• Investment Required
• Investment Level: $ 125 K
• Training and Support: Yes

Creating an environment in which birds can thrive involves not only having the rest supplies but also knowledge of how to design and build great places for birds to live. Wild Bird Centers give their customers the combination of knowledge and everything that birders need to put their know-how to good use. Need unique designs for bird house construction or special materials to build a feeder? Wild Bird Centers have the help that you need for everything birding!

The Wild Bird Centers franchise business began in the town of Cabin John, Maryland in 1985. From this single store in a Washington D.C. suburb the Wild Bird Centers franchise has grown into a national business franchise with eighty five stores across the country.

Staff and management of the Wild Bird Centers are expected to be knowledgeable about birds and to care about the well being of their customers’ birds. The Wild Bird Centers business franchise looks for people who are prepared to help entertain and educate customers through events such as bird walks, children’s programs and seminars in-store.

As a franchisor, the corporate staff of the Wild Bird Centers franchise is well equipped to help you put together a successful store. The Wild Bird Centers franchise business is in continual talks with suppliers to find new and better products and to negotiate the lowest prices for the franchisee. All kinds of nature and backyard oriented books and gifts are offered through the stores in addition to the full variety of products available for birding.

In addition to providing excellent support to the franchisee, Wild Bird Centers are well suited for talented bird-lovers who are in search of a small business opportunity. Start-up costs are limited, with the average investment opening of a new Wild Bird Center location running between $125,000 and $175,000. The WBCA is an SBA Partner, so loans are relatively easy to acquire with the help of the Small Business Association.

The $125,000 requirement for start-up capital includes the franchise fee, which is initially $23,000 – a relatively low franchise fee for a small business opportunity. A $2000 training fee is also included in the franchise fee at start-up, and the ongoing franchise service fees are 3.5% of the gross sales for the first two years of operation, before becoming 5.5% for the rest of the ten year term that franchisees agree to. The lower service fee for the beginning years helps new businesses make a strong start.

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