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Certapro Painters® Franchise Territory Overview
State College, PA Franchise Territory Overview
State College is home to the main campus of Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). The university attracts a large student population, faculty, and staff, resulting in a significant demand for painting services in both on-campus and off-campus housing. Additionally, Penn State’s ongoing construction projects and renovations provide opportunities for painting contractors to work on commercial buildings within the university.
State College has a thriving rental market, primarily driven by the large student population of Penn State. Many students live in off-campus housing, including apartments, townhouses, and student housing complexes, which often require painting services between tenants or during property turnovers. Painting businesses can cater to this market by offering efficient and affordable painting solutions.
State College has diverse residential neighborhoods, ranging from historical homes to modern subdivisions. Painting businesses can provide services to homeowners who are looking to refresh their homes’ interiors or exteriors, including repainting, color consulting, or implementing custom finishes. The historic architecture in some neighborhoods may also provide opportunities for specialized restoration services.
State College has a thriving commercial and retail sector. The downtown area, along with various shopping centers and plazas, boasts a range of businesses, including restaurants, boutiques, offices, and more. Painting businesses can capitalize on the demand for interior and exterior painting services in these commercial spaces, helping business owners maintain an attractive and professional appearance for their establishments.
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Why Franchise With CertaPro Painters®?
CertaPro Painters® enables you to run your business without needing to cold call for leads. We make affordable to you a strong inbound marketing strategy that brings customers and inquiries to your phone and inbox. We are the leading painting brand in North America with a proven track record. Learn more about how franchising with CertaPro Painters® leads to success:
Management Support
As a business owner with CertaPro Painters®, you will be assigned a General Manager and a Regional Marketing Manager to help with all aspects of your business planning, staffing, growth, and strategic goals. The GMs can be available to franchise owners as much or as little as needed. Some owners will not need as many calls or visits as another. It is in this way, we make sure we are addressing to the needs of each individually owned and operated business.
Vendor Discounts & Recommendations
At CertaPro Painters®, we work to build relationships with vendors that have the ability to support the system as a whole. By engaging with vendors on this scale we help franchisees connect with resources that they may not have otherwise known about. In addition to exposing franchise owners to entities who have continental scope and perspective, we can leverage the CertaPro Painters® system's collective volume to be able to offer franchise owners a pricing scale that may not have been available to an individually owned business.
Lead Generation
Get assistance with qualified lead generation via certapro.com and pay per click advertising campaigns. In addition to providing a website for your business, we invest in certapro.com lead generation and marketing support on the local level. Our software processes submissions from certapro.com and distributes them to your business based on the zip codes provided by potential customers.
Branded Materials & Uniforms
The CertaPro Store is available to all franchise owners. Items ranging from apparel, to signage, to branded corn hole boards. With nearly 3 decades of business we have covered just about any item you could imagine.
Online Courses and Materials
There are a multitude of online courses and curriculums for owners, staff, and painters to enroll in which provides valuable training on topics such as: Sales, Production, Technology, Communication among your team and with customers; even our strategic relationships , Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore have added content.
Software & Tools
Customer relationship management software and estimating tools that can run on mobile devices or laptop computers provide best-in-class business tools in the office or on the go. The CertaOne platform gives you all the tools you need to run your business efficiently and effectively.
Estimating Software
Estimating can be done on tablet or PCs. Most businesses are using tablets for ease of handling and display. Our business owners are also equipped with printers so that estimates can be provided for customers on the spot. This has given us a competitive edge in the market and has helped our owners increase the amount of landed jobs to nearly double the industry average.
Learn More About CertaPro Painters Franchise Ownership
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Our Story
Learn about the CertaPro Painters® story and the team that will help you succeed in building your business.
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Why Franchise
This opportunity is NOT about picking up a paintbrush – It’s about running a professionally managed business.
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The Process
We know it is important for a potential business to know the steps that it takes in order to get started.
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Your Investment
Each franchise opportunity has different investment requirements, we make owning a franchise affordable for just about anyone.
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FAQ
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