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If life goes according to business plan, an Owens Corning basement finishing system franchise will be Gary Eichhorst's ticket to future retirement. "Once I get it developed the way I want, it will give me an exit strategy because it will have proven revenues year after year."
Fed up with $400 in monthly film developing and after failed efforts to share a digital camera among five employees, remodeler A.J. Paron-Wildes bought PalmPix attachments for their m105 Palm handheld organizers. The cameras, which are attached via serial connection on the organizers, have mostly...
The Kitchen Tune-Up franchise offers services ranging from restoring and repairing existing finishes to refacing cabinets and installing new cabinetry.
Bill Wilder of the Case Handyman Services franchise in Minneapolis has found that a relatively new online consumer rating and referral service is a source of good leads and repeat calls. Of 98 leads he has gotten from Angie's List, he has closed 70 jobs.
It's surprising how good you can get at ballparking," says Tom Resek, owner of Archadeck of Minneapolis, a deck-building franchise. "If you feel like your chances of getting the job are slim, that's a good reason," Resek says. Because Resek can't afford to build a deck for less than $5,000, yet...