Interviews

How was your franchise/opportunity originally conceived and started?  Year over year we were struggling to keep up to the market demand regardless of how many crews we deployed. It was this challenge that brought about the idea to franchise our brand and pass on our years of experience.   What was your original vision for your … Franchise Q&A with Precision Greens’ President, Dave Abbott

Provide an overview/ description of your industry.   The childcare industry takes in $48 billion annually. There are preschools and young children in almost every part of the country in abundance. The benefits of music education are also enormous including showing better school grades and test scores, increased social skills, concentration, and so much more. On … Industry Q&A with My Music Workshop’s President, Elias Berlinger

How was your franchise/opportunity originally conceived and started?  My wife and I started My Music Workshop in 2009 from a shared background of being musicians and teachers. We had dreamed of creating a music teaching business and took the leap about 10 years ago. We expanded quickly in our area but expanding past our territory … Franchise Q&A with My Music Workshop’s President, Elias Berlinger

Provide an overview/ description of your industry. The house cleaning industry has kept steady growth for the last two decades, including the recession in 2008 where it remained barely affected. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the 52-billion-dollar house cleaning industry has a job growth rate of 6%. Which gives a great opportunity to … Industry Q&A with Maids by Trade’s Franchise Manager, Edson Galindo

How was your franchise/opportunity originally conceived and started? After many years of being the leading cleaning company in the Pacific Northwest. As a local company we were often perceived as a national brand. Upon doing some research and after multiple efforts to buy out some competitors, we learned that we have a solid and competitive … Franchise Q&A with Maids by Trade’s Franchise Manager, Edson Galindo

How was your franchise/opportunity originally conceived and started?  It started in Dubai in 2013 when a German national living in Dubai missed his favorite food – the Doner sandwich. What was your original vision for your company?  To be the worldwide leader in the Kebab market. What do you believe is the single most important … Franchise Q&A with Director of Business Development in North America, Nigel Belton

Provide an overview / description of your industry. Include reasons why it’s a great industry to start a business in today.  The kebab business was birthed in Greece (Gyro) and has taken on different forms over the years in Europe, UK and the Middle East. It is classified as the Mediterranean sector of the food … Industry Q&A with Director of Business Development in North America, Nigel Belton

Provide an overview/ description of your industry. Include reasons why it’s a great industry to start a business in today.  Globally, fast food generates revenue of over $570 billion. There are over 200,000 fast food restaurants in the United States and it is estimated that 50 million Americans eat at one of them every single … Industry Q&A with Mark T. Setterington, Managing Partner of Island Fin Poke Company

How was your franchise/opportunity originally conceived and started?  Island Fin Poke Company was dreamed up 12 years ago. Back then it wasn’t Poke, it was just a dream that Paul and I would do our own thing.  Talk, talk, talk was all it was until Paul who lived in Winter Springs sent me a text … Franchise Q&A with Mark T. Setterington, Managing Partner of Island Fin Poke Company

Provide an overview/ description of your industry. Include reasons why it’s a great industry to start a business in today.  Prepaid cards are a billion dollar industry, and growing. People use these products to save money every day. How has your industry changed in the last 10 years? 20 years?  More and more people are … Industry Q&A with Larry Bell, Territory Director of MTI Telecom Inc.