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Category: Carpet Cleaning Franchise

On November 20th, 2012

Why Columbus, Ohio, Is Fertile Ground For Carpet Cleaning Franchises

Strong economy, minimal Chem-Dry footprint means best cleaning franchises can thrive in Buckeye State capital We had a terrific time last month in Columbus, when a crowd of entrepreneurs and people considering entrepreneurship came to our discovery dinner at McCormick & Schmick?s. Some wonderful people got to know our top executives and learn why Chem-Dry ...

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On November 12th, 2012

Chem-Dry Franchise Review: Shelly Browne of Kennesaw, Ga.

She was a customer and employee before deciding to buy a Chem-Dry franchise   Shelly Browne and her husband, John, were doing well enough in suburban Atlanta until John, a contractor, suffered a neck injury that curtailed his ability to work manual labor at a time when the market was beginning to suffer. Shelly, a ...

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On November 2nd, 2012

Chem-Dry Targets Cincinnati for Rapid Growth — Join Us for Dinner

Ohio event continues series of gatherings to target growth in high-priority markets If you live in or near Cincinnati, Ohio, and you?re interested in a compelling investment in a high-return franchise business opportunity, some folks are coming to town next week with a proposition for you. Chem-Dry, the world?s largest carpet cleaning company and the ...

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On October 30th, 2012

Chem-Dry Carpet Cleaning Franchise Review: Tim Dodaro of Joliet, Ill.

Search for stability in another bad economy led to 31 happy years with Chem-Dry Tim Dodaro just wanted steady work. It was 1980, in another bad economy just before a presidential election, and he had just been laid off from his machinist?s job ? again. At 26, he decided he didn?t want to depend on ...

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On October 25th, 2012

Chem-Dry Customer Review: Tom Hieb of Louisville, Ky.

Chem-Dry carpet cleaning franchise won where competitors lost ? and this customer never looked back We asked Tom Hieb for a Chem-Dry customer review. Tom struggled to find a carpet cleaner to remove some difficult pet stains. The culprit was a Bichon Frisé named Katie. Tom Hieb of Louisville, Ky., and his wife, Julie, loved ...

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On October 12th, 2012

Chem-Dry Invites Columbus Entrepreneurs To Discover World’s Largest Carpet Cleaner

Ohio event is second in series of gatherings to target growth in high-priority markets   If you live in or near Columbus, Ohio, and you?re interested in a low-cost, high-return franchise business opportunity, some folks are coming to town next week with a proposition for you. Chem-Dry, the world?s largest carpet cleaning company and the ...

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On October 11th, 2012

Chem-Dry Carpet Cleaning Franchise Review: Tom Messina and Kristin Schenk of Riverside, Calif.

Successful Chem-Dry owner preps daughter to take over business when he retires Tom Messina has owned Air Fresh Chem-Dry in Riverside, Calif., since 1999, when he bought the franchise company from its previous owners and eventually grew to six locations throughout southern California. Messina, 52, has been gradually setting up his 27-year-old daughter, Kristin Schenk, ...

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On October 5th, 2012

Extend a Hearty Chem-Dry Welcome to Our New Franchise Owners in Texas, Georgia, Connecticut

New partners help build Chem-Dry system east of Rockies, seize great franchise opportunity We?re proud and happy to welcome five new franchise owners and three franchise locations to the Chem-Dry system, all of them in areas we?re targeting: suburban Atlanta; Hartford, Conn.; and Fort Worth, Texas. The Georgia and Connecticut units are brand-new, and the ...

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On September 26th, 2012

How Chem-Dry Carpet Cleaning Franchise Is Reaching Out To Growth Markets

We?ve ID?d nine cities with the most capacity for Chem-Dry business ? and we?re looking for entrepreneurs   We?re reaching out to metropolitan areas that just don?t have enough Chem-Dry locations or, worse, don?t have them at all. We already have about 2,300 U.S. locations, part of our 3,500-unit worldwide system. We?re by far the ...

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On September 20th, 2012

Chem-Dry Carpet Cleaning Franchise Green Focus Earns Nashville Ledger Article

Opening of regional HQ in sustainable neighborhood highlights our commitment to environment The Nashville Ledger, a weekly business newspaper, recently published a story about our new regional headquarters in the Music City, focusing on its location in the LEED-ND-certified urban development The Gulch. We?re enjoying the new location?s access to downtown and Midtown and the ...

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