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<div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">Greenville-based ARCpoint Labs has grown to nearly 100 units by offering a consistently evolving model in an industry that CEO Felix Mirando recognized was lacking a national presence, and ripe for the franchise world. Starting as a drug testing company, the brand has grown to offer a spectrum of services in pre-employment and wellness solutions, as well as emerging needs in the healthcare industry including the recently launched ARCpoint MD telehealth program. </span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><em style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">Upstate Business Journal</em><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;"> caught up with Mirando for a recent article, touching on the brand&#8217;s history and future, where Mirando sees the brand increasingly expanding into the changing healthcare industry and offering more services directly to consumers. Coming from the franchise world as a franchisee for Heavenly Ham in Greenville, Mirando noticed the boom that was about to come in the drug testing industry as a result of the drug testing legislation being passed in the 1980s, and set up shop with a part time business in 1998. </span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">ARCpoint Labs launched as a franchise in 2005, with five owners and in the decade since has grown to 78 owners and nearly 100 locations across the country.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">&#8220;The overall company is going to be more. We&#8217;re not just a drug and alcohol testing facility,&#8221; Mirando told </span><em style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">Upstate Business Journal</em><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">. &#8220;Our market is going to be more based on consumers, and basically letting the consumer take control of their health.&#8221; </span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">Part of that shift and expansion of services has included the recently launched ARCpoint MD telehealth program where for $18 per month, families can have access to a 24-hour nurse hotline and unlimited communication with a physician. Additionally, ARCpoint Labs is now offering DNA testing which will allow consumers to determine if they are genetically predisposed to certain medications. </span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">This nimble strategy of staying ahead of industry trends and meeting growing healthcare needs early on has helped fuel the brand&#8217;s growth, with projections to add between 15 and 20 new owners and 30 to 35 new territories per year. </span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">&#8220;Will we ever be McDonalds? No, but we don&#8217;t market and say, &#8216;Hey, do you want to come in and get a drug test just for fun?&#8217;&#8221; Mirando told </span><em style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">Upstate Business Journal</em><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">. &#8220;We just don&#8217;t build franchises just to build franchises. We want to build a national brand.&#8221; </span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">As they continue to build their national presence, ARCpoint Labs aims to reach 275 locations by 2020. </span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">Click&nbsp;</span><a href="http://upstatebusinessjournal.com/news/franchise-diversify-expand-repeat/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=upstate-business-journal-franchise-diversify-expand-repeat-2337" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color: #1155cc;   background-color: #ffffff;">here</a>&nbsp;to read the original story<span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">.</span></div>

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