Archive for the 'Franchises' Category

AugustaChronicle.com:
If you can name it, Dee Crawford has probably done it.
Farming, boating, riding on motorcycles, traveling overseas to Africa, mother of two physicians and an epidemiologist — she’s not easily intimidated.

Add McDonald’s owner-operator to the list. For 21 years, she has led five McDonald’s stores in the Augusta-Aiken area.
In many ways, she’s a modern-day pioneer.
“She […]

The Daily Star:
Michelle Catan, of Oneonta, said that she sought a career change. So she bought Sears in Oneonta.
Catan said she bought the business from David Zummo for an undisclosed amount. Catan said she most recently worked as a commercial loan officer at Wilber National Bank and also has worked at NBT Bank.

Catan, whose maiden […]

The Galveston County Daily News:
At Walter Hall Park last week, there was the arresting sight: A speeding baby sitting upright against the breeze in his three-wheeled, made-for-speed jogging stroller.

As his mother ran for the finish line, a second mother-child pair pulled alongside and threatened to overtake.
A good-natured rally ensued as a half-dozen other new mothers […]

The Maui News:
After leaving the construction business to become a stay-at-home mom - now, of four - Bonnie McCarthy found life could be hectic.
She didn’t need all-day care for her kids, but she did sometimes want brief relief.
“I would go to the grocery store with a list of necessities but with the kids being kids, […]

BYU NewsNet:
Danielle Mahoney and Jean Colarusso are two women starting their families. While this may seem typical, especially here in Utah Valley, the two are also doing something not so typical. They recently purchased a Dream Dinners franchise in Orem, becoming two of many female business owners in Utah.
“I wanted to help women in […]

Arizona Daily Star:
How can a mom with four boys find the time to run a business?
Penny Peterson can answer that question. She discovered a franchise with the motto “2 Days a Week, 2 Good to be True” and was sold.
Peterson, 36, now co-owns Real Deals on Home Décor with her husband, Jeff, 40. The store […]

Tulsa World:
SeekingSitters, a Tulsa-based baby-sitter referral service, is among several enterprises that Working Mother magazine has named to its 2008 list of Best Women-Owned Companies.
“We’re a working mother-founded company, and that’s of big importance for us. As we grow, all of our franchises are owned by working mothers,” said Adrienne Kallweit, the company’s owner and […]

The Jackson Citizen Patriot:
In 1981, a single mom with three kids from Okemos invested $350 in an old moving truck.
Last year, the company had more than $220 million in sales and last week was named one of the top 25 franchises in the world by the Wall Street Journal.
“If you have an idea, go with […]

PR.com:
Franchising brings with it many advantages namely, a well-established and reputed organization, with a large, existing customer base and a sound infrastructure for marketing campaigns, a reputed network of suppliers who can be trusted because they have been in business for several years. Also, the fact that one is not alone in the business - […]