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Moving Cities to Jump From Manager to Franchisee

After working as managers at a Two Men and a Truck location in Chicago, Brian Stern and Nicole Wiese moved to Boston to become franchisees of their own location.

By Kate Taylor

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Being in Business for More Than Just a Balance Sheet

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How This Ex-Subway Conductor Became an Expert in Franchising

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What to Expect as a Pizza Chain’s First Franchisee in a New State

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Dog Lovers Bring a New Pet-Care Franchise to Georgia

When Nancy and Dave Dalton began looking into opening their own business, they let their love for animals serve as their guide.

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Why This Franchisee Relocated to Open a Sandwich Shop

After 10 years of owning a valet company, Rich Wilkinson decided to relocate to open a Which Wich location in South Carolina.

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Why This Reluctant Franchisee Changed His Mind and Opened a Minuteman Press

When George Sagadencky found himself filling out his resume for the first time in his life at age 50, he began looking into franchising. He didn't like what he saw.

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Why These Two Best Friends Opened a Franchise Together at Age 28

Best friends since high school, Randy Vlasic and Alex Veinot always dreamed of opening a business together. Now, they're living the dream.

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Why the Former President of CiCi’s Pizza Became a Bakery Franchisee

As president of CiCi's Pizza, Craig Moore learned plenty about franchising. That's why he bought a Nothing Bundt Cakes franchise.

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What Does It Mean to Be a ‘Mobile Gaming’ Franchisee?

Chris Garrido needed to both promote his company and explain what it meant when he became a Mobile Gaming Revolution franchisee.

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Bringing Something New to Auto Repair Franchising as a Woman

Tired of being "treated like a moron" when she went to the auto repair shop, Sherry Rector decided to open an Honest-1 Auto Care franchise of her own.

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Bringing Innovation to the Dry Cleaning Industry

For Hector Di Bonaventura, franchising provided a way to bring something new to an industry lacking in innovation.

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Starting From Scratch After 15 Years in the Workforce

Eric Silver had worked at a small business, a medium-sized business and a large corporation, but nothing felt right until he opened up his own franchise.

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Helping Dementia Patients Through Franchising

As Right at Home franchisees, Mark and Dr. Nicole Ross serve their community with a new program that helps battle memory loss through music.

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My Franchise Is Like My Second Child

Dusty King is both a loving father and a devoted BlueGrace Logistics franchisee.

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Turning a Mom-and-Pop Business into a Franchise That Serves 14 States

In 9 years, Vincent Lee took a small janitorial business and turned it into a franchise that provides services for huge companies including Nike and FedEx.

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You’re Either an Entrepreneur or You’re Not. There Is No In-Between.

Shahid Hashmi is an entrepreneur through and through, as the franchisee of 40 Popeye's, two Burger Kings and one ZIPS Dry Cleaning.

By Kate Taylor

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How These Subway Owners Decided to Open a Teriyaki Madness Franchise

This husband and wife duo already own 16 Subway franchises. Now, they're expanding into the Asian grill market.

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How I Protect the Environment as a Green Cleaning Franchisee

For Lindsay Dellasega, EcoMaids is the perfect combination of sustainable living and entrepreneurship.

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Why Business Ownership Is an Exercise in Personal Development

This franchisee coaches others to follow in her entrepreneurial footsteps.

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Helping Cancer Survivors as a Spa Franchisee

As a Hand & Stone spa franchisee, Julie Bulatovic spearheaded a program to provide oncology treatments to people with cancer and their families.

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This Wings-Loving Regular Became a Franchisee to Save His Favorite Restaurant From Closing Up Shop

When Chad Ragland heard the restaurant's owners were selling their Wild Wing Cafe location, he knew he had to take action.

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An Artist Opens Up Her Own Paint-and-Sip Franchise

Working as an artist instructor at a Pinot's Palette studio convinced Emma Harvey to establish her own location.

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Why I Left My Fast-Food Operations Job to Open a Franchise of My Own

After 34 years in the restaurant industry, Bryan Rhodes decided to open his own Window Genie franchise.

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From Pro Football to Fitness Franchisee

Here's how this former NFL player became a Snap Fitness franchise owner.

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Why This Startup Co-Founder Became a Franchisee

One would think raising three kids and acting as CMO for a tech startup would be enough of a challenge, but Riza Ayson wanted more.

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How I Opened a Franchise With My Future Father-in-Law

At age 26, Paul Dalrymple decided to open a Buffalo's Cafe with a business partner who would eventually become his father-in-law. They now co-own five locations.

By Kate Taylor