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Franchise Focus
A passion for golf makes a
great business opportunity
With 40 franchised stores across the UK, the Republic of Ireland and Europe and 30 years of trading
experience worldwide, Nevada Bob’s Golf is a great franchise for golf enthusiasts. Derin Ibrahim reports
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any people would like to establish a
business where they are passionate
about the product they sell. If you
have a passion for golf then you can do just that
by becoming a Nevada Bob’s Golf franchisee.
An established brand in the UK and across
Europe, Nevada Bob’s Golf has 30 years of
trading history. The company opened its first UK
outlet in Eastleigh in 1990 and has since grown to
28 stores in the UK and Ireland and a further 12
stores in continental Europe.
Nevada Bob’s Golf stores stock over 2,500
products enabling franchisees to enjoy a
significant bulk buying power and offer value for
money prices to their customers. The stores stock
all the major golfing brands, including Callaway,
Mizuno, Ping, TaylorMade, Footjoy and Nike.
Nevada Bob’s Golf delivers a proven
NEVADA BOB’S GOLF SUMMARY:
TYPE OF FRANCHISE: Retail
INDUSTRY SECTOR: Sports Retail
IDEAL FRANCHISEE PROFILE: Motivated individuals
able to build a retail business. You should have
business, selling, marketing and people skills.
franchise package, which includes extensive
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1990
franchisee training in all aspects of golf, retail
operations, marketing, buying and company
FRANCHISING SINCE: 1990 policies. The franchisor also offers assistance in
NUMBER OF FRANCHISEES: 25
finding the right site, guidance on lease terms and
creation of the store design plan, incorporating all
INVESTMENT REQUIREMENT:
the latest equipment and technology. This process
£37,500 + startup costs
includes assisting with competitive tendering for
the shopfit, store layout plans and full onsite
PRIORITY RECRUITMENT LOCATIONS:
support for merchandising and store set up.
Nationwide, Republic of Ireland and Europe
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