Franchising
We’re looking for some great, motivated people to join as franchisees.
Are you an entrepreneur at heart? Do you love the idea of running your own business and letting your hard work be its own reward?
Maybe you have pool service experience and are looking to capitalize on it. That is helpful. So too is experience as a contractor, or experience in business management and sales.
However, while all of these attributes are beneficial, it’s not necessarily a deal-breaker if you don’t have this background. We place a high premium on enthusiasm, work ethic, and the desire to succeed.
As a franchisee, you could start your business with a small staff and either a small office or a home office. Access to warehouse space for storage is important.
With the right office and sales support, you as a franchisee can focus on getting the liners installed. And you’ll receive plenty of training from us on exactly how to do that. It starts with a two-week training program at our Atlanta office. We also support our franchisees with videos, marketing materials, online consultation, and on-site support visits as needed.
We further support our franchisees with a centralized appointment setting system, a national advertising campaign, and online sales support. We will train you on every aspect of the business – from preparing quotes to marketing and installation (and everything in between).
Let us tell you more!
Learn More About Franchising
Join an Industry Leader!
EVERNU™ franchisees will sell pool liners and related services in their market, and they will also have the ability to differentiate themselves further with the ZeroChlor Pool Systems.
For the pool liner side of the business, franchisees will enjoy the advantage of their franchisor’s market strength when it comes to quality and pricing of liners. The EVERNU™/Lazy Day Pools™ founder carefully studies the market each year and works with the manufacturer who will provide the highest quality and the best pricing. Because the company is the largest pool liner installer in the United States, the manufacturers aggressively compete for the EVERNU™ business. The franchisees will be able to leverage this and offer both quality and price to their customers. And another EVERNU™ differentiator is that each liner is custom-manufactured.
And there is even better news.
The Lazy Day Pools™/EVERNU™ technology which further sets it apart in the market, is its ZeroChlor Pool System – an alternative sanitizing technology for pools that does not rely on salt or chlorine. Chris and his team researched and perfected the ZeroChlor technology in 2018, and introduced this technology to the market. It delivers two important solutions for swimming pool maintenance. First, it purifies the water, literally down to drinkable standards. Secondly, because the technology does not use either salt or chlorine, this helps preserve the color of pool liners and effectively extends their useful life from 10 years to more than 25 years.
This technology has disrupted the pool industry! The ZeroChlor Pool System is a powerful AOP (Advanced Oxidation Process) system, capable of producing over 40,000g of oxidation per hour. This unprecedented level of oxidation is produced using electrolysis. Ozone is not used in ZeroChlor Pool Systems. Filtration in this system filters the pool water down to one micron.
EVERNU™ franchisees will be required to purchase several of the ZeroChlor systems as part of their franchising arrangement; they will have the opportunity to offer this service to their swimming pool customers looking for the best in pool maintenance.
We believe this positions us uniquely and strongly in our market. Interested in learning more?
The EVERNU™ Franchising Opportunity
Prospective franchisees should know this is a growing market. In fact, IbisWorld statistics show it to be a $1.3 billion industry in the United States, and continuing to grow.
The national statistics confirm what we have seen firsthand, which is why we believe that the Lazy Day Pools™ franchising opportunity is so ideally suited for franchising. Our commitment to franchising grew out of the increasing demand for our services. The average pool liner company sells between 5 and 10 liners per year; our company sells between 200 and 300 annually. From our base in the Atlanta area, demand for our liners and related services comes from well beyond our immediate market. We believe that the right way to take our company onto a more national stage is with a select group of like-minded entrepreneurial people to join us as franchisees.
As a franchisee, you will provide swimming pool repair, restoration, and remodeling services, including repair, resurfacing, and remodeling of vinyl-lined swimming pools. And you will have the additional market differentiator – ZeroChlor – at your disposal.
Because we are a volume buyer of liners and do have manufacturers competing for our business, we are able to provide top quality liners at competitive prices. We do not take a “cookie cutter” approach to liners. Just as no two homes are built alike, each pool is constructed differently. Each liner is custom-manufactured to reflect the exact specifications of the individual pool.
In addition to the already mentioned market differentiators, our franchisees will have a protected geographic territory in which to offer our approved Lazy Day Pools™/EVERNU™ services and related products. Your customer base will include residential homeowners or commercial business owners requiring the repair, restoration, or remodeling of a vinyl-lined swimming pool.
Our experience in the industry and our training programs are your assurance, as a franchisee, that you will learn from the best and will enter the market in a strong position.
About Franchising and Why it Works
The EVERNU™ opportunity is one we hope you will consider seriously. We are here to answer questions and tell you more about us and our offering. We are proud of what we have built and we look for like-minded professionals who want to join the Lazy Day Pools™ family.
Let us anticipate and address a question you might have, as you evaluate franchise opportunities. “Why should I buy a franchise? Couldn’t I simply go out and start my own business?”
Certainly, some people do enter the business world in that manner. So, the answer to the question comes down to the value of what a franchise provides.
On your own, you might well experience a large “learning curve.” What are the right types of ways to market? What social media platforms work best? How important are reviews? What type of insurance should I carry? Are there collateral materials that would best market my business? How do I promote my business? What kinds of customer files should I keep? And that‘s only the beginning.
