Category: Franchises

Wireless Zone franchisees sell Verizon products and services in stores with a personal touch. Americans can’t live without their cellphones. And there’s a thriving opportunity for businesses because of this. Just ask the people at Wireless Zone. With more than 400 franchises around the country the 21-year-old franchise, based in Middletown, Conn., operates retail stores […]

Vadim Levitan went from speaking no English to owning two thriving franchises in the competitive wireless phone industry. Immpreneur spoke with him recently to find out how he did it. How did being an immigrant help you? In Russia, no matter how much you work, you get nothing. Here, when you make money, you benefit […]

Vadim Levitan came to this country speaking no English. Ten years later he’s a successful immpreneur with two thriving Wireless Zone franchises. When Vadim Levitan moved with his wife to Brooklyn, N.Y., from the Ukraine in 1993, the odds were stacked against him. With almost no money saved and no fluency in English, Levitan’s previous […]

You don’t have to pick up a broom yourself to join a fast-growing industry. Maid Brigade taps a large and growing market for residential cleaning services in both multi-unit buildings and single-family residences. Propelled by the needs of time-pressed working families, demand is expected to increase 5.5% a year, to $10.7 billion by 2014, according […]

Taking advantage of training put Fernando Suarez on the fast track. Fernando Suarez, an immigrant from Colombia, owns four Maid Brigade franchises in the U.S. today. He says that being a newcomer to this country helped his success. Immigrant Business spoke with him recently to learn how he made the most of his unique background. […]

Read how Fernando Suarez overcame language and cultural differences to become one of Maid Brigade’s top franchisees. By Eilene Zimmerman Fernando Suarez and his wife came to Miami in 1996 from Bogota, Colombia. Now, he’s not only the owner of four Maid Brigade franchises in Florida, but he’s also a corporate trainer for newcomers to […]

Sport Clips a leader in America’s $55 billion hair services market. At Sport Clips Haircuts, it’s all about the customer experience. While franchisees of the company, based in Georgetown, Texas, provide men’s haircuts, that’s only part of the service. “Most men don’t know the difference between an okay cut and a great cut, but everybody […]

Read how H&R Block is pushing hard to attract immigrant franchisees. When you think tax preparation, you probably think H&R Block. And for good reason. Started in 1955 by two brothers in Kansas City, H&R Block has grown to be an international powerhouse in the tax-preparation business. About 4,000 franchise offices operated by 1,600 franchisees […]

From refugee to successful business owner in just nine years. Read how Mohamed Jalloh did it. Mohamed Jalloh and his family fled Sierre Leone, then ravaged by civil war, about 10 years ago, fearing for their lives. Targeted by rebels because he was chairman of a bank, Jalloh first escaped to nearby Guinea, then applied […]