Marthé Enterprises is leading the industry in developing new ways of furniture distribution and direct-to-public sales. In today's economy, consumers are looking to save money with every purchase they make, leading an industry wide quest for lower prices and discounts. Marthé has developed an extensive business model that enables Marthé partner stores to offer those sought after savings by drastically reducing the typical expenses associated with retail outlets in the home furnishing industry.

An average home furnishings store has tremendous overhead which includes salaries for sales people, high-cost prime retail space, management salaries, large franchise fees, and tremendous advertising costs. We at Marthé have successfully cut out the vast majority of these costs to allow our partner stores to sell high quality and name brand home furnishings for a fraction of the typical retail cost. Marthé has developed a highly effective and simple business model for advertising and selling bedding, home furnishings, and spas direct to the public at true wholesale prices, passing discounts of 40-80% off typical retail prices on to customer and allowing the partner store to be highly profitable.

Planning Your Success Marthé offers a complete pre-opening program and with full service assistance. Included are business plan development, protected territories, market and location selection assistance, lease negotiations, and opening inventory determinations for maximum store profitability.

Training If you don't know the first thing about home furnishings and/or have never had sales experience, through Marthé's in-depth specialized training program, you will learn product knowledge, merchandising, buying and pricing, accounting, and salesmanship. You will receive hands-on experience in our corporate training stores. Experienced instructors head our training sessions at our national headquarters. Our store development team will be in constant contact to help put your new knowledge into practical and productive use.

Building a Solid Foundation While most new businesses are not profitable for well over a year from start- up, the Marthé program is designed to get your business off to a fast start, build a solid foundation with fast and continued growth. Our program is operations based giving you both the tools and the processes needed to be successful.

Marketing & Advertising By pooling resources and utilizing Marthé's network of vendors and experienced management, Marthé store owners reap the rewards of highest quality products at much lower costs. Few independent retailers could acquire the quality, effectiveness, and scope of materials that are provided to you as a Marthé store owner. Included in the materials, you're provided full multi-faceted advertising and sales information.

Marthé newsletters, conference calls, and individual contact from our partner consultants are all used to keep you informed and on the cutting edge of the bedding, furniture, and spa industries. Additionally, the marketing/training team will advise you on start-up procedures, new market trends, and seasonal cycles. After your store opens, assistance is available to help you develop and implement effective marketing plans and strategies to ensure continued growth.

Continuous Support - Be in business for yourself, but not by yourself. When you join the Marthé franchise family, you buy more than only a proven business model. You gain access to the history, support, and insight that's helped our partner network continually grow and thrive. It's a comprehensive support program that includes help at every stage of Marthé store ownership.

At Marthé, we understand that it is ONLY through your success that we can be successful. Therefore, we place a strong emphasis on initial and on-going support to develop a long-term partnership with your store. Though your support needs will change as you gain experience, you can count on our professional staff for:

• New Products and Information
• Special Buying Opportunities
• Promotional Marketing
• Business Analysis and Consulting
• Preferential Treatment by Vendors
• Regular Corporate Communication and Input

Investment and Return The average project cost for Marthé stores range from $35,000 to $45,000 (variables include working capital, inventory and size of store). After a short period of initial growth, our successful store owners can expect to profit in excess of $100,000 annually. The personality profile for a successful Marthé partner is a highly aggressive 'can do' attitude, a strong work ethic, very high motivation, and an unstoppable desire for success.

Contact us by filling in the following request form below and one of our franchise development mangers will contact you with more information about this exciting opportunity. Join our team while top territories are still available!

As we have mentioned, Marthe Enterprises is a nation-wide company with protected territories for each partner location. While Marthe is growing aggressivly, there are premium territories still available in every state and in Canada. As these territories are going quick, please contact us soon!