Starscapes home-based business opportunity

THE BOTTOM LINE

FLOORED BY HIGH-PROFIT

$500 million a year selling name brand flooring products.

PROSOURCE AT-A-GLANCE

ProSource is the #1 professionals-only flooring showroom franchise in North America. With more than 150 showrooms in the United States and Canada, and $3 billion in annual buying power among its affiliates, ProSource guarantees professionals the largest selection of name brand flooring at the lowest price. Each showroom offers more than 20,000 flooring choices, including carpet, vinyl, ceramic tile, natural stone, laminate and wood products from the world’s leading manufacturers. Showrooms are available exclusively to trade professional members and their clients.

For additional information about products, services and the ProSource franchise opportunity, visit the site: www.prosourcefloors.com or call Mark Jameson at 800-466-6984, ext. 1136.

Entrepreneurs seeking a lucrative investment opportunity in the home improvement industry might want to consider the established ProSource franchise concept, which currently sells through a network of over 150 showrooms catering to builders, re-modelers, interior designers, installers, architects, real estate professionals, contractors and property managers.

“Our company has tremendous buying power, strong relationships with manufacturers and the ability to get our members product when they need it for their clients, without requiring franchisees to carry inventory,” Kraeling added.

With a franchise fee of $46,450 and total start-up costs between $288,000 and $297,000, ProSource offers a flexible franchise opportunity with excellent ROI potential in a high growth industry, according to the franchisor. ProSource provides franchisees with exclusive territories, as well as ongoing marketing, technology and operations support to ensure long-term success. Through ProSourceMembers.net, franchisees can access information on nearly every aspect of the business 24 hours a day, including advertising, marketing, products, pricing and training. All marketing is handled by ProSource home office, so franchisees can focus on their members and quality service.

Following years of research, ProSource has established showroom designs that maximize available floor space to effectively display the industry’s largest and most diverse floorcovering selection. A prototype for new markets offers 8,000 to 10,000 square-foot floor plans that integrate convenient traffic flow and generous workspace with the goal of maximizing product sales. In mature, metropolitan markets, showrooms can be as large as 20,000 square feet.

“The ProSource business model provides franchise owners with a limited inventory operation, minimal staffing requirements, the ability to work exclusively with professional clientele, and reasonable hours of operation,” said Mark Jameson, vice president of franchise development for ProSource.

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