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About Snappy Snaps
If you are really serious about owning and operating your own retail business, you need to be really serious about your choice of franchise.
Snappy Snaps has become one of the leading UK retail franchises since it was founded in 1983. The two founders, Don Kennedy and Tim MacAndrews, were experienced franchisees when they created this business and remain totally committed to franchising. We are in no doubt that for any franchise to be really successful, each party must be able to benefit from it.
Firstly, the franchisees want and need the mutual support of other franchisees and a strong, well-resourced franchisor to back them up whenever necessary.
Secondly, the franchisor wants eager, committed franchisees who will operate the established franchise formula to expand the business and enable it to continue to invest in the network.
Last, but never least, the end-customer will enjoy having the very best in professional advice, personal attention and service, which only comes from dealing with a highly motivated, owner-operated business.
We aim to satisfy all our customer's photographic needs to enable them to enjoy their photos more than ever before. We like to work closely with our franchisees and encourage as much interaction between them as possible. As well as organising regular meetings, focus groups and conferences, we produce a weekly newsletter to help everyone keep up to date with what is happening within the group as well as across our industry.
Our franchisees are from differing backgrounds but are all strong-minded individuals who are united by the common interests of the franchise and by their determination to be the best and most successful in our industry - as are we.
My success with Snappy Snaps means that I now enjoy a lifestyle that I would never have been able to achieve working for someone else." John Fitzgerald
I thought long and hard about starting my own business, especially as I did not have any experience and realised that I needed help and support. Snappy Snaps has not let me down." Jun Mustafa
My initial and on-going training was excellent. Not only did it motivate me, it also provided me with the right tools to prepare me for running my own business." Martin BowreyFranchising: Our Track Record
Developing a successful franchise network has neither been quick nor easy. It's taken many years of continuous research, planning and hard work for Snappy Snaps to achieve the level of success that our franchisees now enjoy and benefit from.
The first Snappy Snaps one hour photo store opened in 1983. A further three trial stores were added during the following three years and, following the incredible success of these stores, the first franchised Snappy Snaps store opened for business in 1987.
Bhupen Lodhia and his brother Vinod still own that first franchise and have since added two more to their business portfolio, and they are talking of more! And so are we - every year we continue to grow by adding more new stores and also by building the businesses of the existing franchisees.
Whilst KPMG research has found that almost 75% of franchisors fail within 10 years, Snappy Snaps is firmly established as one of this country's leading retail franchisors and we continue to look for new franchisees to join us. Our success is based upon a blend of opportunity and careful planning. We will provide you with your opportunity and also help and advise you on how to build your own business and plan your own success story.
The Financial Times has reported that 92% of all new businesses fail within their first five years except in established franchises where conversely the success rate is 90%. By joining our franchise you will start with so many advantages and so little risk.
Franchising: The Photo Specialists
The photos of your baby's first smile... of your birthday celebrations...of your loved ones...of your holiday memories...of your family...of celebrating the joy of Christmas...or commercial, product or professional photos. These are just a few typical examples of the memories that our customers want to capture, treasure and share.
Photos are precious to our customers so we treat each one with respect. We check every photo for quality and we handle each order with the care our customers would expect. Both the customers and their photos are important to us.
We don't sell aspirins, we don't do dry cleaning. Our core service is the developing and printing of films - colour, black and white, slide - and providing reprints and enlargements, along with all other ancillary photo/imaging services, such as scanning photos onto discs and CDs or printing pictures from digital files or cameras (even up to poster sizes). We concentrate on and specialise in doing what we do best - photo retailing. That is how we win awards, such as the Amateur Photographer "High Street Lab of the Year", so often. That is how we gain and retain so many loyal 'amateur' and 'professional' customers.
Snappy Snaps are innovators within the photographic industry and, as a result of this, we are able to offer our customers more products and services on-site than most of our competitors. The very latest user-friendly technology, supported by our quality control checks, means we can produce excellent photos - every time.
Whether its one simple photo or the restoration of a damaged, treasured family picture, a slide or a student's black and white photographic project, a set of holiday snaps or a company's promotional material, one roll of film or an ornate frame - Snappy Snaps can provide it all.
