Veterans

Here's a Home Franchise Concept: Veteran Franchisees

It is encouraging to see a strengthening of the bonds between franchising and our military veterans. Since its launch last year, home services company Home Franchise Concepts (HFC) has signed twenty veterans to become franchisees through the Million Dollar Franchise Event (MDFE) initiative. We found news of the program in a recent post on the […]

Here's a Home Franchise Concept: Veteran Franchisees Read More »

A Veteran, A Franchise Player

The International Franchise Association (IFA) VetFran program to recruit and hire veterans into franchising opportunities has been a resounding success. One example is landscaper Hector Rodriguez, a franchisee with The Grounds Guys in West Hartford, Connecticut. Rodriguez was recently featured in Entrepreneur.com’s Franchise Players Q&A interview, titled “Franchise Players: Why Vets and Franchising Go Hand

A Veteran, A Franchise Player Read More »

Franchising Industry Pledge to Hire Veterans, Wounded Warriors and Military Spouses Exceeds Expectations

Two years ago, as part of the International Franchise Association (IFA) VetFran program’s Operation Enduring Opportunity and the White House Joining Forces Initiative, the IFA and its 600 VetFran member companies committed to recruit and hire 80,000 veterans, wounded warriors and military spouses by 2014. Their timing couldn’t have been better, given that the current

Franchising Industry Pledge to Hire Veterans, Wounded Warriors and Military Spouses Exceeds Expectations Read More »