Interview

Turning A Love Of Dogs Into A Business – An Interview With Dogtopia’s Amber Sutton

TheFranchiseHound: After spending the last two years perfecting the business model of the dog daycare franchise, Dogtopia is gearing up for record growth over the next year, as access to credit is easing and the pet industry shows no signs of slowing down. Dogtopia, a leading provider of quality dog daycare, is expected to add […]

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How John Scardapane Grew A Culture And Harvested Success At Saladworks

Smart Business Network: It was the year 2000, and John Scardapane was in his salad days leading Saladworks LLC. The phrase “salad days” derives from a line in the first act of William Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra,” in which Cleopatra laments her earlier involvement with Julius Caesar: “My salad days, when I was green in

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The Importance Of A Brand: An Interview With Cornell Irons Of Charley’s Grilled Subs

TheFranchiseHound: Famous for their hot, fresh made-to-order Philly Steak Sandwiches, Charley’s Grilled Subs has more than 400 locations worldwide. Founded in 1986, more than 90 percent of all Charley’s Grilled Subs restaurants are run by franchisees. The Franchise Hound had the opportunity to speak with one of those franchisees – Cornell Irons of the Reno,

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How A Franchisee Turned A Passion For Travel Into A Successful Business

Entrepreneur.com: When Maria Tilton joined Cruise Planners/American Express, she came with an interesting résumé. After high school, she went to cosmetology school and worked as a hairdresser for 11 years. Then she answered an ad from a local home builder and ended up running a construction site for 13 years. Not the sort of credentials

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25 Years And Growing

Lawn & Landscape: Ken Hutcheson has big goals. From his home base in Orlando, Fla., he runs one of the largest franchise companies in the green industry – one he helped start 25 years ago. But he’s not finished. The president of U.S. Lawns wants to grow from his current stable of 200-plus franchisees in

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Question And Answer With Caremark

The Franchise Magazine: Caremark Franchise Recruitment Manager Patrick Thompson talks to Franchise Consultant Gordon Patterson about the franchise’s success over the past five years and its plans for the future. Gordon Patterson: How long has Caremark been franchising? Patrick Thompson: Caremark has been franchising for five years after successfully launching a company-owned operation in 2005.

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