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Mr. Brian Scudamore who built 1-800-GOT-JUNK into a $100-million-a-year franchise partnered with Mr. Jim Bodden on a new venture, the 1-888-WOW1DAY Painting.  Bodden brings into the business his painting expertise while Scudamore contributes his entrepreneurship know-how.  The Financial Post article says “Mr. Scudamore saw the opportunity to replicate the success of his junk removal business using almost the exact same format and systems to build a business in home painting”.

Franchising must be in his blood: Vancouver entrepreneur Brian Scudamore took an idea to start a company in junk removal and built it into a $100-million-a-year industry-dominating franchise force – 1-800-GOT-JUNK – across Canada, the United States and Australia. Now he’s at it again.

Mr. Scudamore partnered with Jim Bodden, who started a summer painting company 22 years ago, to launch 1-888-WOW1DAY Painting in February. The company promises to paint the interior or exterior of a home or business within one day.

“It’s almost identical,” says Mr. Scudamore of his latest franchise venture. “When I looked for a second business as a so-called serial franchisor, I wanted something where I could leverage our marketing know-how [and] any relationships we created with our franchise partners in 1-800-GOT-JUNK.”

So far, it’s working. Mr. Scudamore saw the opportunity to replicate the success of his junk removal business using almost the exact same format and systems to build a business in home painting. “Both the junk removal business and the painting business are so fragmented and so simple that this was another opportunity primed for explosive growth,” he says.

In this partnership, Mr. Bodden brings his expertise and knowledge in the residential painting business, while Mr. Scudamore contributes his experience in franchising.

Mr. Scudamore is building his own group of brands using a system that brought him his first success – step by step. His vision is to turn 1-888-WOW1DAY Painting into an even bigger brand than his junk removal company.

The idea came to him when he needed to paint an older home he had purchased and heard about Mr. Bodden, who after 20 years in the painting industry realized he needed a way to differentiate himself in the market.

In 2008, Mr. Bodden had renamed his business One Day Painting with a guarantee to have all the work completed in a single day – virtually unheard of in a business where any amateur with a little basic know how and some essential tools can call themselves a qualified painter. His attempts at franchising “didn’t go so well”; it’s a lot more difficult than people may think, he says. He did the job for Mr. Scudamore and later the two got together for a talk over a beer.

Within a few months, they had worked out a deal to franchise Mr. Bodden’s concept using the 1-800-GOT-JUNK formula. Mr. Bodden retains a minority stake in the business while Mr. Scudamore, who sunk his money and expertise into the newly formed brand, is the majority shareholder.

“I wouldn’t have given up the majority of my business if I didn’t think Brian was capable of – building another $100-million business,” Mr. Bodden says about replicating Mr. Scudamore’s success.

By the end of this year, 1-888-WOW1DAY Painting will have 15 franchisees signed into territory agreements, and there are plans to have 50 on board by the end of next year. The long-term goal is to have 200 franchisees within five years generating more than $100-million a year in revenue.

Mr. Scudamore is confident he and his partners are going to “revolutionize the painting industry.” The first copy is always the most expensive, he says, but then you’ve got a template. One of the biggest assets – and risks – is your reputation, he adds. He has the benefit of 1.5 million customers to tap into, but that brings high expectations.

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