Franchise Interviews

TSS Photography, founded in 1983, has grown to more than 225 units throughout the country and is now the number one choice in youth photography. TSS Photography offers franchise opportunities for a variety of protected territories and a 10 percent discount on all territory plans for veterans Joe Lindenmayer is the co-owner of TSS Photography, Inc. a 230 unit franchise network in the youth sports, school and event photography industry. Joe is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm as a Marine, helped run then sold a landscaping business in New York and joined TSS in 1993, working his was up from a field sales rep to Vice President and eventually President. Joe can talk about how he worked his way up from a field sales rep with TSS to President and co-owner. He can also speak to how and why he expanded the company from one that focuses just one sports photos, to one that now includes services for schools, corporations, church groups and other community organizations. Joe can also discuss how besides regular photos, the company has expanded to offer digital photos can be electronically formatted on more than 200 different novelty products. Some of the most popular products include a mock Sports Illustrated magazine cover athletic trading cards and cozy throws and pillows. Innovative customer offerings also include life-size wall images called ‘WallPix ™,’ photo memo boards and photo mug mates. About TSS Photography

Ritas Franchise Opportunity to appear on Franchise Interviews Weekly Radio Show on BlogTalkRadio Thursday, April 30, at 10AM EST. If you are a frequent listener to our weekly franchise radio show, than you already know what fans Don and Marty are of Ritas. Marty McDermott recently mentioned on a previous show that there is a cult following with Ritas. Tune in to find out why. Ritas is celebrating 25 years of being in business. Listen in on Thursday, April 30 at 10AM EST to find out more. Franchise Interviews will be meeting with Mark Mele the VP of Franchising for Ritas. You can hear the live and recorded shows by going to FranchiseInterviews.com or BlogTalkRadio.com/Franchise-Interviews. For the very first time, listeners can also hear the live show from their cell phones! Just call 347-838-8238.

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With a last minute schedule change, Marty and Don spoke about one of their favorite topics...Franchising and Entrepreneurship. Listen to their review of last week's show, current events in franchising and upcoming shows over the next week.

House Doctors Franchise Opportunity to appear on Franchise Interviews Weekly Radio Show on BlogTalkRadio Thursday, April 9, at 10AM EST. Over the last two years, Franchise Interviews has had some of the biggest names in franchising on their weekly radio show as well as some exciting new franchise concepts. This Thursday, April 9 at 10 AM EST, Franchise Interviews will be meeting with very special guest Jim Hunter, president and CEO of House Doctors Their website mentions that a House Doctors handyman franchise is an exciting franchise opportunity. The Home Repair and Handyman industry in North America is growing significantly due to the increase in home ownership and the aging housing stock. Combine this with changes in the demographics of our society, the “Baby Boomers” nearing retirement age, “Dual-Income Families” struggling with time restraints, and many professionals who do not have the necessary skills to do their own home repairs or handyman work, and you soon realize that we are now part of the growing “do it for me” society. Despite all of this, the industry is still fragmented. Customers have challenges finding a professional handyman to do the small but important jobs around their home. Tune in on Thursday, April 9 at 10AM EST to find out more. You can hear the live and recorded shows by going to FranchiseInterviews.com or BlogTalkRadio.com/Franchise-Interviews

Every so often we play an encore edition. Today you will hear our interview with Jennifer Lemcke of the WEED MAN franchise opportunity. Jennifer had some great quotes on this show. I think our favorite was “Let us amaze you!” Weed Man has almost 40 years of lawn care experience, and have grown to be the world's largest lawn care franchise! Jennifer will discuss the history of the organization as well as the WEED MAN franchise system. She also answers the following questions: What role has technology played in your business? * How big is your industry? * What has been the most interesting thing that has happened at WEED MAN? * What types of characteristics do you look for in a franchisee? * What is the training like for new franchisees? * What is a typical day like for WEED MAN franchisees? * What advice would you give to aspiring entrepreneurs looking to buy a franchise? * What are WEED MAN’s plans for the future?

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We are meeting with Jennifer Lemcke of the Weed Man franchise opportunity. Why invest in lawn care? Lawn care is part of the rapidly growing Green Industry While growth has been fueled by expansion of the housing market over the last several years, demographic trends indicate growth that will extend beyond the housing boom, with an increasingly greater percentage of homeowners hiring a professional lawn and landscape maintenance company. Maturing Baby Boomers with more disposable income and an increasing priority on enjoying life will continue to employ the services of our industry in greater numbers to ease the burdens of maintaining their homes. Additionally, growing numbers of dual-income families will continue to look to lawn care service providers to help them free up more time in which to enjoy the pleasures of family and home life. Working in conjunction with favorable demographic trends is the consumer's recognition of lawn care as a truly compelling value when compared to the retail cost of products, the hassle of mixing and applying those products and the angst of uncertain results incurred by the do-it-yourselfer. Even as the average size of the U.S. lawn decreases, more families are contracting out for lawn service, according to data from the Vermont-based National Gardening Association In 2003, 17% or 19.4 million households hired a professional lawn and landscape maintenance company, up from 15% in 2000 and 13% in 1998 The total spent by homeowners for these services has risen from $7.9 billion in 1998 to $9.7 billion in 2000 to $11.2 billion in 2003

We are meeting Blake Smith from The Decor Group (Christmas Decor, Nite Time Decor. At the Décor Group…Franchising is their business. Nite Time Decor is a member of The Decor Group, a conglomerate of lighting/decorating service and product supply companies that includes the Christmas Decor franchise system. Christmas Decor is the leading brand in Christmas decorating services and has gained national acclaim in the media and franchise industry for the success of the business. Housed in the same corporate headquarters, Nite Time Decor franchisees share many of the same resources as Christmas Decor franchisees. However, due to the scope and requirements of each business, Nite Time Decor has its own operational and support team. This experienced infrastructure and team of franchise support professionals ensure that Nite Time Decor franchisees gain full advantage in being a part of our franchise system.

Franchise Interviews is meeting with John Rotche, President and Founder of the franchise opportunity DUCTZ. John started the company as a one van operation in Ann Arbor, MI in 2002. Today the franchise boasts 134 locations in 32 states! John will talk about his strategic growth by buying his major competitor Duct Busters in 2006 and positioning the company to become a subsidiary of BELFOR, the world’s largest insurance restoration company. John created the DUCTZ National Service Team, the first rapid-response team in the industry, comprised of highly trained and certified DUCTZ specialists pulled from its franchise owners to provide services throughout the country at major disaster areas after events such as Hurricane Katrina and the California wild fires. The creation of this team allows John to provide built-in business to his franchisees and give them “on the job” training at sites that are in serious need of indoor air quality. John will share his story about what he did to help DUCTZ strategically grow and how to provide DUCTZ franchisees with built-in business and “on the job” training. About DUCTZ DUCTZ, the nation's largest HVAC franchise, was originally founded by John Rotche in 2002, as a “one van” operation in Ann Arbor, MI. Since franchising in 2004, DUCTZ has quickly become a recognizable industry leader now operating 134 franchise locations in 32 states. In 2006, Rotche merged with its top competitor, a strategic merger that created the largest and most technically advanced organization within the industry. DUCTZ is a subsidiary of BELFOR, USA, a member of the National Air Duct Cleaner’s Association (NADCA), and Energy Star approved. DUCTZ was featured on cable television’s show Designing Spaces, and in Entrepreneur magazine’s January 2009 issue, was ranked #1 in its category and in the upper half of the Top 500 Franchises in the United States.