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Entrepreneur: The Service Industry: Why Veterans Are Flocking to the Franchise World
Signal 88 Security has found success in creating career opportunities for veterans both as franchisees and employees.
The very nature of the franchise industry makes it an attractive career for veterans after they serve, and franchise concepts like Omaha-based Signal 88 Security have found success in providing a great opportunity for vets both as franchisees and employees. In a recent article in Entrepreneur Magazine, they noted that according to the International Franchise Association, 14 percent of franchisees are veterans.
"The franchise model works for veterans because you join back into that close-knit camaraderie we're used to," Brian Hannon, Operations Manager for the Signal 88 Security franchise in Sarasota, Florida, owned by franchisee Tim Robinson, told Entrepreneur.
Veteran-owned franchise businesses are 30 percent more likely to hire fellow veterans, according to a VetFran survey.
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Brian Jaeger
FollowBrian Jaeger is a Vice President of Media Relations at No Limit Agency. Brian joined No Limit Agency after seven years working for local television news stations in Florida, four years at WCJB in Gainesville and three years at Bay News 9, the 24-hour local news station in the Tampa Bay area. Brian is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he studied journalism and telecommunications. He brings a journalist’s viewpoint to the public relations field, and when he’s not busy telling the stories of No Limit Agency's brands, you can find him writing, on a karaoke stage, or cheering on the Gators.
