3@1 Business Centre

3@1 Business Centre is a South African-based retail franchise that positions itself as a one-stop shop for business and home-office services. Its in-store offering combines digital print solutions, photographic printing, international and domestic courier services, and other essential business services for both companies and individuals. The brand operates through a franchise model, with stores in South Africa, Namibia, Zambia and Mauritius, and it markets opportunities throughout Southern Africa and beyond. The franchise proposition is built around a turn-key store opening: from signed agreement to trading store, the franchisor arranges fit-out, equipment, stock and systems. Franchisees receive assistance with finding a location and negotiating lease terms, classroom training at head office, in-store training during fit-out, and ongoing operational, marketing and growth support. Each branch also receives its own website connected to the national brand. A key element of the model is partnerships with leading brands. 3@1 Business Centre trades with DHL for courier services and with Fujifilm for photographic printing, giving franchisees credibility and footfall from day one. The in-store service mix includes a printing station for colour and mono printing, copying, scanning and finishing; wide-format printing for vinyl, banners, posters and signage; a DHL courier counter for express courier services and e-commerce returns; and a PhotoMe self-service photo station powered by Fujifilm for photos, collages, photo books and while-you-wait ID photos. The company describes itself as having decades of franchising experience, with its official website referring to an approaching 22nd anniversary and to 27 years of franchising. It presents its business model as proven and growing despite challenging economic conditions. The brand is active and privately held, with no public listing indicated.

3@1 Business Centre is a Southern African retail franchise that has developed a one-stop shop model for business and home-office services. According to its official website, the business has been franchising for 27 years, and a homepage statement refers to an approaching 22nd anniversary while describing the model as proven and growing despite a difficult economy. These two figures appear in different contexts on the site and may reflect different milestones, such as the founding of the underlying business versus the start of franchising. The brand's growth has been organised around a franchise system that supports entrepreneurs in opening turn-key stores. The franchisor assists with site selection and lease negotiation, arranges fit-out, equipment, stock and systems, provides a week of classroom training at head office, continues training in-store during fit-out, and supports the grand opening with a launch team. Ongoing support covers operations, marketing and growth, and each branch receives its own website connected to the national brand. A defining feature of the 3@1 Business Centre model is its partnerships with leading brands. The company trades with DHL for courier services and with Fujifilm for photographic printing, which the franchise promotes as providing credibility and footfall from day one. The in-store service mix has evolved into several distinct stations: The Printing Station for colour and mono printing, copying, scanning and finishing; Wide Format for vinyl, banners, posters and signage; a DHL Courier Counter for international and domestic express courier services and e-commerce returns; and a PhotoMe self-service photo station powered by Fujifilm for photos, collages, photo books and while-you-wait ID photos. The franchise operates in South Africa, Namibia, Zambia and Mauritius, and its website advertises opportunities throughout Southern Africa and beyond. The brand presents itself as an essential service retailer for businesses and individuals, with multiple revenue streams in store. It remains active and privately held.

• Official website refers to an approaching 22nd anniversary and describes the business model as proven and growing.

• Official website states the franchise is backed by 27 years of franchising.

• Franchise operates in South Africa, Namibia, Zambia and Mauritius.

One-stop retail franchise for essential business and home-office services, backed by brand partnerships with DHL and Fujifilm.

• The Printing Station

  State-of-the-art colour and mono printing, copying, scanning and finishing, from a single business card to a full booklet, produced in-store.

• Wide Format

  Large-format vinyl, banners, posters and signage produced in-store.

• DHL Courier Counter

  Partnered with DHL for competitive, convenient express courier services, international and local, plus e-commerce returns.

• PhotoMe & Fujifilm

  A PhotoMe self-service photo station powered by Fujifilm for photos, collages, photo books and while-you-wait ID photos.

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