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45. Why I Dismissed Franchising (And Why I Was Wrong)
I subscribed to Entrepreneur Magazine for years. Every issue, I flipped right past the franchising section. I believed franchising wasn't for real entrepreneurs. Here's what changed my mind and what I got wrong.
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44. Why This Founder Keeps Firing His Best Employees
Rocky Hensley built and sold 13 businesses before founding 1-Tom-Plumber, growing it past 100 locations in just four and a half years before selling to private equity.
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43. The Loan Question That Almost Stalled Their Franchise
SquareCow Movers franchise owners Steve and Iara Anschutz just signed. Two weeks in, a bank mixup nearly stalled their truck loan. Here's how they handled it.
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42. He Built a $3.5M Business in 15 Minutes a Week
Matt Martin built Satellite Teams Global to solve his own problem. Now it's a franchise helping businesses hire top global talent and save up to 70%.
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41. He Spent 25 Years at Dairy Queen, Great Clips & Planet Fitness — Then He Became a Franchisee
25 years coaching franchisees at Dairy Queen, Great Clips and Planet Fitness. Then Jon Steward crossed the table. That's when he discovered what expertise alone can't teach you.
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40. Why Did This Couple Choose Two Maids?
This couple went from corporate layoffs to running the fastest-growing Two Maids franchise ever, hitting $1M in just 16 months. Here's exactly how they did it.
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39. Why Did a Starbucks VP Buy Spavia?
A former Starbucks VP retired at 54, got bored, and bought a Spavia Day Spa franchise instead. Now he reveals what corporate never taught him about building real wealth.
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38. Corporate M&A Exec Builds $4M Bath Franchise
Mike Sarfity left Big 4 consulting to own Five Star Bath Solutions — despite zero handyman skills. He generated $4.3M in year two. This is his playbook.
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37. The Booming Franchise Nobody Talks About
Dave Tasto left a 20-year engineering career to build an Assisting Hands Home Care franchise in Boston and found the most meaningful work of his life.
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36. He Refused $860K to Build This Franchise
Aaron Harper turned down $860K a year to franchise Rolling Suds — and scaled it to nearly 300 locations in just 18 months. Here's his exact playbook.
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35. Can Sports Fundraising Replace Your Corporate Salary?
Former coach Stuart Miller built a $2M business with Fundraising University — helping high school sports teams raise $500–$700 per player in just one week.
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34. Is Brothers Gutters The Right Franchise?
Lauren and Trevor Tatko had zero business experience when they opened their Brothers That Just Do Gutters franchise. Then they hit $1M in year one.
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