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Why Caring Transitions?
Founded on the belief that the most successful life transitions happen when care and compassion are involved.
Our Mission
To be the most trusted and compassionate national provider of relocation, downsizing, and liquidation services to aging clients and their loved ones as they transition through various life stages, providing peace of mind.
Our Vision
Caring Transitions vision is to transform the way that seniors and their families transition through life’s stages.
Our Values
We prioritize care, expertise, and advocacy to provide personalized solutions with genuine concern and empathy, delivering top-notch service while advocating tirelessly for our clients every step of the way.
Be in the business of making a difference
- At Caring Transitions, we are more than just a business—we are a community of compassionate and dedicated individuals who are committed to making a difference in the lives of seniors and their loved ones. Your true work is not providing expert assistance with decluttering, rightsizing, liquidating, and moving, but in providing what is unseen—comfort, support, and care during a time of great change.
What makes us different from the competiton
Our individualized approach
By focusing on the individual's life story, we create seamless transitions for clients with dignity. Our custom approach allows families to stay connected even when the client is unavailable.
We embrace memories & clutter
With CTBids.com, we help clients sell their belongings to ease their transition, declutter, and rightsize their homes with empathy. Our goal is to create a stress-free experience that honors the past and empowers them for the future.
Our local presence & national trust
We make our services available to all, regardless of location or situation. Whether clients are in need of local or national transitions, we strive to ensure that the expertise and support are within reach.
We foster sustainability
Transitions impact the environment, and we're committed to lessening these effects through our estate sales and online auction services. By repurposing, we divert cherished items from landfills, helping clients make eco-friendly choices.
In business for yourself,
but never by yourself
“When your team walked out that last day, I felt like family was leaving...
They treated me as though I was one of them, except they wouldn’t let me do anything but tell them where a few things should go.” - Client of Caring Transitions of Twin Cities Central
Do something you love everyday while creating a lucrative future for yourself and your family
Hands-on Support
Our franchise offers comprehensive hands-on support, ensuring you have the resources and expertise needed to excel.
Rich Owner Community
As part of our franchise family, you'll grow your business alongside a vibrant community of like-minded entrepreneurs.
Unlimited Potential
Tap into a rapidly expanding market and capitalize on the ever-growing demand for senior transition services.
Home-Based
Operate from the comfort of home, minimizing overhead costs with the freedom to manage your schedule.
Dialed-In Marketing
Our proven marketing is designed to help you reach your target audience with precision and impact.
Meaningful Impact
Spend your days making a real difference for the lives of seniors and their families.
Have Questions?
Explore answers to common questions about our senior transition services franchise opportunity! Have a question not answered here? Schedule a call with one of our team members.
What if I already own another franchise?
Provided your other business does not compete with the services we offer (for example, no online auctioning), you can still open a Caring Transitions! But very few of our franchisees run multiple businesses. This business model (especially at the beginning) is a full-time job. While a Caring Transitions franchise is certainly not going to give you a problem with work-life balance, if you are running both this business and are very involved with another, you may experience burnout. But there is nothing to stop you from doing so if you wish.
Do I bill customers & maintain accounts receivable?
Absolutely not. It’s a cash business. You are paid for each job upon completion of the work. In fact, our system allows you to even accept most major credit cards.
What kind of training can I expect?
Caring Transitions offers a complete turn-key operation. During your initial training, you will learn how to operate a successful and profitable business. Our initial training program provides you with:
The training necessary to effectively bid projects.
The skills to hire quality workers who will be responsible on the project.
An understanding of your target market and all of the tools necessary to market your business.
The expertise to manage and organize your business through computers, accounting software, budgeting, and time management techniques.
Our strategy is effective and powerful. When used properly, it will help build your business into a household name among friends, neighbors, estate attorneys, senior care professionals, and homeowners in your market.
What type of ongoing support can I get?
Once you have reached your milestones, the support never ends! Our Operational Support team will be there helping you grow as an owner — answering questions, assisting in identifying new opportunities, helping you be innovative and sharing best practices from across the system. You will also have access to our robust intranet, webinars, regional meetings, national conferences and strategic planning. The list goes on and on.
We are so vested in our franchisee’s success, we’ve put together a program called the Winner’s Circle. You can earn your entire franchisee fee back upon meeting certain milestones. Your success is our success and what better way can we help your business grow, than to give you the chance to earn back your entire franchise fee.
Do I need any medical knowledge or training?
No! We are not a healthcare provider or service company. While medical concerns commonly prompt the call for our services, we exist to make lifestyle transitions regarding their homes and property as painless as possible. This can mean decluttering, helping customers move to a new home that meets their needs, or helping family members sort through possessions after a loved one has passed. It is the job of medical professionals to look after their health; we assist them adjust to new environments as their unique circumstances dictate.
How will you market these services?
Marketing Materials
Marketing materials are pre-designed with your own professional identity and the national Caring Transitions branding:
- Brochures
- Flyers
- Business cards
- Pop-up Display Booths
- Banners
- Vehicle Wraps
- Thank You Cards
- Promotional Items
- E-newsletters & E-blasts
- Apparel
- Social Media Graphics
- Digital Ads
- Digital Billboards
- Direct Mail (postcards)
- Yard Signs and More!
Digital Marketing
Mobile devices are used heavily for searches, so we make sure to provide you with a responsive site that is search engine optimized, built for mobile use and built to convert visitors.
Our marketing team walks you through:
- Setting up and managing your social platforms
- Teaching you how to grow your social media pages
- Using promotions and testimonials from your own customers to promote your services
- Using social media to drive traffic and leads to your website
- Training you on how to showcase your work through photos, videos and customer testimonials
Our digital marketing team will also direct you on how to run your own PPC campaigns, or you can select from the option to work with a preferred vendor who will run your PPC campaigns to drive more qualified traffic to your site.
We ensure your business is listed with local online directories across the internet to be found when consumers are searching Yahoo and Google for your services.
Focused, Localized Marketing / Grassroots / Networking
We will work with you to fine-tune your marketing approach to your unique local market. This may include the following, but not limited to:
- Attending community events with a branded booth and marketing materials
- Fine-tuning your marketing approach in your unique local market
- Who to go to for referrals & setting up partnerships
- How to effectively work networking groups (real estate, estate planners, senior communities, etc.)
- Sponsoring community events, volunteering your company services in the community for goodwill
At Caring Transitions, you will grow due to your excellent reputation for quality and integrity. Not surprisingly then, your ability to network properly and get the word out is paramount.
From your pre-training, to your onboarding and beyond, we’ll teach you how to generate business from these reliable channels, as well as evaluate their effectiveness and adjust accordingly.
Opportunity is waiting
Download your free copy to learn all about our business model and franchise success or schedule a no-pressure call with our team.
