Bloomin' Blinds franchise
2025 filing · April 21, 2025GrowingShares sales figures
Bloomin' Blinds at a glance
A window covering business selling, installing and repairing blinds, shutters, shades and awnings. At the end of 2024 there were 145 Bloomin' Blinds locations in the US, 141 franchised and 4 company-owned.
The business
- Industry
- Home service
- Franchisor
- Bloomin Blinds Franchise Corp
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2014
- 11 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Plano, Texas
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $129K–$246K
- Single territory
- Franchise fee
- $49,500
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of total sales or $600 a month per territory, whichever is greater
- Brand fund
- Yes
- 2% of total sales or $300 a month per territory, whichever is more
- Agreement length
- 7 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 145
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 141
- Company-owned
- 4
- Change in 3 years
- +80
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 30
- Most in Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania
Support and records
From Bloomin Blinds Franchise Corp’s 2025 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 132; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Bloomin' Blinds among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Bloomin' Blinds | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $187,300 | Costs less than 71% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $49,500 | Higher than 64% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 145 | More than 82% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $577,019 | Lower than 65% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 3.1× | Higher than 80% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Bloomin' Blinds franchise costs
Opening single territory costs an estimated $129,100 to $245,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are vehicle ($700 to $85,000) and additional funds (for first 3 months) ($30,000 to $50,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $49,500 | ||
| Start-Up Fee | $35,000 | ||
| Rent, Utilities, and Leasehold Improvements | $0 | $5,000 | |
| Market Introduction Program | $12,000 | ||
| Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment | $0 | $500 | |
| Insurance | $300 | $3,000 | |
| Vehicle | $700 | $85,000 | |
| Office Expenses | $500 | $1,000 | |
| Inventory | $0 | ||
| Licenses and Permits | $0 | $1,500 | |
| Professional Fees (lawyer, accountant, etc.) | $400 | $1,500 | |
| Travel and meals for initial training | $700 | $1,500 | |
| Additional funds (for first 3 months) | $30,000 | $50,000 | |
| Total | $129,100 | $245,500 | |
Source: Bloomin Blinds Franchise Corp, 2025 filing, page 21
Bloomin' Blinds franchise fee
The franchise fee is $49,500. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Bloomin Blinds Franchise Corp, 2025 filing, page 12
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of total sales or $600 a month per territory, whichever is greater. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of total sales or $300 a month per territory, whichever is more. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Bloomin Blinds Franchise Corp, 2025 filing, pages 13 and 14
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Bloomin' Blinds publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $577,019
- Median sales
- $400,282
Yearly figures for 2024, covering franchise outlets (some cover several territories) open all of 2024 (49 locations). The average is about 3.1 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Bloomin Blinds Franchise Corp, 2025 filing, pages 48–50
SBA loans to Bloomin' Blinds franchisees
Lenders approved 29 SBA-backed loans for Bloomin' Blinds franchisees from 2017 to 2026, $4.74M in all: 28 7(a) loans and 1 504 loan. Of the 6 that have ended, 4 were paid in full and 2 were charged off. The other 23 haven’t ended yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2024 / 2022–2024. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Bloomin' Blinds | Typical home service brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +29% / +131% | +2.1% / +15% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 11% / 64% | 5.3% / 20% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical home service brand is the median of the 180 brands in home service franchises with three years of counts.
How Bloomin' Blinds compares
Of the 475 home service franchises on this site, Bloomin' Blinds is the 277th cheapest to open and the 90th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Bloomin' Blinds | Typical home service brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $129K | $115K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $246K | $202K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $50K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Sales per location | $577K | $588K | $794K |
| US locations | 145 | 40 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 367 of 475 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 475 brands in home service franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 (−1) | 9 | – | – |
| 2022 | 85 (+24) | 9 | +35 | −11 |
| 2023 | 109 (+24) | 9 | +40 | −16 |
| 2024 | 141 (+32) | 4 | +44 | −12 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Over 4 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 63 to 141 (+78, +124%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Bloomin Blinds Franchise Corp, 2025 filing, page 61
2021: Bloomin Blinds Franchise Corp, 2024 filing, page 65
Where Bloomin' Blinds locations are
At the end of 2024, Bloomin' Blinds had locations in 30 states. The most are in Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania.
- Texas23
- Florida15
- Pennsylvania12
- Tennessee10
- Arizona9
- North Carolina8
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| Florida | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Tennessee | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Arizona | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| California | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| New Jersey | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Michigan | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 0 | 4 |
All 30 states
| Minnesota | 4 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 4 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Idaho | 3 |
| Maryland | 3 |
| Missouri | 3 |
| New York | 3 |
| Oregon | 3 |
| South Carolina | 3 |
| Washington | 3 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Indiana | 2 |
| Kansas | 2 |
| Ohio | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
Source: Bloomin Blinds Franchise Corp, 2025 filing, page 62
Who owns Bloomin' Blinds?
Bloomin' Blinds franchises are sold by Bloomin Blinds Franchise Corp. Its filing names no parent company.
From Bloomin Blinds Franchise Corp’s 2025 filing, page 10.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Bloomin Blinds Franchise Corp, 2025 filing, litigation on page 11, bankruptcy on page 12
Bloomin' Blinds filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Bloomin Blinds Franchise Corp’s 2025 filing, issued April 21, 2025; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 21, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
