How Painting Franchises Stay Profitable Year-Round
November 14, 2025
Seasonal slowdowns don’t have to stop your success. Discover how Klappenberger & Son franchisees plan ahead, market smarter, and stay profitable all year long.
There are many reasons why a franchise will succeed or fail. However, whether your franchise is wildly successful or a dismal failure will depend entirely on your effort.
That might sound harsh, but it’s 100% true.
It’s a fact that the franchisor or the public demand can’t dictate your success or failure. This means you have the power to shape your franchise’s destiny.
Now that I have had 16 franchises over the past 7 years, I can see why some are extremely successful and why others have failed.
The first thing that must be recognized is that running a franchise is not a part-time endeavor, it’s a full-time job.
When I hear a candidate say that he wants to continue his current occupation while building his Klappenberger & Son franchise, I won’t sell a franchise to that person.
If you can’t give 100% of your attention, we would not be a good fit.
What if you have someone who will run the business for you while you keep your current job? No, that’s not an ideal Klappenberger & Son franchisee either.
Would you be an ideal Klappenberger & Son franchisee?
Standard Franchisee (and accurate) Ideal Franchisee Qualifications
There is a short second list to being an ideal Klappenberger & Son candidate, which is the glue to improving your business. Without this glue, this ability, your company culture will suffer, your customer satisfaction will be average, and your sales will stagnate.
Additional Ideal Candidate Qualifications (rarely mentioned)
Self-reflection
Humility
We want to help and guide our franchisees through uncertainty to success. If you prefer to figure things out on your own, that’s fine, but franchising with us probably wouldn’t make sense. Our support team has the knowledge and wisdom to show you what to avoid and help your business grow.
We have found the best franchisees are the ones who are humble enough to ask questions and self-reflect.
People who look to blame others tend to see the same problems resurface time and time again. People who self-reflect can make inward changes, which lead to success.
Prior experience in home services is not required. Our processes and systems are for people with little or no experience.
For more information on our available territories and start-up costs, click the “contact us today button,” and we will be in touch shortly.
Seasonal slowdowns don’t have to stop your success. Discover how Klappenberger & Son franchisees plan ahead, market smarter, and stay profitable all year long.
Want to know how successful franchisees keep their calendars full year-round? At Klappenberger & Son, our proven marketing funnel helps franchise owners attract the right customers, close more jobs, and build repeat business — without guessing what works.
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