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Interviews with Mr. Appliance Franchise Owners
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Bob and Nita Tuck |
Punta Gorda and Naples, Florida
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| Not even a hurricane can slow down Bob and Nita Tuck. They joined Mr. Appliance in 2004 and have been leaders in the franchise system ever since. They started in the wake of a hurricane, but with hope and a little help, they were up before the electricity was back on. Read more |
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Charlie and Laura Goff |
| Austin and Waco, Texas |
| We had our business for 6 months before we bought our Mr. Appliance franchise. We knew how we wanted our business how to look but we weren’t sure how to get there. We liked the Mr. Appliance business systems and emphasis on customer service. Read more |
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Jim Roark |
Tampa, Florida
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| Change can be hard. Jim and Miriam Roark made the switch from owning and operating two appliance retail stores to running a service only business. After 10 years in the retail business, they shut down the stores in May 2007 and now operate a thriving Mr. Appliance franchise. Read more |
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Ron Rice |
| Edmonds, Washington |
| How far can hard work, following a proven system and good customer service take your business? Pretty far, according to Ron Rice. Ten years ago, he wouldn’t have guessed he would own a successful appliance repair store some day. Read more |
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Trey Beatty, Matt Beatty and Chris Greer |
| Vero Beach, Florida |
| Customer Service runs in this family. Al and Kathy Beatty, Matt and Trey Beatty’s parents, bought a Mr. Appliance franchise in 1999. Matt and Trey grew up helping their parents in the business, along with their best friend, Chris Greer. Read more |
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Matt Sarkela |
| Leland, North Carolina |
| Why try to reinvent the wheel? Matt Sarkela owned and ran a local appliance repair business for about four years when he realized it was time for a change. He knew he wanted to implement new systems to help his business grow. So he turned to Mr. Appliance.Read more |
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Dana Smith |
| Lima, Ohio |
Managing a business is hard work. But what if you had someone to help? Maybe a group of people and custom software systems to help? Dana Smith has grown his business with the help of
Mr. Appliance and its national network of franchise owners. Read more |
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Harry Grubbs, Jr. |
| Conroe, Texas |
| The Grubbs family knows the true meaning of family-run business. Harry Grubbs, Sr. dreamed being his own boss. He built it up with his own two hands – he was unexpectedly short one technician, but luckily, he had a son, Harry Grubbs, Jr., to help pick up the work. Read more |
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Scott Stewart |
| Chadds Ford, Pennslyvania |
| Scott Stewart is living proof that trusting proven systems and treating others well translates into business success. Less than two years ago, Scott was working for a health care company. He and his wife, Jeanette, decided it was time to leave the corporate world behind. Read more |
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Paul Berry
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San Antonio, Texas
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| When Paul Berry began working for Mr. Appliance, he didn’t know the first thing about appliance repair. He had spent the last 30 years in the telecommunications industry, working for AT&T, but he had dreams of one day being his own boss. Read more |
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Dave Lytle |
| Traverse City, Michigan |
| Dave Lytle is no stranger to the appliance repair entrepreneur role. He went to work for Yeske’s, a self-servicing appliance retail shop, in 1991. When the owner decided to retire and close down the business, Dave bought it from him and continued to expand. Read more |
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