Industry Overview
Franchise North America offers Printing and Graphics franchises in all regions of the United States. We only offer those franchises for sale that meet our high internal standards of excellence, integrity, and quality.
The Printing and Graphics industry as a strong business appeal since nearly every business needs and uses it's products and services. The added strength with these business concepts is the repeat business or annuity-based revenue stream that can be developed with the right products and services. With over $175 billion spent annually, there's plenty of market demand to support the many competitors, both independent and franchised.
These concepts are different than sign franchises. They provide products and services like business cards, promotional items, banners, car wraps, printed collateral, outdoor advertising, high-resolution graphics and other printed material. Many items are out of reach in both scale and quality from sign shops or desktop publishing packages.
Facts about Printing and Graphics franchises
- A $175 Billion industry and the largest employer in the U.S.; larger than the automotive industry
- Some concepts have proprietary technology that allow them to operate with few competitors
- Some concepts have national supply agreements with retail operators which the franchise supplies wholesale products to
Lifestyle Considerations
- Most concepts are business to business; therefore work hours and days are mostly M-F and 8 to 5
- No industry experience is typically required; owners focus on networking and selling your business as well as maintaining customer service
- Some concepts will be looking for management skills and the ability to recruit and motivate employees
- Owners with sales ability and people oriented are typically more successful
- Some concepts are home-based with no inventory and little overhead costs; others require commercial space; other only require light industrial space at much lower lease rates
- Some concepts leverage an owner's artistic abilities as they provide design services along with the printing