Through a proven business model, robust support infrastructure, world-class business training and marketing systems developed by CEO and partner Colin Sprake, Local Handyman provides ambitious entrepreneurs with scalable growth and passive income opportunities. By Erika Ortega
Through a proven business model, robust support infrastructure, world-class business training and marketing systems developed by CEO and partner Colin Sprake, Local Handyman provides ambitious entrepreneurs with scalable growth and passive income opportunities.
Local Handyman’s team members are professionally trained, bonded and insured, so clients can expect fully equipped technicians to deliver services tailored to address their odd-job needs.
With the potential for financial independence without sacrificing personal time, this award-winning franchise offers an attractive proposal to entrepreneurs and proudly refers to franchisees as “Success Partners.”
Gretchen Tauch and her husband, Michael, recently became franchisees and purchased their first territory. Looking to diversify their income, the couple learned about Local Handyman while visiting Vancouver, Canada, from their home in Austria.
“Food franchises we looked at often had single-digit or teen-level profit margins,” said Michael. “We were looking for something we could run remotely that wouldn’t demand 40 hours of hands-on work every week and that would still produce truly healthy returns.”
After researching opportunities and struggling to find a franchise that checked all their boxes, Gretchen and Michael were surprised to come across a home services brand that piqued their interest.
“We were struggling to find a franchise with good enough systems that we were confident we could run it remotely,” said Michael. “When we talked to Colin, he showed us that he’s running a test franchise remotely himself.”
Ideal franchisees for Local Handyman are business-minded owners interested in scaling to multiple service vans in each territory, but they do not need to be industry experts.
“It sounds crazy, but we really don’t sign handymen as franchisees anymore,” said Sprake.
His plan is to continue to disrupt the general idea of handymen services being a one-van, one-operator business. Sprake’s unique proposal attracted the Tauchs during their search for business opportunities in Florida.
“We were skeptical,” said Gretchen. “If you’d told me a handyman franchise would be right for two Austrians in tech, I’d have laughed.”
After returning to Austria, the Tauchs decided to invest in and launch their first territory. Their focus was to operate one profitable location and invest revenues until they achieved their goal of expanding to 12 territories in a few years. The couple’s plan for rapid growth is not unique to this franchise.
“They’re not alone in thinking that big,” said Sprake. “We keep meeting people who say, ‘I never considered handyman services, but if your numbers check out, I’d want to buy a bunch of territories.’”
With the uncertainty in industries such as tech and AI on the rise, Local Handyman offers a resilient business opportunity.
“A robot may be able to compile code, but it can’t repair a fence or patch a hole in your drywall,” said Gretchen.
“It really isn’t your grandfather’s handyman business,” said Michael. “We’re using software to manage scheduling, AI to track marketing, and we’re doing it from another continent. But, at its heart, it’s still about real people fixing real things in your home.”
Erika Ortega