We're the UK's only national portrait photography franchise and we currently operate over 50 studios in our home market. Our UK franchisees each own and operate one or more Venture studios, typically located in ‘secondary' retail locations.

Our brand is positioned at the premium end of the portrait sector and we pride ourselves on the combination of world-class customer service, market-leading standards of photography and a unique and contemporary range of products.

Venture is a full member of both the British Franchise Association (bfa) and the International Franchise Association and we were delighted and proud to be awarded the prestigious ‘bfa Franchisee of the Year Award' in 2008, an award that confirmed our position as one of the leading franchisors in the UK.

We have a small number of ‘single unit' franchise opportunities in the UK. We are also seeking enquiries from potential franchisees in selected international markets that would be interested in opening a cluster of studios in a defined and exclusive territory.

Find out more about becoming a Venture franchisee, either in the UK or internationally. If you share our excitement about the potential of the Venture concept, please get in touch. It could be your first step on a journey to becoming a Venture franchisee and helping us to develop this unique business into the global brand that we all know it will become. 

HOW DO WE COMPARE?

According to the BFA 2018 survey, the average turnover of franchises providing personal services was £344,000. However the Venture model significantly outperforms this sector, with Venture franchisees in the UK achieving an average of £440,000. Your earning potential is supported by our cost-effective franchise fee. With a combined franchise and marketing fee of only 7.5.%.

PROVEN SUCCESS

Venture has operated its franchise model for the last 20 years, and in this time has established itself as the premium market leader in the photography market. It is the only nationally recognised brand in its sector, making it truly distinct as a franchise concept. It dominates the space that it occupies in the market and supports studios from day one. With an exceptional training programme, we have taken a non-photographer to a franchise turnover of £500,000 within their first year of trading.

The support doesn’t stop there. In 2018 our central marketing team generated nearly 20% of customers that visited a Venture studio. And with 10,000 customers visiting a Venture studio in 2018, we are 10 times bigger than our nearest competitor. It is this presence in the market that led to Venture being chosen in 2017 by electronics giant Samsung, to work with them in the launch of their ‘The Frame’ television, generating very high quality customers for all Venture franchisees and providing a fantastic brand association for the company.

WORLDWIDE BRAND

Venture now operates its franchise model across three continents, with 16 studios in the UK, as well as studios in Asia and the USA. We pride ourselves on a tried and tested business model, which combines world-class customer service, market-leading standards of photography, effective routes to market to generate customers, and a unique and contemporary range of products. All of which can result in excellent financial returns.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY DESIGN

Photography innovation and customer experience is at the heart of Venture’s business, and we are constantly pushing the boundaries of style, presentation and client value. This focus creates both an experience and a product which is full of emotional value for the client, which in turn leads to an average spend per customer which is unrivaled in other photography franchises and the portrait market generally.