Without the professional training, business experience, or connections it takes to succeed, it can be difficult to get off the ground. Many small business owners begin by hiring outside individuals with experience just for advice. Opening a business independently takes time and money.
That isn’t to say that franchising doesn’t require time and money, also. However, as a franchisee, you enjoy a number of advantages that a stand-alone, independent start-up does not. You begin with the accumulated experience, know-how, business practices and operating plan that come with a franchise.
As a franchisee, you enjoy name-brand recognition and a network of support provides an immediate and distinct competitive edge over the independent, stand-alone business. You can avoid that costly trial-and-error period that causes so many problems for start-up businesses. As a franchisee, you’ll “hit the ground running.”
The EVERNU™ opportunity gives franchisees the ready-made framework within which to build a successful business.
Questions? Feedback? Please contact us today. We’d love to talk with you!
The Lazy Day Pools™ / EVERNU™ Story
Our beginnings, and the market needs we address
The Lazy Day Pools™/EVERNU™ story traces its beginnings to 2004 when Marine Corps Veteran and former police officer Chris Ward launched the company.
With a young family and a recently-earned business degree, Chris was seeking a way to supplement his income, so he took a job part-time cleaning pools. He saw a lot of demand for the services but believed that most of the companies under-performed. “I knew I could do this better,” he said. His business degree had taught him to focus on quality and process improvement – two areas that he saw as deficient throughout the industry – and that gave him the incentive to go out on his own.
Pool cleaning would become one of the core services in the Lazy Day Pools™ menu of services, but there would be more. Much more. Initially, the core focus of Lazy Day Pools™ included In-Ground Vinyl Liner Replacements, Safety Cover Installations, Vinyl Pool Remodeling and Swimming Pool Opening /Closing.
The company grew to become the largest vinyl liner replacement company in America. Lazy Day Pools™ installs between 200 and 300 liners each year, providing the highest quality locally manufactured liners and utilizing only the best trained liner installers with years of experience, including thousands of in-house installations.
As the business grew, Chris saw a customer need that he set out to solve. One concern people had about new pool liners is that the color fades over time. A bright blue pool liner, when new, looks great. But the majority of pools use either salt water or chlorine and this causes the color of the liners to fade over time. The average lifespan of a pool liner is about 10 years and one of the reasons people seek replacements is that the color fades. Chris harnessed four separate technologies in the market, which led to the creation of a sister company, ZeroChlor Pool Systems. This technology will figure prominently into the EVERNU™ franchise opportunity.
A Letter From The Founder
Hello, and thanks for stopping by our Lazy Day Pools™/EVERNU™ franchising website! Whether this is the first franchising opportunity you have investigated or you’ve evaluated a number of them already, we’re glad you have come here. We have prepared these franchising pages to help you become better acquainted with what we offer, and to tell you why we believe this is a great opportunity for the entrepreneur seeking a new career direction.
For starters, if you are interested in owning a business where there is an ongoing demand for your services, you’ve come to the right place.
As we franchise our concept, we’re seeking a handful of top-quality, entrepreneurial people to join our team as franchisees.
By way of explanation: the company we have built is known as Lazy Day Pools.™ As we franchise and expand into new geographic markets, the company will be franchised under the name EVERNU™.
We’ve built a strong reputation and a unique niche within the swimming pool industry. You may have heard of us; we sell and install more vinyl pool liner replacements than any other pool company in America. The average company installs less than five pool liners per year; we do hundreds annually and there is considerable demand for our services.
In order to accommodate this increased demand, we are looking to expand into new territories. Sound interesting?
Maybe you’ve worked the pool industry and have always dreamed about taking that big step toward owning your own business. Maybe you’re a serial entrepreneur looking for your next venture. Whatever your reason for checking out our website, we look forward to telling you more about our promising opportunity!
We hope you’ll read through our pages carefully, and then perhaps take that next step. We are proud of the brand and the reputation we have built and are looking for truly quality individuals to join forces with us as we expand. If you like what you see, please contact us!
Sincerely,
Chris Ward, Founder/CEO
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need prior experience to become an EVERNU™ franchisee?
Prior business experience is helpful. Knowledge of the pool industry would be helpful but we are committed to providing extensive training resources to the right people. What you need is a commitment to hard work, a willingness to learn, and a desire to succeed.
Where should I locate my business?
We are based in Atlanta but seeking to expand nationally. We will establish territories in geographic regions with sufficient customer bases to help our franchisees prosper. Our understanding of the market and our work with industry manufacturers gives us a good insight into areas that are suited for an EVERNU™ franchise. We will work with our franchisees to help select an ideal location.
What do I need to start my EVERNU™ franchise?
We will provide guidance on the size of the location, the number of employees you’ll need to start, and complete guidance and direction on our offerings and how to market them.
How does an EVERNU™ franchise differ from other business opportunities?
In our industry, we are the largest installer of vinyl pool liners, which distinguishes us from the competition. We further have a technology that extends the life of pool liners and purifies the water in the pool. We have connections when it comes to quality and pricing of liners and other products, which enables us to provide our franchisees with access to competitive and high quality products. We also have a strong training program that walks a franchisee through every step of the business – and a staff to provide ongoing support.
What do I do next?
Please take a few minutes and complete the information on our “I’d like to learn more!” questionnaire. We will review it and, if it looks like we would be a good fit together, will contact you to set up a meeting. Thank you very much for your interest!