To join Card Connection, you don’t necessarily need any previous experience in greeting cards or franchising, They will train you to be an expert. Support is from day one and throughout your journey with them as a franchise.Card Connection franchisees enjoy the flexibility of being their own boss with the knowledge and dedication of an established and highly successful organisation backed by a multinational corporation.

With a Card Connection franchise, all you need is determination, a reasonably sized storage facility, a van, mobile phone, iPad and plenty of passion.
As they only sell existing established territories this means you will, from day one, have active accounts which will provide you with an income.
Card Connection franchisees achieve sales volumes that are the envy of their competitors;combined with good profit margins it is possible to achieve an income of over £50,000 per annum.

Running a Card Connection franchise is pretty straight forward. Franchisees typically operate as follows:
• Install a greeting card display in a National Account or independent retail outlet.
• Return a month later, uplift the stock that is remaining and then restock the display with new (fresh) stock
• Generate an invoice on your iPad for the cards that have sold and get paid.
You have all the benefits without the risks associated of starting your own venture.
What does it cost?
The Card Connection franchise network is complete, however, prospective franchisees can purchase existing established franchise territories as and when they become available.
Goodwill is negotiated directly with the existing franchisee. Card connection provide guidelines on valuation which will take into account the size and performance of the territory.

Training

Initial training and then continuous on-going training for franchisees is the most effective way to develop the business, and that is what is provided.

The franchisee training program is as follows:

Initial franchisee training – 2 days at Card Connections head office in Surrey. This is done prior to franchisees starting and consists of interactive theory and practical sessions

This area has good opportunities for growth for a hard working team. There are many untapped stores to be found as well as developing sales within existing sites. The territory covers many lovely locations within its boundaries including Paignton, Torquay and Newton Abbot to name a few of them.