There are many independent portrait studios around the country so why wouldn’t you follow their lead and open one yourself? The strength of the Venture brand sets us apart from the rest. As a Venture franchisee you would benefit from a brand that has been built over a number of years and continues to be recognised by more and more people. Venture is now the ‘first choice’ portrait brand recognised by well over 40% of our target population.
 
Our brand is much more than just the sign over our door. It represents our entire approach to our business and our customers, our values and our beliefs about our organisation and remains one of the key differentiators between Venture and the rest of the market.
 
Over 7 years of trading Venture has established itself as the prominent and pre-eminent high street brand within the portraiture market. Global expansion is currently underway with studios now trading in Hong Kong and the USA and we have plans to continue this international expension.
 
Venture has not just changed consumer perceptions of what a family portrait should be, it has also totally changed the economics of studio ownership.

Franchising is a partnership between independent businesses who are experts in their field;
You’re probably already experienced in business, perhaps even within the photography industry. You will undoubtedly have an interest in photography. We will however, assume nothing and you will be taken through a 4-6 week initial training programme that will compliment the skills and knowledge that you already have. The training will be based in our Training Academy but you will also experience one or more of our studios and will cover amongst other things:
 
• Venture photographic experience
• Sales
• Customer contact
• Generating customer leads
• Studio operations
Ongoing training is available via our Training Academy which provides modular training courses covering both management and operational areas of our business.

Whether buying an existing franchise or opening a new one in the UK, you need to be sure that you have adequate financial resources to acquire and open the studio and then have some working capital to cover the first few weeks of opening and the odd ‘rainy day’.
 
The Initial Franchise Fee for a Venture Franchise is £20,000. This would include all of your initial training and the support throughout the purchase or opening of your business.
 
The actual purchase price of a re-sale business or cost to open a new studio will vary according to the business and the area concerned but we currently have re-sale opportunities available to be purchased as a ‘going concern’ from £100,000
 Once we are at the point of discussing specific opportunities with you, you should seek professional advice.
  We have strong relationships with major lending institutions that would be able to support you with the acquisition price and initial working capital requirements, subject to their normal lending criteria.

We are looking for enthusiastic and talented people who certainly have an appreciation of photography but also possess great people skills, a healthy dose of business acumen and a desire and determination to succeed in their own business.
Our franchisees lead from the front and are fully ‘hands on’.
In summary, hard work, great fun and good returns for the right person.

We currently have a small number of existing studios around the country available for re-sale. These are available to purchase as a ‘going concern’.

We also have a very limited number of vacant territories within which a new studio could be opened.

Details of all opportunities are available by contacting Venture.