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Sherri Meyer and Nicole Newkirk spill on opening an Epcon Home Building Franchisee.

Business partners John Jarvis and Mike Confalone spill on the challenges and triumphs of running a TITLE Boxing Club.

As a Get In Shape For Women franchisee, Leigh Hometh gets to help other women get healthy.

Kristine Storie loved Xtend Barre so much, she decided to open a location of her own in Brooklyn.

Over the last decade, Jeff Cohen has built business into 12 Togo's restaurants.

Originally from Des Moines, Iowa, the Newmans were more than willing to relocate to open a Two Men and a Truck location.

Peter Foradas knew that BlueGrace logistics would be a perfect fit because he was already working in the logistics industry – for a different company.

Nate Lehmann spills on how he solved the challenges of being a Sport clips Haircuts franchisee.

Looking for a business to supplement his retirement income, Dwight Teske opened a 18|8 Fine Men's Salon.

Linda Saavedra continued her work as a Showhomes franchisee while being treated for breast cancer, ultimately winning Franchisee of the Year.

For Debbie and Mike Gulledge, becoming franchisees is like raising two troublesome, but rewarding, kids.

Here's what Jane Watts and June Riner have learned about going into business with the love of your life.

Angel and Anne Marie Ramos's path to becoming successful dry cleaning franchisees is like no one else's in the business.

Jeff and Nancy Huguet had a long history of assisting their elderly neighbors even before they opened their Nurse Next Door franchise.

Jon-Anthony and Clarissa didn't plan on going into business together. But, when they did, they realized they were a perfect fit as partners.

With Tim living in Alabama and Marie living in Chicago, this duo manages both a long-distance marriage and business partnership as Marco's Pizza franchisees.

Michael Knobelock isn't just one of the largest Church's Chicken franchisees. He also owns Little Caesars, Sears and Captain D's locations.

In a year in which Gary and Jeanne Bracken faced Jeanne's battle with breast cancer and Gary's downsizing from an executive position, the couple pressed ahead with their new CertaPro Painters franchise.

Before becoming a FranNet franchisee, Stacy Swift talked to franchisees who loved the company – and franchisees who weren't doing so well.

After two successful, separate careers, Jody and Jerod Willow teamed up to open a Preferred HealthStaff location together.

When Bill Aicklen became a WORKOUT ANYTIME franchisee, he refused to be a distant owner.