Become A Franchise Partner
We make money just hanging around, and you could too with Doorknob Ads™!
If you are a seasoned sales and marketing professional who wants to control your own destiny and work within a sales territory, we have an exciting franchise opportunity for you! Our rapid and controlled growth strategy ensures the quality and consistency of our mutual success. And you’ll receive strong support for your franchise business too.
You will also benefit from cooperative, direct mail advertising delivered to homes in your targeted geographic areas. Our distribution system has been around for over four years – and we deliver almost 400,000 Doorknob Ads each month. Our distribution managers perform visual audits for every territory. This ensures that every carrier completes their routes – so all ads reach homes in your areas.
Each advertising campaign is for at least four months, with 10,000 print Doorknob Ads delivered to homes once a month in each area. Your clients pay only one convenient price for professional graphics design, printing and distribution. We only print in full colour, using quality 100 lb high-gloss paper – so your franchise is recognized as top notch.
Why consider the Doorknob Ads franchise?
Be part of an award-winning franchise, with ongoing support for our mutual success. Benefits include:
- Excellent income potential
- Minimal overhead
- Low initial investment
- No long term leases to sign
- No inventory to purchase
- A quality product
- Repeat clientele
- A personally gratifying business
- The flexibility that comes with being your own boss
What can you expect as a Doorknob Ads franchisee?
We are committed to making your business both personally and financially. You will receive:
- The Doorknob Ads name, trademarks and reputation
- An award-winning proven business model
- The rights to sell and distribute four versions of the Doorknob Ads in specified areas
- A comprehensive Initial Training Program
- A complete set of manuals, which includes pre-opening manual, policy and procedures/operations manual, checklists, agreements and forms
- We handle all the graphics design, all the printing, shipping and administration
- Access to our proprietary online distribution program
- Periodic onsite, telephone and email assistance on daily operations, marketing, and other key matters. Whether it’s a simple question that can be answered by phone, or something that needs to be seen, we’re available to help you succeed in your business.
Are you a potential Doorknob Ads franchisee?
We strongly believe the franchisee success is based on our selection process and your desire to succeed. Your commitment to listen, learn and make constant improvements in the way you operate your franchised business is imperative to your success. Preference will be given to applicants who:
- Have proven sales experience
- Appreciate the benefits of working on a team and within a proven system of operation
- Are disciplined self-starters with a high level of personal integrity and have the desire to build and maintain long-term client relationships
- Possess good organization skills and scheduling abilities
- Are familiar with and involved in the community where the business is located
- Will actively work in and manage the business
- Have the funds to invest in the business, as well as the financial ability to survive the start-up phase while drawing only a nominal salary
- Have the ability to get started within 120 days
Learn more about the Doorknob Ads™ franchise
Discover if a Doorknob Ads is the right opportunity for you. The “Mutual Investigation Process” will allow you to exchange information in a sequential manner and proceed at your own pace. During this process, you will be required to provide adequate information for us to evaluate your potential as a Doorknob Ads™ franchisee. At the same time, you will receive information from us about the franchise opportunity. This will help you decide if you wish to move forward at each stage of the application process outlined below:
Step 1. Initial enquiry
The first step is to thoroughly read all information on our website. This will help you understand the business. If you are still interested in pursuing a Doorknob Ads franchise, complete and submit the Online Enquiry Form at the bottom.
We will contact you back at your best time to:
- Explain the total level of investment and minimum cash requirement
- Determine your preferred territory
- Discuss your time frame to opening
- Provide you with our Request for Information and Consideration Form
Step 2. Franchise application
Once you have confirmed a definite interest in a Doorknob Ads franchise and are satisfied that you can meet the financial obligations, we will forward to you a Request for Information and Consideration Form to you. Then complete and forward to our Corporate Office for our review.
Step 3. The personal meeting
We will review your Request for Information and Consideration Form within 5 business days. If you are qualified, your application will move forward in the award process. We will arrange a personal meeting, at which time you will be required to execute a Confidentiality/Non-Disclosure Agreement, prior to being provided with more in-depth information.
Step 4. Offer to purchase agreement
Should we mutually decide to proceed, the next step is for you to execute our standard form of Offer to Purchase Agreement and pay a deposit of $5,000. This amount is fully refundable. At this time, we will provide you with a copy of our Franchise Agreement.
Step 5. Review the franchise documentation
Once the Offer to Purchase Agreement has been executed and the deposit has been paid, you will have 15 days to:
Have the Franchise Documentation reviewed by an experienced lawyer in the field of franchising.
Execute the Franchise Agreement and pay the balance of the initial franchise fee (plus GST on the full amount of the initial franchise fee).
If during this 15-day period, you decide not to proceed with the franchise or we elect not to proceed with your application, your entire deposit will be returned to you without delay.
We thoroughly review the Franchise Agreement with you so that you have a clear understanding of what is involved, before you have it reviewed by a lawyer.
Step 6. Initial training program
Congratulations! Attend our 5-day Initial Training Program.
Step 7. Start your business
Commence business as a Doorknob Ads franchisee.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This Mutual Investigation Process has been designed to assist the franchise applicant in determining if a Doorknob Ads™ franchise meets their requirements. The profile contains all of the necessary introductory information to help you in assessing a Doorknob Ads™ franchise; however, it does not contain any detailed financial information. Once an application has been submitted, and an applicant has passed the initial qualifying process, more detailed information will be released. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to change and amend the sequence of events without notice.
Fill out our Online Inquiry Form below and we’ll contact you at your best time.
This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. It is for informational purposes only. Currently, the following provinces, states and countries regulate the offer and sale of franchises: In Canada: Alberta, Ontario and Prince Edward Island. In the US: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. International: Australia, Brazil, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, Spain, and Venezuela. If you are a resident of one of these provinces, states or countries, we will not offer you a franchise unless and until we have complied with applicable pre-sale registration and disclosure requirements in your jurisdiction.