Franchising: Our Benefits
All franchises claim to offer you the best of everything, but do they really know what you need and, if so, do they actually provide it? We certainly do. Hence there are many specific benefits you should bear in mind when considering this business. In no particular order, here are just some of them:
- We were established way back in 1983, so our 'package' is well tried and tested. It has evolved as a result of constant improvement and review over the years and stood the test of time during which we have seen other franchises come and go.
- Our wealth of experience and demonstrable track record of success is envied by many.
- We put a lot of time and effort into attracting and selecting the right calibre of people to join our dynamic group of existing franchisees, and to ensure that the existing high standards are maintained.
- Our franchisees are very supportive of the network and they welcome new franchisees who enjoy having their mutual support and camaraderie.
- We have built up our teams of experienced, professional and expert support staff who are all ready and willing to help to grow your business. You can access any one of us quickly and easily - we're just a phone call away and will visit you whenever necessary.
- Each new site is researched, carefully selected and validated.
- We have an extremely strong brand image and corporate identity making us instantly recognisable wherever we are located.
- We design and plan our new store to get the best possible use out of the space available and to create the maximum impact on the high street.
- Our franchisees elect a group of colleagues who regularly meet with us to liaise on the future direction of the business. They provide an excellent sounding board of franchisee opinion and we value their input. Communications within the group are excellent and effective. There are several opportunities for everyone to get together formally and informally each year to swop stories, tips and tales!
- The purchasing power of the group is used to negotiate the most favourable terms possible from all suppliers for the sole benefit of our franchisees. We do not receive any payments or commissions from any suppliers whatsoever, thus our franchisees really do enjoy the highest profit margins in the business.
- We are long standing, fully accredited members of the British Franchise Association whose members must subscribe to its Code of Ethics, which we endorse. The BFA represents the interests of the whole franchise industry.
- Our long association with the major high street banks and finance houses means we can obtain the additional funding for your business on reasonable terms and without premium.
- We plan and implement our marketing strategies to achieve dramatic results concurrently on two levels; group-wide promotions to improve brand recognition and local individual promotions to generate additional sales activity. This twin approach strategy has worked very well for our franchisees.
- We really do believe that, together with our franchisees, we provide the best service and value to our end customers, as evidenced by our record of winning awards such as the prestigious 'High Street Lab of the Year.'
Snappy Snaps: Our Images is Strong
Snappy Snaps' bright and bold colours mean that all of our stores are strongly branded and immediately recognisable. Our business development team will carefully plan your premises to gain the optimum amount of retail and production space and to create a friendly environment for your customers.
Strong, attractive point-of-sale material, in conjunction with planned merchandising, will help maximise your sales to bring in greater profits for you.
Our marketing team will work alongside you prior to you launching your business and your marketing plan will have been prepared and agreed to ensure that you attract customers from day one. Furthermore, that marketing support is on-going and never-ending. We work with leading advertising agencies and together we create strong, highly effective campaigns that will help you gain more and more customers, tailored to your location.
The brand name of Snappy Snaps is one of the most recognisable on the high street today.
The Next Step
Snappy Snaps offer you the opportunity to operate your own dynamic retail business in the exciting photographic market.
The potential rewards are enormous but they won't be achieved overnight or without a major effort on both your part and ours. We are prepared to do whatever it takes - are you? Many of our franchisees earn in excess of £50,000, and several over £100,000 per annum. Their hard work and willingness to be part of an established network has paid off for them. They now enjoy a lifestyle that many other people will never achieve.
As well as needing the right attitude and aptitude, you'll also need to have at least £25-30k of available capital to invest. The additional finance which is required will be provided by the banks who share our confidence in the future for Snappy Snaps; a confidence based on our long track record of success to date.
If you would now like to become part of the Snappy Snaps success story, start by sending us an e-mail at info@snappysnaps.co.uk or call us on our customer help-line, 020 8741 7474, to receive our franchise pack, which includes an application form and some financial information.
Thank you for taking the time to read about Snappy Snaps. We are very proud to be part of this business and hope that you have found this information useful and interesting.
We look forward to meeting you.
Our Mission Statement:
To grow the Snappy Snaps Group through franchising for the benefit of the whole Group, and to increase the profitability of each and every member of the Group. It's as simple as that.
Why not come and join us?
