After a successful thirty year-long career, you would think Ken Chaffee would be content to ride his achievements into retirement. Instead, he decided he needed a change and a new challenge. So he chose to leave the corporate rat race and start his own business. That’s when he discovered the OpenWorks franchise concept. As a […]
OpenWorks’ Executive Vice President, David Bosley, featured in Rick Bisio’s Franchise Focus Podcast Live streaming of Franchise Focus Podcast David Bosley, Executive VP for OpenWorks, a leading national commercial cleaning franchise, joins co-host Graham Chapman to talk about the success he has enjoyed since joining the OpenWorks franchise sales team and leaving the corporate world behind. Join […]
The word “franchise” gets used a lot in the United States. Not only because franchises are one of the most important building blocks in the foundation of America’s robust economy, but because there are so many different types of franchise businesses. This also means that there are plenty of franchise opportunities for entrepreneurs and hardworking […]
The Right Franchise For You It goes without saying but opening a business can be risky. That goes for starting your own business or opening a franchise location. Statistics indicate that franchise based businesses offer the investor a higher success rate than starting your own business due to higher brand awareness, economies of scale associated […]
Facility Services is a Growing Industry Facility management is one of the largest industries in the United States. It also happens to be one of the most consistently growing areas of the economy. This article will shed some light on why this industry has such incredible growth potential. Managing a commercial facility, and doing it […]
People with an entrepreneurial passion are always looking for new business opportunities. Persistent commitment to financial growth in comes with many different, often difficult, decisions. One such decision many entrepreneurs face is deciding whether to start a business from square one; building it from the ground up, or choosing from thousands of franchises to partner […]
By Robert Schiller On February 22-24th I attended the International Franchise Association annual Convention. The IFA boasts over 1,275 members of which OpenWorks is one of those members. There are also 12,500 individual franchisees that are part of IFA. The association brings franchisors and franchisees together to learn and grow our individual business and the […]
We’ve been growing and expanding in the past few years across the country. But we’re still growing rapidly in our own backyard too. We always need a few good franchisees in the greater Phoenix area. So why should you consider an OpenWorks franchise in Phoenix? Economic Growth In 2013, Arizona was ranked #1 for future […]
Owning a franchise is easy – after all, you just have to follow a few steps and the business should run itself, right? Not always. Opening a business using a franchise business model presents many unique challenges, although the rewards can be incredibly impressive if you have the right tools. To be successful with a […]