ONE HOUR PARTIES SUPPORTS
WORKPLACE EQUALITY

Franchise Snapshot
# of Franchise Units: 1	International/Domestic: Domestic
Initial Investment: $30,000	Total Investment: $44,500 - $71,100
Yearly Royalty: 7%	Year Franchising Began: 2008

Company Name: One Hour Parties
Company Contact: Leanne Mumm Pardo
Address: 10215 Lake City Way NE #D
City/State/Zip: Seattle, WA 98125




One Hour Parties is the most exciting and fun franchise concept on the
market today. We provide easy, creative and affordable party planning
solutions for corporate celebrations, kid's parties, social events and
beyond.

Let us train you on our unique form of party planning and how to
capture your own piece of the $500 billion event planning industry
worldwide. Even during a recession people still celebrate birthdays,
anniversaries, corporate milestones and holidays…parties are virtually
recession-proof!

One Hour Parties are designed to meet the demand for quick, creative
and affordable celebrations. Our parties don't have to only last an
hour...each party can go as long as your customer desires! Our parties
typically include a theme, food, table decor and many other unique
add-ons that a customer may request.

Customers can pick from an extensive list of "off-the-shelf" parties like
Luau, Cupid's Arrow, Football Fantasy, Margaritaville, Ice Cream Social
and Virtual Ice Cream Truck (plus a whole lot more!) or they can create
their own custom party with One Hour Parties' “Have It Your Way”
service which feature full-service event planning, catering, decorating
and entertainment options.

As a savvy party planner you'll be involved in every detail from
designing and coordinating the party to delivering the party and
setting it up at your customer's location.

Check out a recent article about our business…

Seattle Business Article about Founders

 

We’re excited to work with GayFranchise to help us locate vibrant candidates within the LBGT community that are as passionate about One Hour Parties as we are!

As party and event planners, our business is all about creativity and fun. We pride ourselves on our unique business concept and find that our business attracts franchisees that enjoy a progressive lifestyle and have an open-minded attitude about their jobs and careers.

One of our founders is a member of the gay community, as is one of our first franchisees. We pro-actively support gay issues and appreciate the gay community’s diversity, creativity and business savvy.
 

Training process:

All franchisees receive five days of intensive training, where we help you set up an efficient business system and train in all aspects of party planning and execution. In addition, you will:

- Be a part of the nation's leading party planning brand.
- Become a service oriented business without the overhead of a
commercial kitchen or retail storefront.
- Get started fast with low overhead and by working from home until
growth warrants moving to an office setting if you desire.
- Have the power of unique brand positioning that uses bright colors, a
playful fully trademarked name, and catchy slogans and products.
- Stand beside a team of committed professionals, including the
original founders, to help ensure your success.
- Stay fresh with ongoing support from our established procedures
documented in a detailed confidential Operations Manual, plus
frequent on-demand assistance, training and field visits.

Franchisee Qualifications:

Currently we are in the process of reviewing many applicants to find the best franchisee candidates for our program.

Ideally we are looking for the following attributes:

-Passion for event planning (event planning experience preferred, but not required)
-Corporate business experience (management, sales, marketing, human resources, etc.)
-Hard workers who are self-motivated to make things happen and don’t give up easily
-Creative, open-minded individuals who easily recognize the “next big thing”
-Team players who will add positive feedback to our program while jumping on board every step of the way
-Outgoing, enthusiastic people who find it easy to develop relationships with different personality types