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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.

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After 30 Years of Pizza, This Franchisee 'Cleaned up' With a Very Different Concept

John Mansour wanted his 'second act' to be something outside the restaurant field, so he opened his own Cleaning Authority business in Illinois.

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How This Ex-Police Officer Found a Business in Cleaning Up Crime Scenes, Hoarders' Homes

Laura Spaulding's act of kindness in 2005 led her to a revelation about crime-scene cleanup.

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Why These Multi-Concept Franchisees Wish They'd Started Their Carpet Cleaning Business Earlier

Jesse and Charles Keyser own franchises for haircuts and pizza, but they hit paydirt with carpet cleaning.

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Franchises That Didn't Exist Three Years Ago

Check out the newest kids on the franchise block.

Science & Technology

Roomba Once Was Blind, But Now It Sees

The company behind the robotic vacuum cleaner is making a major play for the Internet of Things with its next-generation device.

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Franchises You Can Start for Less Than $50,000 (Infographic)

These business range from dog training to event planning and more.

Buying / Investing in Business

How to Find, Buy and Turn Around a Fixer-Upper Business

Here's what you need to know if you plan on rehabbing an existing business.

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Top Fastest-Growing Franchises for 2015

These franchises are adding units at light speed

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A Barbecue-Cleaning Franchise Gets Fired Up

Grill-cleaning can make for a grate opportunity for franchisees.

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Franchise Players: Why We Turned Our Independent Business Into a Franchised Location

These College Hunks Hauling Junk franchisors tried to open up a pilot location for a new franchise concept, before converting the location into a Two Maids & A Mop franchised unit.

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Franchise Players: Playing the Long Game as a Cleaning and Restoration Franchisee

This franchisee went from carpet cleaner to a top Rainbow International franchisee over the course of 27 years.

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Franchise Players: I'm On My Own, But Not Alone

After years of self-employment, this franchisee wanted to get into business for himself but not by himself.

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The Top 10 Commercial Cleaning Franchises

These franchisees have discovered how cleaning up other people's messes can become big business.