Spotlight on a Franchisee

Mar 30, 2017

Krupa and Ketul Parikh of Lightbridge Academy

Franchisees Krupa and Ketul Parikh did not take entering the child care industry lightly. When they decided to invest in an educational franchise business, they did all their homework,...

Mar 9, 2017

Eddie Diaz of Dream Vacations

Dream Vacations is a low-cost, home-based franchise that is ideal for entrepreneurs who are passionate about travel. Here is a Q&A with Dream Vacations Franchise Owner Eddie Diaz, whose...

Feb 2, 2017

Javier Gomez of 7-Eleven

Take Pride in What You’re Selling Javier Gomez is a store manager turned entrepreneur. His love affair with the 7-Eleven brand began when he was a kid in Laredo, Texas. It all started with a...

Jan 19, 2017

Russ Russell of Cruise Planners an American...

Travel Franchise is Ideal for U.S. Veterans Upon celebrating his retirement from the United States Air Force, Russ Russell spent about a year researching franchise business...

Jan 12, 2017

Gina Puente of UFood Grill

Gina Puente is one of UFood Grills first franchisees. Gina comes with years of experience being a franchisee and business owner. She currently has a very impressive portfolio including many...

Jan 5, 2017

Scott Bradley of Kidokinetics

Scott Bradley is a native Texan who spent 35 years in sales and sales management with Fortune 50, medium sized corporation and privately held corporations throughout the United States. He was...

Dec 29, 2016

Robert McCabe of Digital Doc

After spending 20 years in the corporate world, Digital Doc franchisee Robert McCabe saw an opportunity in the growing industry of electronics repair and sales. After numerous visits to a repair...

Nov 23, 2016

Hounds Town: Jennifer Jung and Candice Vogel

FROM POOPER-SCOOPERS TO BUSINESS OWNERS, YOUNG ENTREPENEURS PURCHASE LOCAL DOGGIE DAYCARE FRANCHISE Local small business proves a competitive force against corporate giants in the billion-...

Oct 12, 2016

Minuteman Press Franchise Review: 5 Questions with...

For 25 years, Fred Edelstein built his career in corporate financial management. After an acquisition caused his job to be downsized, Fred spent the next two years searching for that next career...

Sep 20, 2016

Foot Solutions Franchisee - Scott Garmon

Scott Garmon: Taking Necessary Risks When Scott Garmon was ready to move up, he didn’t want a corporate environment with limited options. He liked the idea of owning a business without the...

Sep 19, 2016

Foot Solutions Franchisee - Paul DeWitt

DeWitt Paul: An Eye for Opportunity DeWitt Paul has navigated the full spectrum of owning and operating Foot Solutions franchises—from buying, running and selling stores to surviving the...

Aug 30, 2016

Matthew and Kristine Hayes,owners of BrightStar...

Matt and Kristine Hayes, owners of BrightStar Care of Mid-Missouri served in the U.S. Navy for six years from 1993-1999 together as Hospital Corpsman. Among the couple’s many interests in the...

Aug 15, 2016

Apple Franchise Business Experimax Lighting up...

Neil Kent, an Apple fan for three decades, is preparing for the upcoming school season at his Metro Atlanta Experimac location in Sandy Springs. His store specializes in all Apple products,...

Aug 10, 2016

Handyman Matters Franchisee - Kory Arnston of...

Name: Kory Arntson Franchise owned: Handyman Matters of Portland How long have you owned a franchise? Five years Why franchising? Following the economic downturn in...

Aug 8, 2016

Umai Savory Hot Dogs Franchisee - Tri Nguyen

From Tech Sales to Top Franchisee Tri Nguyen is an entrepreneur at heart. Business is his passion and he graduated from the University of Phoenix with a Master’s degree in business in 2008....

Aug 1, 2016

River Street Sweets•Savannah’s Candy Kitchen...

Glen Willard joined River Street Sweets • Savannah’s Candy Kitchen in 2015, as the candy franchise company’s very first franchisee. Though he’s been in the food businesses for a number of years,...

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