The International Franchise Association announced this week that the number of veteran-owned franchise businesses among the top military-friendly franchises jumped 35% in the last year. The number of veteran-owned franchises among this elite group rose by nearly 4,000 to total 11,469 franchises across the country. All of The Dwyer Group??s brands were listed among G.I. Jobs? top 10% of Military Friendly Franchises in 2012. For certain The Dwyer Group concepts, the proportion of veteran-owned franchise units is as high as 1 in 5.
Just a few days before Memorial Day, the news couldn?t have come at a better time. The research was conducted in collaboration with G.I. Jobs and MilitaryFranchising.com, both IFA members.
Many of these new franchises are attributable to the IFA?s VetFran program, which was founded by The Dwyer Group?s founder Don Dwyer in 1991. The VetFran program has brought together over 450 franchisors to offer financial incentives, mentoring, and training to veterans interested in becoming franchise owners. On November 11, 2011, the IFA also launched Operation Enduring Opportunity through VetFran, an campaign to hire and recruit 75,000 veterans and spouses and 5,000 wounded warriors by 2014.
As the founders of VetFran, The Dwyer Group is proud of the support it offers veterans within its system, including with special vendor discounts and a quarterly newsletter for veterans. On a blog post, Dina Dwyer-Owens, CEO and Chairwoman of The Dwyer Group, commented, ?I am so proud of the VetFran program and not only what it has done to attract some of the best men and women to our franchise family, but also what it continues to mean for the their futures as business owners.? Having served our country to protect the very freedom under which we operate, it?s a gift to be able to extend those same business opportunities to veterans when their service is done. ?Welcome, friends!?
In its press release, IFA President Steve Caldeira commented, ?Military experience instills a ?just do it, failure is not an option? attitude. Those are exactly the kind of folks we want in franchising.?
In a special Memorial Day tribute to veterans, glass industry publication glassBYTEs featured the story of two Glass Doctor? franchise owners who are veterans. To read their stories about the transition from the military into franchising, click here.
Tags: franchise discounts, franchising, gi jobs, Glass Doctor franchise, ifa, memorial day, military friendly franchises, militaryfranchising.com, Operation Enduring Opportunity, steve caldeira, Veterans, VetFran
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