About LIME Painting Franchise

Founder and CEO of LIME Painting, Nick Lopez, graduated high school, left Colorado as a first-generation college student, and headed to Michigan State University. Nick was planning on walking onto the wrestling team as a way to pay for his college tuition and cost of living. Unfortunately, upon his arrival on campus, Nick realized that a wrestling scholarship was at least a couple of years away. Needing a way to afford everything, Nick decided to hang up his wrestling shoes and embark on an entrepreneurial journey.

By the time he was 19, Nick had already founded his first painting company, Spartan College Painters, LLC. From that summer on, Nick would paint homes as a way to pay for tuition, books, and cost of living. As time began to pass, Nick realized that he was developing a real passion and real love for his new craft. It was during his third year as the owner of his own business that Nick began to understand that the past three years of painting didn’t have to be his last and that a future in the industry was something that made sense for him. With hard work, a willingness to serve, and a little luck, Nick happened to stumble upon a massive need in the market as high-end properties and clients were struggling to find a consistent, high-quality painting company that also provided custom coatings and restoration solutions. It was from this moment on that Nick began to focus on running a business that would blow past the status-quo.

Nick used his five years at Michigan State University as a way to refine and fine-tune his existing business model. After finishing his degree, Nick and his soon-to-be wife decided to move back to Colorado to start their family. It wasn’t long after they completed their move that Nick launched LIME Painting in Denver as a way to establish the same, scalable model that he had developed in East Lansing. Since his launch, and in the first four years of operation in Colorado, LIME Painting has surged past $5.5 million in revenue. It soon became abundantly clear that Nick needed to share this model with the rest of the country which is why the decision was made to open the business up to franchising.

Today, with LIME Painting, the United States now has a brand that understands how to deliver a consistently amazing painting experience to high-end homeowners.

WHAT MAKES LIME PAINTING DIFFERENT?

LIME Painting is a company that consistently is raising the bar when it comes to the Home-Improvement Industry. Instead of following the status-quo of other painting companies, we’ve made it a point to create and set a new standard in terms of client relations by consistently delivering high-quality service and flawless customer service. We’re constantly listening to what the customer has to say and we’ve built a solution-driven model for our affluent customers. LIME Painting focuses solely on high-end homes and businesses in the market and has created a unique opportunity that has virtually ZERO competition with other painting franchise options.

Here are some other differentiators that set LIME Painting apart:

• More Than Paint - Over the years, we’ve realized that custom properties have many different surfaces that experience wear and tear and need to be refinished and maintained. From new construction to repainting and even complete restoration, LIME is prepared and capable of taking on an extensive scope of work and completing it all on time and on budget, regardless of how complicated or difficult the job.
• Customized Approach- All of our recommendations are tailored to complete the job correctly and efficiently. We also understand that no two jobs are alike, which is why we have included 15 different services into our repertoire. This amount of offerings is a huge competitive advantage when a consumer is comparing a single paint bid to all of the services offered by LIME.

• Customer Consultation - At LIME Painting, our customer demographic is very different than other painting companies. Since our Franchise Owners are speaking with a more affluent consumer base, we understand that educating our customers is key to booking jobs. Due to this, we developed our business model to incorporate the added value of a one-on-one consultation with a LIME expert which allows our clients to make an educated decision about their home from a painting and contracting standpoint.
• Technology Backed Turnkey Options - When customers book a job with LIME they can rest assured that we will manage the entire process from start to finish. We will provide our clients with clear and concise communication, but we make it a point to ensure that they don’t have to worry about being “hands-on” customers. At LIME, we pride ourselves on assessing, advising, and auditing all aspects of our painting company and our related production, making this an overall seamless process.
• Loyalty Membership - We provide our customers with a customer loyalty program where they earn exclusive benefits and access to things such as additional warranty coverage, free professional color consultation, rewards points, bi-annual audits, and more. With 20% of our customers conducting repeat business with LIME, within a year, this is a huge, mutually-beneficial perk not commonly found at a painting company!

WHY OWN A LIME PAINTING?

Perhaps you’re looking for more freedom and flexibility in your career. Maybe you’re in need of a new entrepreneurial challenge. Or it might be that you are looking for a value-driven business that can provide you with both a financial and emotional return on your investment. No matter what the case might be, LIME Painting Franchise Owners enjoy all of these – and more.

