When Pigtails & Crewcuts franchise owner Kendra Keating began counting the number of days she was traveling while raising her baby as a single mother, she realized something needed to change. “I traveled 122 days throughout her first year of life,” Kendra said. “I took her with me and hired a nanny at my expense.” […]
Work-Life Balance in Franchising
Why Our Kid’s Haircut Franchise Was Perfect for this Father and Former Restaurant Manager
Andrew McGehee spent the first 18 years of his career logging 70-hour workweeks as a restaurant general manager. But, as a father of two young children and a third on the way, Andrew’s strenuous work schedule became less sustainable. He decided to re-route his career path away from restaurant management and in pursuit of franchise […]
4 Ways to Identify the Best Franchise Opportunity for Parents
Parenting is a full-time job with plenty of stress, as well as rewards. Yet there are many moms and dads with a strong entrepreneurial spirit who seek the best franchise opportunities for parents. Restaurant franchises of all kinds can keep them away from home for long hours and late into the night. Other concepts require […]
Why Pigtails & Crewcuts was the Perfect Franchise for this Career-Driven New Mom
For years, Pigtails & Crewcuts franchise owner Jennifer Tribble and her husband lived a nomadic life as project managers for a large commercial construction company. With every building they helped design and construct, from federal courthouses to football stadiums, they also built up their professional stature – and soon found themselves securing contracts for upwards […]
Is work-life balance achievable? Find the answer with the best franchise opportunities!
Are you stressed at work? Tired at the end of the day? Missing your children? Would you change all this if you could? Imagine looking forward to work every day and being energized all throughout the day. Imagine having the luxury of seeing your kids as much as you want. There is a way to […]
Why these Kids Salon Franchise Owners Say Women Still Can Have It All
By Kate Silver Can women have it all? It’s a topic that’s generated quite a bit of buzz over the summer, following The Atlantic’s July cover story, “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All.” In the piece, author Anne-Marie Slaughter says that notion of life/family balance is more fantasy than fact in this day and […]
