Franchise Players

Buying a Franchise

This Franchisee Started a Business That’s Got Wheels on It

Need a bike repair? A rental? A new bike? Andrew Alexander's mobile Velofix van will bring it to your home or business.

By Joan Oleck

Buying a Franchise

How This Man’s High School Job Evolved Into a Food-Franchise Career

In the late 90s, John Gulledge was a high school student hungry for work and experience. Today, he's a successful franchisee enjoying his just desserts.

By Carly Okyle

Buying a Franchise

For These Franchisees, ‘Care’ and ‘Assistance’ Have Been Personal Priorities for 40 Years

Home-care business partners Steve Sudberry and Will Reid have been best friends 40 years. Business kerfuffles? They settle them 'on the ping pong table.'

By Joan Oleck

Buying a Franchise

Father’s Day at Golden Corral: A Franchisee Carries on His Dad’s Tradition

Franchisee Billy Sewell not only runs restaurants, he raises money for the children of wounded, disabled and fallen military service members.

By Joan Oleck

Buying a Franchise

Franchising Helped These Women Find Work-Life Balance for Themselves and Other Moms

These working mothers decided to help other high-achieving parents with their customer-focused Kiddie Academy franchise.

By Carly Okyle

Buying a Franchise

This Franchisee Isn’t Just Selling Ice Cream. He’s Selling K-12 Science.

First, Rob West had to convince California authorities that 400 gallons of liquid nitrogen at a retail location was perfectly OK.

By Joan Oleck

Buying a Franchise

This Mom Took Her Kids’s Education Into Her Own Hands and Became a Franchisee

Based on the experience her children had with Best in Class Education Center, Priya Venkat opened two franchises in Texas.

By Carly Okyle

Buying a Franchise

‘Starving Artists’ No More, This North Carolina Couple Opened Wine & Design’s First Franchise

Marianne and Craig Burt, seasoned fine artists who had faced financial ruin, are now thriving, having opened their second 'paint and sip' franchise in North Carolina.

By Joan Oleck

Buying a Franchise

A Two Time All-American Hurdler Overcomes Obstacles in Sports and Business

Like the lawns and landscapes he cares for, Justin Rush can withstand rough patches.

By Carly Okyle

Buying a Franchise

These Glass Doctor Franchisees Found Smashing Success in a Family Business

Kevin and Tamera Tennant started their business in a dumpster, picking up shards of glass, to teach themselves their new trade.

By Joan Oleck

Buying a Franchise

How This Woman’s Young Daughter Inspired Her to Change Careers

Jill Raedels worked with Enterprise for 13 years before opening a kids' haircutting franchise.

By Carly Okyle

Buying a Franchise

The Grewal Family Franchises Together and Thrives Together

Meet two generations of Subway franchisees, who can tell you what it's like to grow up in -- and then take on -- the family business.

By Carly Okyle

Business News

This New Mom Never ‘Expected’ to Find the Perfect Business Model

But she did. And she partnered with her own mom on two retail franchisee brands, and what turned out to be a true family affair.

By Joan Oleck

Building a Business

Florida Woman Closes a Clothing Boutique to Open an Eco-Friendly Cleaning Business

After owning several businesses, Martekei Plange turned to franchising with Coverall as a way to refocus her entrepreneurial career.

Buying a Franchise

Owner of This Georgia Fried Chicken Joint Came Out a Winner After Corporate Bankruptcy

By staying true to herself, Vickey Shelton kept the doors of her Mrs. Winner's Chicken and Biscuit restaurant open through tough financial times for the company.

Buying a Franchise

This Franchisee Found a Business That Rocked His World

When Ken Hall of Tennessee found School of Rock, he says he found the courage to leave his corporate gig and finally listen to the music.

By Joan Oleck

Buying a Franchise

What’s Old Is New Again for These Two Resale Franchisees

Mark Hoon has never been an employee. Instead, he and his wife have been small-business owners for three decades-plus, and franchisees since 2008.

By Joan Oleck

Buying a Franchise

California Restaurant Industry Vet Finds a New Persona at Cutting-Edge Pizza Place

Nick Ulrich says he loves the mom-and-pop feel of the build-it-yourself Persona Pizza franchise, which he runs with his brothers in his hometown of Santa Rosa.

Buying a Franchise

How One Woman Reinvented Her Career After Nearly 30 Years by Becoming a Franchisee

After spending much of her career at Motorola, Linda Zager learned that selling consulting services required different techniques than selling phones.

By Carly Okyle

Buying a Franchise

This Franchise Knows Just How Cool (and Hot) It Is for a Woman to Own and Operate an HVAC Business

Mandy Solis considers herself lucky to have had a mentor who 'never treated me differently because I was young or a woman.'

By Joan Oleck

Buying a Franchise

Ohio Woman Leaves a Career on Campus to Make Learning Fun With Legos at Snapology

Gina Cuffari uses building blocks to provide local kids with a holistic and entertaining after-school educational experience.