In 1995 Mark Vana was 32 years old, married with three young children, and had three jobs taking home about $24,000 a year. One of his jobs was as a route salesman for an industrial uniform rental company. This rental company often had an excess of used garments that they would throw away simply because they didn’t have room for them anymore.

Mark had the idea to begin taking these used, yet adequate work clothes and sell them to a small retail store called Affordable Workwear, located in Garfield Heights, Ohio, that sold new and used work clothes. Mark would take a cargo van full of used work clothes to the manager of the shop for a couple hundred dollars. The extra $200 that Mark made on these work clothes was a small fortune for the young father of three. Some time later, Mr. Vana noticed that Affordable Workwear was going out of business and he was going to lose his much needed extra income.

He decided to speak to the owner about the decision. After meeting the owner of Affordable Workwear, he began an immediate friendship with him based on their common Christian faith and similar business interests. A deal was arranged, and Affordable Workwear was no longer going out of business. The work clothing company was soon under new ownership.

We are actively seeking highly qualified business people to join our company. Owning an Affordable Uniforms franchise is a tremendous opportunity. We are seeking hard working individuals preferably with business experience. If you are interested in owning your own business please contact us. 

Affordable Uniforms has two franchise locations, currently open for business, that are for sale now. Are you ready to own your own business and you want to start earning immediately? These turn-key locations are fully operational with a complete inventory and trained staff ready to start working for you.

Affordable Uniforms is Ohio’s medical uniform superstore and the country’s only scrub store franchise. We specialize in providing the largest selection of medical uniforms, nursing shoes, and accessories, we strive for an extremely high level of customer service, all while saving the consumer money.

Starting your own business can be challenging; you don’t have to do it on your own. Affordable Uniforms’ franchise system helps to protect your business investment and saves you money through the buying power of our existing franchises and our developed franchise system.

Affordable Uniforms has been selling great, fashionable scrubs since 1995; we have years of experience to share with our franchisees. Our President has been working with uniforms for over 30 years and has opened many Affordable Uniforms retail locations, negotiated leases, and created the Affordable Uniforms On Site division.

Affordable Uniforms provides initial one-on-one training at our corporate headquarters located in Cleveland, Ohio. The training lasts for at least one week, and gives you the tools and skills you need to know about site selection, initial inventory ordering, pricing, uniform fashions, store design, and much more. That’s not all; we come to your new scrub store franchise and work with you and your new staff at your location; making sure you are prepared for your grand opening.

We spend a minimum of two weeks at your location to make sure you’re comfortable running your business. Don’t worry, if you feel like you need more training, you only have to ask. We welcome franchisees at our flagship store year round for as long as they like. At our flagship store you can work with an experienced staff learning the exact skills you’ll need in your day-to-day business. The same goes for additional on-site training; your never on your own with the Affordable Uniforms scrub store franchise

Besides material support and business guidance, part of our support comes from our vendors. As part of the franchise system, you will have access to the biggest names in our industry, like Cherokee, Dickies, Barco, WonderWink, Dansko, Landau, Littmann, Koi, and a lot more.

We’ve built a trusted brand reputation with our vendors and have earned discounts that can save you thousands of dollars every month! Being part of a group as big as ours and as successful as ours has benefits that other uniform stores never receive. You’ll get the benefit of seven superstore locations before you even open your doors and it will fast track you to success.

The support provided to our franchisees is never ending. We continually aid our franchises in areas such as marketing, ordering product, selling to groups, and advertising. Our franchise intranet is full of resources that you can use in your store and online to help sell to customers as well as help train employees. All of these aspects are crucial to the success of an Affordable Uniforms franchise.

We understand that sometimes these tasks feel like a lot to take on, especially for first time business owners; we are here to give you the tools you need to create success in your market. Your franchise support will always be just a phone call or e-mail away. Any time you have questions, one of our staff will be able to assist you and help you fine tune all aspects of your business, giving you the advantages you need.