OWN A TATTOO STUDIO IN QUEENSTOWN

Nestled amidst the majestic Southern Alps and overlooking the shimmering Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown is a true gem in the heart of New Zealand’s South Island. As one of the world’s top tourist destinations, it attracts visitors from around the globe, offering a plethora of adventure activities, breathtaking scenery, and an abundance of natural beauty.

This Celebrity Ink’s franchise opportunity will be perfectly positioned to make a lasting impact in this vibrant community. Known as the adventure capital of the world, Queenstown has a reputation for attracting a young and adventurous crowd, who are often drawn to the idea of getting a tattoo to commemorate their experiences in the city. The bustling Queenstown shopping district attracts a steady stream of local residents and tourists, creating a prime location for a thriving tattoo studio. With the growing demand for high-quality tattoo services, this franchise location offers the perfect opportunity for a savvy entrepreneur to establish a profitable business in one of the world’s most stunning locations, backed by the support of a renowned global brand.

Studio Features

Every Celebrity Ink tattoo studio is designed to be an inclusive, approachable, and comfortable environment. Our clean modern studio scape has been carefully throughout and perfect to include:

• Interactive Zones for enhanced client engagement and foot traffic
• Artist-Client Design Spaces have been carefully designed to so artists and ink crew can effectively collaborate with clients during design consultations and artists can comfortably work on new/upcoming tattoo designs 
• VIP Rooms to give our clients the Celebrity experience! These rooms really personify the Celebrity Ink experience and are custom designed for each studio to offer premium tattoo sessions that include drinks, snacks, movies and more
• Photo Walls to show your studio’s work! Each studio has a branded photo wall that increases brand exposure by creating a space for clients to take photos of their new tattoos and share them on their social media. These spaces are professionally designed to have studio-quality lighting for the perfect photo opportunity.

Why Franchise with Celebrity Ink?

We’re changing the tattoo industry. We’re taking body art from the underground to the mainstream and revolutionising a multi-billion dollar industry one studio at a time. Taking centre stage in shopping centres, Celebrity Ink tattoo studios are designed to appeal to a wide demographic with bright, modern interiors. 

But, we know the question you want answered – why choose us over other franchise opportunities?

• We’re the biggest tattoo brand in the Asia-Pacific successfully helping our franchisees run profitable businesses across 5 countries.
• We’re more than just tattoos! Whilst tattoos are the main attraction our studios also have the opportunity to expand their service offering into piercings, cosmetic tattoos and laser tattoo removal.
• Our dedicated training academy (CIITA) has been designed to assist our franchisees to develop the skills of their tattoo artists and technicians whilst also creating a recruitment pipeline of emerging artists.
• You’ll have access to experts in franchising, operations, marketing and information technology. Our support team are experts in their fields and are committed to the continued growth of our franchises.

The Investment

Celebrity Ink offers a turn-key solution into a multi-billion dollar industry.

Each franchise location is unique but you can expect the initial capital investment for our Queenstown Celebrity Ink franchise to start at AU$520,000. This initial investment covers all your fit-out costs, as well as franchise fees, working capital and all other set-up expenses.

To assist with finance, Celebrity Ink has partnered with an established finance company that offers tailored options in the franchising space if needed.

Next Steps

Once you submit your interest in becoming a franchise partner with Celebrity Ink we’ll be in touch to schedule an intro call with our CEO and franchising team to chat more about our franchising model, the opportunities available to you and the process to become a franchisee with Celebrity Ink.