information package explaining the Archadeck franchise opportunity.

Step 2: Review the information package
The information package gives you an overview of our operating systems, a typical day in the life of a franchisee, and a list of the products we build. After you review the package, you can call or e-mail us to answer any questions you may have.

Step 3: Complete the Request for Consideration Form (RFC)
The RFC gives us a more in-depth view of your work history and financial information. If you are a good match for us, we will send you a Discovery Workbook. This gives more detailed information about us and our industry.

Step 4: Review the Discovery Workbook and call us
We answer any new questions you may have and provide you with a password that allows you to speak with our franchisees.

Step 5: Contact franchisees
Now you contact existing Archadeck franchisees for firsthand information on things such as the earning potential of our business and what is it like working with us as a franchisor.

Step 6: Schedule and attend a Discovery Day
You spend a day with us in Richmond, Virginia, at our international headquarters. The day is devoted to answering your questions. You spend 45-60 minutes with each of our managers and key employees, reviewing each part of our operating system. At the end of the day we review the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular with you and the details of a potential territory. Then you return home to think about it.

Step 7: Review the Offering Circular with your advisers
It's important that you feel comfortable doing business with us. Therefore we suggest that you review the agreement with a franchise attorney.

Step 8: Finalize your territory and paperwork
When you decide to join the Archadeck team, we work closely with you to finalize your territory and complete your paperwork.

Step 9: Attend our training program in Richmond
We offer six franchisee-training courses a year. After signing your paperwork, we enroll you in the class that best suits your schedule. The four-week course (Monday to Friday) is held in Richmond, Virginia, at our training center. During these four weeks we cover all of our operating systems and prepare you to open your business.

Step 10: Open your office and take advantage of our field training
After completing training you head home and start your business. We continue to provide training by phone and the Internet, plus nine days of field training in your office.

If you think you might enjoy being an Archadeck franchisee, go ahead and complete our Request for Information now.

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