Early To Rise

These entrepreneurs jumped at the chance to be franchisees while they were young–and their determination and drive are paying off.

Entrepreneur.com:

Gifted with the passion, drive and energy to go out on your own, yet told over and over again that you’re just too young? Don’t lose hope. Youthful naiveté and reckless abandon may well be the keys to your success–at least that’s what we were told by three highly successful business owners who are younger than 40 but already have a lifetime of experience.

With a lot of foresight but not much hindsight, Jerry Heath of Hungry Howie’s Pizza, Steven Taylor and Chris Smith of Moe’s Southwest Grill, and Gina Schaefer and Marc Friedman of Ace Hardware embraced the unknown and successfully nurtured their respective businesses into fruition. The end result? More than $3 million in annual sales each and more locations than they ever dreamed possible. Young and naive? Sure! Down and out? Far from it. Wisdom might come with age, but sometimes it takes one huge leap of faith when you’re just too young to know any better to create a legacy that will last well beyond your years.

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