Lloyd Biggs of Oceanside receives the brand’s top award during 30th anniversary year for contributing to five San Diego communities.
March 07, 2022 // FranchiseMarketingSolutions.com // Oceanside, Calif. – An Oceanside man who entered franchising after serving the United States Marine Corps for 34 years and now co-owns and operates five Budget Blinds businesses throughout North San Diego County has been honored with the top 2022 franchising honor from Budget Blinds.
Lloyd Biggs accepted the 2022 Budget Blinds Franchisee of the Year Award on behalf of his team of 15 from Budget Blinds President Doug Phillip during the 2022 Budget Blinds Virtual Key Initiative Meeting for Budget Blinds franchisees earlier this year. The annual award recognizes the one franchisee out of more than 900 Budget Blinds business owners in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico who best models Budget Blinds values, provides uncompromising customer service, and contributes to employees and the local community.
Biggs and his business partner, Adam Berryman, own Budget Blinds franchises in Carlsbad, Oceanside, San Marcos, Vista and North San Diego, which they operate as a family and community enterprise under the umbrella of Budget Blinds of North County San Diego. Biggs invested in his first business in 2015 to replace the stresses of corporate life with a company that could grow with his family and community. Currently, his wife, Angela, helps manage the business.
Biggs is also among a record number of Budget Blinds business owners in North America who gained access to the Budget Blinds Million Dollar Club in 2022 for generating at least $1 million in window covering sales in 2021.
“Lloyd and Adam prove what is possible when you build a business focused on customer service, a quality product, and long-term relationships,” said Phillip. “What started out as an opportunity for the two partners to try something new outside the traditional 9-to-5 space has turned into a thriving business serving all of North San Diego County. What’s truly inspiring is how two neighbors with very different backgrounds – Lloyd is a retired USMC major with several years of active duty and defense-contracting experience and Adam had a successful executive career with O’Reilly Auto Parts – can synergistically come together to create something that serves not only local homeowners but a growing team of employees as well as charities and nonprofits operating throughout the region.”
Since becoming a Budget Blinds franchisee with two territories in December 2015, Biggs and his team have served more than 7,200 homeowners throughout North County San Diego. He says he uses his story, as a retired Marine Corps major who built a thriving operation, to encourage others to consider small-business ownership, especially those transitioning from military to civilian life. Their business offers discounts to active military, veterans and first responders.
“I never imagined being a small business owner, let alone being named the Franchisee of the Year by one of North America’s largest franchisors,” said Biggs. “While it may sound like a cliché, this honor represents the ultimate collective effort. We’ve been fortunate to be able to develop a true family enterprise that has positively impacted the homes and lives of our customers and our communities. I accept this award on behalf of everyone on our growing team that has worked so hard.”
Biggs currently chairs the Budget Blinds Franchisee Advisory Committee, which provides partnership, collaboration and time to help improve the Budget Blinds community. In addition to sales and customer service excellence, Budget Blinds acknowledged Biggs’ work within the nonprofit community in North San Diego County, which includes donating and installing product in support of San Diego Habitat for Humanity, the Tri-Cities Chapter of Disabled American Veterans and the Last Chance at Life animal shelter in Oceanside.
A computer engineering graduate of the University of Florida, Biggs earned a master’s degree in computer engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. He says one of his favorite memories is serving as the Gator mascot during University of Florida football games.
Budget Blinds business owners serve more than 10,000 communities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, and have dressed more than 25 million windows since 1992. The brand received its best-ever #12 ranking in Entrepreneur magazine’s 2021 Franchise 500®, the world’s first, best and most comprehensive franchise ranking.
Budget Blinds is celebrating its 30th anniversary throughout 2022 as one of the country’s first and most pioneering franchise brands in the home improvement goods and services space.
SOURCE Budget Blinds