$606K+ Revenue | Established Home Services Business
Budget Blinds franchise for sale in St. Cloud, Minnesota
List Price: $425,000 USD
Key Facts
Annual Gross Revenue
$606,590 USD
Cash Flow (SDE)
$150,000 – $200,000
Seasonal Business
No
Value of Inventory
Upon Inquiry
Value of Assets
Less than $25,000
Year Established
2014
Business Operates From
My home
Location Is
N/A
Approx. Monthly Rent
N/A
Total Employees
Less than 10
1–3 MonthsTransition
Support
SomewhatPrice/Terms
Flexibility
Full-timeOwner
Involvement
About this Business
This Central MN business is the go-to for custom window coverings. It generates $606K+ in revenue and nearly $159K in cash flow through referrals, repeat customers, and strong local relationships.
Customers call when they’re updating a room, finishing a new build, or preparing a lake home for the season. Each project starts with an in-home consultation—selection, design guidance, and measuring—then moves to installation. Do good work, and customers send the next one. That pattern drives referrals, repeat projects, and steady relationships with homeowners, builders, and contractors. Strong Google reviews back it up.
The owners built this reputation over more than a decade and are now ready to retire. They have intentionally kept the business at a manageable size as they prepare for retirement. This leaves a clear path for the next owner to grow by adding capacity and spending more time in front of customers. The business runs from a home office with low overhead. No prior window covering experience is required.
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Growth opportunities
Growth comes from doing more of what already works. Add sales and installation capacity to serve existing demand—the model has supported additional installers in the past. Increase local marketing and referral partnerships. Expand into light commercial work and outdoor shade products. Improve follow-up and close rates. A clear path to higher revenue without changing the core model.
Owner's Day-to-Day Involvement
Today, the two owners handle design consultations and installations, equivalent to roughly one full-time workload. A new owner can step into these activities or add installers and sales support to expand capacity, as the business has done successfully in the past.
Asset Description
The sale includes all assets required to operate the business, including scaffolding, ladders, and other tools and equipment used for installation and day-to-day operations. These assets are estimated to have a value of $4,000. Budget Blinds supplies vendor samples during training.
Reason for Selling
Retirement
Why I Love My Franchise
I love the balance of running a local business with the backing of a national brand. Budget Blinds provides strong vendor relationships, marketing, and systems, allowing owners to focus on customers and growth. The work is hands-on and rewarding, helping people improve their homes while building lasting relationships that drive referrals and repeat business.
About Budget Blinds
Budget Blinds is North America’s largest custom window coverings franchise, founded and franchising since 1992. Operating under parent company Home Franchise Concepts, the brand sells design-driven blinds, shades, shutters, drapery, smart-home automation and home décor through a convenient shop-at-home model.
Franchisees run a low-overhead business that is home-based and mobile, built around free in-home and virtual consultations, precise measurement, made-to-order products and professional installation. Territories are protected, inventory requirements are minimal, and work spans residential, outdoor and light commercial projects.
The network covers roughly 1,500 territories serving more than 10,000 cities across the U.S. and Canada, with franchisees installing tens of thousands of window coverings each week. Access to recognised lines such as Hunter Douglas, plus exclusive private-label and smart-home collections through Lutron and Somfy, separates the system from independent operators.
Franchisee Support
New owners complete around 93 hours of classroom instruction delivered as roughly 10.5 days of in-person academy training, supported by virtual pre- and post-academy sessions covering sales, product and installation. Ongoing support includes a CRM platform, Operations Manual and Business Implementation Guide, national and local marketing programs, preferred vendor pricing, and a dedicated Regional Operations Manager. Buyers of an existing Budget Blinds unit should confirm what transfer training and CRM access the franchisor provides to incoming owners.
Brand Accolades & Awards
Budget Blinds ranked #28 overall on Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 in 2026, where it is also #1 in the window coverings category and a Hall of Fame member after 31 years of recognition. It placed #1 among Top Franchises Under $150k (2026) and #10 on Franchise Direct's Top 100 Global Franchises (2026). Franchise Business Review named it a Top 200 Franchise and Top Franchise for Women (2024). For resale buyers, brand recognition should be weighed alongside the territory's local reputation and reviews.
Industry / Market
Budget Blinds operates in the U.S. home-improvement market, which approaches $600 billion in annual spending and continues to grow as homeowners invest in comfort, energy efficiency and personalization. Demand for custom window treatments and smart-home automation is rising alongside renovation activity, while made-to-order work limits inventory risk. For resale buyers, local housing stock, renovation spending and competition shape how much demand a specific territory can capture.
Ideal Owner
The model suits hands-on, sales-oriented operators who enjoy in-home consultations, design guidance and converting quotes into orders. Strong customer-service and relationship skills matter more than prior window-coverings experience, since training covers product and installation. Owners coordinate scheduling and installers, and can run the business owner-operator or by employing a full-time manager, making it workable for those wanting to scale beyond a single-person operation.