Priority development : International
Countries/Regions already covered : Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States

Handyman Matters brings professionalism, craftsmanship, and excellent customer service to this industry, completing over a quarter million jobs since we started seven years ago. We pride ourselves on reputable, ethical business practices, quality job performance, and superior customer service. We cover all residential and commercial projects...

Handyman Matters sets itself apart from the competition through our commitment to act as an ethical and reputable business. Distinct hiring practices set us apart from our competitors by conducting rigorous interviews, reference checks, background checks, skill assessment, testing, and continued training to insure consistency and quality each and every time you use our service.

Cost & Fees for : North America
Franchise Fee : $30,000 - $50,000
Personnal investment : $63,750 to $106,425
Total investment : -
Royalty fee : 6%

Handyman Matters is extremely different from the other handyman companies in our industry. From our humble beginnings when the operation was home-based, to growth beyond anything the industry had seen, to now an international company. . . the people that work with us are the strength and the difference that no one can replicate. Basic management skills have always focused on the people to enhance the overall organization and we continue with this spirit today. Dignity and respect for each other and all of those who we work for is the minimum that we expect from ourselves. Our business started in a basement with a family-style way of doing things and after years of refining still looks back at the simplicity of treating people right as the cornerstone of our international franchise.

130 domestic franchised units
2 international franchised units
In business since 1997
Franchising since 2001

Projected Openings for 2006:
50 domestic units

We cover all residential and commercial projects. Handyman Matters sets itself apart from the competition through our commitment to act as an ethical and reputable business. Distinct hiring practices set us apart from our competitors by conducting rigorous interviews, reference checks, background checks, skill assessment, testing, and continued training to insure consistency and quality each and every time you use our service.

Handyman Matters not only services residential properties, but commercial properties as well. We can help you maintain and improve your rental properties, apartment buildings, restaurants, stores, malls and complexes. We can help you support your current maintenance staff, fill in for your existing maintenance staff for more complicated work, or replace your current maintenance staff so you only pay when you need work performed. We provide scheduled appointments, reliable and professional craftsmen, and volume discounts.

Handyman Matters provides five formal days of intensive training at our corporate facility in Denver, Colorado, plus Five days of on-site training after your first 90 days of operation. Advanced training sessions and growth coach opportunities set us apart from other systems.. Corporate staff is also available for follow-up custom training at your operation at no additional charge except travel and expenses. Ongoing support comes in the form of constant communication and availability our corporate office, our proprietary computer scheduling and dispatch data base, secured Intranet location for benchmarking - sharing ideas – improvements - manual updates and reporting- commercial sales division - area and regional meetings - and annual convention.

TRAINING
- 1 week of Advanced Training
- Available at headquarters: 1 week
- At franchisee's location: 1 week
- Ongoing training available as requested

ONGOING SUPPORT
- Newsletter
- Meetings
- Toll-free phone line
- Internet
- Security/safety procedures
- Field operations/evaluations
- Purchasing cooperatives

MARKETING SUPPORT
- Co-op advertising
- Ad slicks
- National media
- Regional advertising
- Other marketing support: Print, radio, TV ads

Business Experience:
- General business experience
- Marketing skills
- Management skills

We are looking for independent-minded self-starters who have creative abilities to implement and enhance our current programs. People who are willing to take calculated risks and work independently within an established system of operation are the most successful. We are looking for someone who will take pride in his or her work and strive- to understand all facets of the Handyman Matters operation. This will require some hands-on skills and an understanding of the basic principals of people management. A background in do-it-yourself or construction is a strong plus, but not a requirement.

North America

Handyman Matters
Ms. Careyann Larson - Director of Franchise Sales
12567 W. Cedar Dr., #250 - CO 80228 - Lakewood - United States