Tales from the Bright Side

Crain's Chicago Business wrote an excellent series of franchise owner success stories in various industries last month as reported by Ms. Dee Gill.  FranchisePundit also highlighted these excellent articles. From these nine articles of franchise buying advice are my selection of three great success stories - straight from the mouths of Chicago franchisees.

• The Doughboy: Franchise Owner Aziz Nathani tells how he made it in 7 years from one store to 12 with Dunkin Donuts. He speaks about how in the beginning it was so difficult. "There were times when I had to spend the night doing overnight prep work because the baker didn't show up," he says.

• Subway to profits: Mr. Steven and Mrs. Julie Puntney have turned sandwiches into a bread maker - 14 Subway franchises strong.

• Keeping it real (in real estate) : High school friends Mike Neumann and George Cios cash in on real estate. Still under 30 years old, they opened their own Help-U-Sell Real Estate franchise.

Further reading:

• Crain's Chicago Business September 11, 2006 special series on franchises (9 articles)