Wild Bird Center
ALL ABOUT WILD BIRD CENTERS
With a franchise from the Wild Bird Centers of America, Inc., you will make a positive difference in your community, doing work you find meaningful and satisfying. You'll be your own boss and enjoy mixing business with your passion for birds and nature.
Whether you're a backyard birdwatcher or an experienced naturalist, you'll enjoy the rewards of teaching others more about the environment that surrounds us. We are here to help you take a professional, businesslike approach to making your dream a reality.
A survey conducted in 2001 by the Department of Interior, the "National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation", confirmed that watching and feeding wild birds is one of the most popular hobbies in North America. In addition to the millions of Canadians who feed wild birds, over 54 million Americans annually spend US$3,100,000,000 for feeding wild birds and other wildlife US$732,000,000 for houses, feeders, nest boxes and baths US$507,000,000 for optics, including binoculars and spotting scopes US$331,000,000 for wildlife-related books and magazines.
YOUR HEAD START FROM THE INDUSTRY'S BEST!
As a Wild Bird Center store owner, you'll enjoy many unique advantages that give you a wing up on the competition. With over 19 years of franchise experience, we've developed products and techniques to help you get the most from your new business, right from the start.
Private Label products
We continually expand our exclusive line of Wild Bird Center Private Label products, including proprietary seed mixes and our wildly successful MoBi
Mesh® line of feeders. All of our Private Label products are researched and tested extensively and only released to our stores when they have proven themselves superior to other leading industry products.
Franchise-Wide Intranet
Wild Bird Center store owners communicate with each other and Home Office through the World Wide Web with an internal, franchise-wide Intranet. The WBCA Intranet features online discussion groups, e-mail links to other store owners, information about special product promotions, access to company documents in digital form, and much more.
Store design package
We offer a unique trade dress package that makes coming to your store an experience customers want to enjoy again and again. Our trade dress coordinates customer traffic patterns with wooden fixtures specifically designed to display our products as well as store colors and lighting.
Cooperation
Sharing is a valued aspect of our organizational culture. Each franchisee has unique talents, ideas and experiences, and benefits from the strengths of others. Contributions range from sharing photographs to newsletter articles or ideas for merchandising, advertising, promotion, or community programs. Franchisees also benefit from cooperative promotions and product transfers between stores, and often refer customers to each other.
Comprehensive training program
Our consistently praised, ten-day training program is evidence of our dedication to helping you become the best business owner you can be and gain maximum return on your store investment.
Community Programs
Our franchises become integrated into the fabric of their communities, to the extent that they are often viewed as indispensable. With the promotional materials and assistance we provide, you can establish your store as a true community resource and enjoy intense community loyalty, support and pride.
START TO FLY WITH WILD BIRD CENTERS TODAY!
Please fill out the Express Request Form below and our franchise development office will be happy to introduce themselves and begin a comprehensive review of your local market potential and resources.Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you!
