Franchise Times ranks Great Clips 90th among their Top 200 worldwide franchise chains. This is the magazine's 10th annual edition and again Great Clips was the top hair salon brand in systemwide sales and the only salon franchise to crack the Top 100. Great Clips continues to rank higher than other notable brands: Zaxby's, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Wyndham Hotels, CiCi's Pizza, Meineke Car Care Centers, and A&W Restaurants.
Existing Des Moines DMA salon ranks as Top Re-Sale Opportunity. A Great Clips salon generating a positive cash flow in this thriving Iowa DMA is on the market for $170,000. For the right individual, you can keep your day job and invest in your future. Contact Ed Wills at (816) 767-1667, or via e-mail edwills@wfafc.com
Great Clips marketing scores points for franchise owners with Monday Night Football. ESPN's October 5 broadcast of the Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers football game was the highest rated cable-TV program ever. Great Clips aired a new :30-second television commercial 15 minutes before kick off on ESPN's Monday Night Countdown. The sports channel recorded an impressive 3.0 cable rating with more than 3.4 million impressions nationally for the pre-game show. This was a win-win-win for Great Clips: our hometown Vikings prevailed 30-23, the marketing investment continues to build our brand preference across the country, and Great Clips franchise owners are reaping the benefits of same-store sales growth.
Candidates in targeted markets, who sign Franchise Agreements by December 31, may be eligible for our Great Clips Grand Opening Incentive Package. Visit our home page for contest details. "The Grand Openings generate trial for the brand and our no appointment, low-cost haircuts, and quality service creates loyal, repeat customers. For a few lucky franchisees in our selected markets, we look forward to providing them with an incentive to boost initial customer traffic," said Rob Goggins, vice president of franchise development.
"I have 983 days until I retire from a 170-mile commute," says Peter Narcisco, who along with wife Joanie, are new Great Clips franchise owners. Peter works for the New York City Transit Authority and is on track with his corporate exit strategy. Joanie operated a successful legal transcription service until recently diagnosed with MS. "With Great Clips I don't have to be in the salons," says Joanie. "We were anxious about investing in a business we knew nothing about, but the other owners and Great Clips have been incredibly supportive. It's been a wonderful experience." The Narciscos will serve the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton DMA.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Pirtek Outlet Has Tenth Anniversary
PIRTEK Madison Heights Celebrates 10 Years of Business
Congratulations to PIRTEK Madison Heights (Michigan) marking 10 years of successfully servicing customers with their on-site hose replacement needs.
Processing meat to peddling hose and fittings may sound like an unlikely career path to most people, but not to Eli Dorfman, owner of PIRTEK Madison Heights that's located north of Detroit.
"Business is business," says the Israel native, "and it's all about hard work and doing things right the first time, no matter what the industry is or its customer base."
After retiring from the meat processing industry, Dorfman was itching to launch a second career, and PIRTEK caught his eye-both eyes, in fact. He opened the Madison Heights shop in 1999 and another one three years later in Westland, just west of Detroit.
"I visited the PIRTEK operation in Chicago [Illinois], and the business interested me immediately," says the mechanical engineering graduate.
Pushing retirement to the wayside, Dorfman is busy taking care of business at both the Madison Heights and Westland Centers, but he is quick to pat the backs of his staff for day-to-day support.
"I have excellent management," Dorfman says, "and I know both shops are in good hands when I'm taking time out for my grandchildren."
He says business is soft, like it is all over the country, but the Madison Heights operation is busy enough to keep five Mobile Sales and Service Technicians and vans on the road canvassing any business that uses hydraulics.
"Professionalism and quality workmanship are very important in this industry," Dorfman says. "They are the reason that customers keep coming back to us instead of the competition."
Oliver Romano serves as General Manager for both the Madison Heights and Westland operations. The Madison Heights staff also includes Ed Cushing, Operations Manager, and Gail Egnatoski, Administrative Manager.
Founded in 1996, Rockledge, Florida-based PIRTEK USA is the world's leading service provider of ETA 1 Hour On-Site Hose Replacement. PIRTEK offers a 24-hour, 7-day service that serves almost every facet of industry including construction, manufacturing, transportation, agriculture and engineering. When an equipment breakdown occurs, it often results in costly delays in time and labor before the proper replacement hose is located and installed but PIRTEK vans carry the component parts necessary to manufacture hose assemblies on site. Hose and fittings can also be purchased over-the-counter at PIRTEK's national network of service centers. There are 40 Pirtek service centers nationwide and over 180 PIRTEK mobile service vans serving major metropolitan markets throughout the country.
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Congratulations to PIRTEK Madison Heights (Michigan) marking 10 years of successfully servicing customers with their on-site hose replacement needs.
Processing meat to peddling hose and fittings may sound like an unlikely career path to most people, but not to Eli Dorfman, owner of PIRTEK Madison Heights that's located north of Detroit.
"Business is business," says the Israel native, "and it's all about hard work and doing things right the first time, no matter what the industry is or its customer base."
After retiring from the meat processing industry, Dorfman was itching to launch a second career, and PIRTEK caught his eye-both eyes, in fact. He opened the Madison Heights shop in 1999 and another one three years later in Westland, just west of Detroit.
"I visited the PIRTEK operation in Chicago [Illinois], and the business interested me immediately," says the mechanical engineering graduate.
Pushing retirement to the wayside, Dorfman is busy taking care of business at both the Madison Heights and Westland Centers, but he is quick to pat the backs of his staff for day-to-day support.
"I have excellent management," Dorfman says, "and I know both shops are in good hands when I'm taking time out for my grandchildren."
He says business is soft, like it is all over the country, but the Madison Heights operation is busy enough to keep five Mobile Sales and Service Technicians and vans on the road canvassing any business that uses hydraulics.
"Professionalism and quality workmanship are very important in this industry," Dorfman says. "They are the reason that customers keep coming back to us instead of the competition."
Oliver Romano serves as General Manager for both the Madison Heights and Westland operations. The Madison Heights staff also includes Ed Cushing, Operations Manager, and Gail Egnatoski, Administrative Manager.
Founded in 1996, Rockledge, Florida-based PIRTEK USA is the world's leading service provider of ETA 1 Hour On-Site Hose Replacement. PIRTEK offers a 24-hour, 7-day service that serves almost every facet of industry including construction, manufacturing, transportation, agriculture and engineering. When an equipment breakdown occurs, it often results in costly delays in time and labor before the proper replacement hose is located and installed but PIRTEK vans carry the component parts necessary to manufacture hose assemblies on site. Hose and fittings can also be purchased over-the-counter at PIRTEK's national network of service centers. There are 40 Pirtek service centers nationwide and over 180 PIRTEK mobile service vans serving major metropolitan markets throughout the country.
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