Franchisers Recruit Military Veterans
For 20 years, Linda and Vaughn Harker got up early every morning, put on their Army uniforms and followed whatever orders came their way. Today they may get up a little later, but they still dress in uniforms and follow procedures. Only these are set out in the operating manual that came with the UPS Store franchise they opened in July in Titusville, Fla.Linda, 49, and Vaughn, 51, are among the 250 military veterans benefiting from a program that provides discounts on franchise fees to honorably discharged members of the armed services. The program, called the Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative (VetFran), offers discounts of 10% to 25% off the franchise fees of 150 participating franchise systems. According to the International Franchise Association (IFA), which is sponsoring the program, 130 more sales are pending.
Joshua Sharf on March 8th, 2005 4:08 pm
When we were researching franchising for a local company considering expansion plans, we talked to a local home-improvement-sector franchisee. He was a retired Army Ranger. Most franchisees tend to want a fair amount of independence, but rarely have the confidence to back it up.
He’s been very successful, and contributed a great deal to the whole franchise’s evolving processes.
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