Jennifer Ketels took a big gamble three years ago, in the midst of a lingering recession. She opened a new business: U-Top It, a frozen yogurt store in Redding, Calif.
Today, that business is thriving, while Ketels, a former Las Vegas ad agency owner, has sold four U-Top It franchises in Washington state and Northern California.
“I get five to eight people a week calling or coming into the store and asking about franchising,†she said. What she is hearing from those that are exploring the franchise space, she said, is that people are looking for a way to take charge of their work life. Read more.