Here are a few more reasons as to why LIME Painting stands above other painting companies and franchise opportunities. LIME is truly one-of-a-kind:

• 15 Revenue Streams - There is no other painting franchise that offers the number of revenue opportunities that LIME does. The services that we provide our clients are more than just paint based as we are also experts in various coatings, stains, drywall repair, and gutters. Our multiple revenue streams include everything a high-end homeowner would need to maintain and perfect the interior and exterior of their homes.
• Strong Economics - We are unlike other painting companies. With our 15 different revenue streams, our Franchise Owners are provided with unlimited potential to generate strong returns. In our Denver locations first six years we generated $9 million in gross revenues with $1.12 million in net income after franchise dues. Not only that, but since our inception in 2014 we have seen an average of 60% year-over-year sales increases.
• Low Cost, Quick Ramp-Up - Franchise Owners are able to start and own their business for around $129,700. Additionally, they do not need to hire any employees as all of your jobs are completed by subcontracted crews. These crews supply all inventory including paint and equipment which helps keep overhead costs to a minimum. Not only that, but LIME Painting is also a home-based business while helps allow for a quick ramp-up time of only 30-90 days!
• No Competition - The high-end, luxury paint market is an underserved, almost exclusive market which means our Franchise Owners typically have no competition. Our clients own custom properties or businesses that are valued within the top 5% of their markets. It is because of this that LIME Painting follows strict project minimums and only uses high-performance products.
• Proprietary Software- Our technology platform, LIMEWare, creates a hub for all things related to owning and operating a LIME Painting franchise. LIMEWare offers competitive advantage over other painting companies. With LIMEWare, Franchise Owners are able to rely on a centralized, mobile-based platform to gain insight and manage the ins and outs of their local market and business. This fully-encompassing CRM includes everything a Franchise Owner would need in terms of production and subcontractor management, estimating and pricing custom scopes of work, completing sales, and more!
• Giving Back- As an organization wanting to do more than just provide a service for money, we created our non-profit, LIME Light Outreach. LIME Light Outreach was created to empower the local youth in our markets through the use of fundraisers, networking, and by building awareness around faith, family, patriotism, and prosperity. LIME Light’s model provides our Franchise Owners with an easy opportunity to give back to their communities without having to dedicate too much time or money.

SUPPORT

It’s widely known that getting in on the ground-floor of an exciting franchise brings many great benefits; prime territory availability, cheaper costs on almost everything, direct access to the Founders and, early decision-making influence. The list goes on. The typical downside of joining a young franchise is that there’s usually not a lot of franchise support and infrastructure from the Corporate team.

At LIME Painting, our Franchise Owners get the best of both worlds. We know that support is crucial in helping you realize your business goals. Here are some additional ways that we support our Franchise Owners:

• Ongoing Support- Throughout the entire process of becoming a Franchise Owner, and beyond, you will receive unprecedented support, especially in this industry. Our Support Team creates marketing and promotional materials for ongoing membership growth as well as other additional resources. Our ongoing support program offers business-building assistance in all areas of your business development.
• Corporate Resources- We provide our Franchise Owners with access to accounting help, digital materials, legal professionals and more. All of this is done to add value to your business and to help free up your time as much as possible so that you can continue to grow.
• Technology - We utilize a cloud-based business management and communication platform that helps enable our franchise support team to better communicate with our Franchise Owners. This also allows us to provide resources in real time so that Franchise Owners can better focus on building their business.
• LIMEware - LIMEware is our proprietary technology platform that creates a hub for all things related to owning and operating a LIME Painting Franchise. From an all encompassing CRM to production management, subcontractor management, and more, LIMEware provides our Franchise Owners with a platform that makes running a business efficient for scaling. LIMEware also provides a solution for estimating and pricing custom scopes of work that are within our high-end services for custom properties. With LIMEware, Franchise Owners are able to rely on a centralized, mobile-based platform as a way to gain insights and manage the ins and outs of their business.
• Marketing - While most painting businesses struggle to adapt to modern marketing strategies that drive results, LIME is proud to be industry-leaders here. Your Franchise Support Team will guide you in all aspects of marketing your business. This includes door hangers, direct mailers, SEO, web design, HOA and Country Club Newsletters, facebook and instagram “before & after videos/pictures”, digital marketing lead generation, and local advertising strategies.
• Call Center - Having a call center means that you are well represented when clients need you. LIME’s Franchise owners get the benefit of LIME’s national call center that schedules appointments into franchise location’s CRMs and Calendars.

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