Who is Dave? Dave Martin is 56 years old. He’s been CEO twice in his life for start-ups and large multi-million-dollar kitchen and bath manufacturers in North America. Over the past 30 years, he’s been hired for assignments ranging from business development to re-structuring. He’s...
In 2011 and at the age of 24, Tommy started his own door and window painting business. After almost 3 years in business with lower than expected yearly sales, he reached the decisive moment of re-structuring his business. Instead of going at it alone like...
Not all short-cuts are bad. Especially those that shorten your path to success. That’s the motto of 26-year-old entrepreneur Nathan McQuaid, who started a Spray-Net franchise to follow his dream of owning his own business in the home-improvement industry. Having done carpentry work with...
The young entrepreneur behind one of Profit500's fastest growing consumer services companies shares his experience with aspiring millennialsIn just 5 short years and between the ages of 25 to 30, Carmelo Marsala grew his company Spray-Net by a whopping 2355% and landed the 34th spot on the...
Home improvement franchises are among the fastest growing segments in the franchise industry, a market historically dominated by the restaurant sector. They’ve become a popular choice for first-time entrepreneurs due to their low fixed costs and high margins. With so many different home improvement franchises...
The end of the painting season is soon upon us and with that comes ANOTHER MISSION: recruiting potential franchise partners! Within the next months, we’ll be travelling to Edmonton, Vancouver and Toronto to find young, aspiring entrepreneurs who want to join our team, own their...
All entrepreneurs want one thing: a profitable business. Easier said than done, we know. But there is something you can do to push the odds in your favour and lessen the risk of your investment as a first-time entrepreneur, and that’s starting a “recession-proof” business. A...
Many people associate exterior painting with yearly spring maintenance or the freshening up of a really old and weathered home. They never utter the words “exterior painting” and “new house” in the same sentence… and wrongly so! Whether to personalize their forever home or to...