JAN-PRO Continues its Southern Sprawl by way of Athens, Georgia

With the help of Brad Rush, JAN-PRO has been gaining ground in one of Georgia’s most important cities. Now, the brand has its sights set on continuing its Southern sprawl—starting with Athens.

Since 2001, Rush has served as the president and CEO of JAN-PRO’s Atlanta headquarters, and to date, he has helped build a strong network of 230 franchisees. His success has trickled down—in total, these franchisees manage more than 1,000 customer accounts throughout the region.

After nearly 14 years with JAN-PRO, Rush believes that his success as a master owner is dependent on the success of his franchisees. And now, he’s imparting that same proven system to bring the fastest-growing commercial cleaning franchise to Athens.

With a population of nearly 120,000, Athens is smaller in scope when compared to Atlanta, but Rush believes the same principles apply to gaining foothold in a new region—and it starts with bringing the perfect Master Franchisee on board.

“This is a perfect opportunity for someone looking to repurpose their leadership, business management, sales and marketing experiences to build their own business,” Rush said. “The JAN-PRO Master Franchisees develop and support a local team of franchise owners, who then provide the company’s exception cleaning services to the community. This system has helped JAN-PRO grow immensely in Atlanta, and now, as we target Athens, the same great opportunity applies.”

JAN-PRO has a two-fold benefit to the community—he’s helping to provide both rewarding employment opportunities for the franchisees and also first-rate cleaning processes to many of the local businesses.

“We’re not in the business of just being effective cleaners. We’re doing everything we can to make our franchisees special business owners,” Rush said. “This ultimately helps our franchisees grow their businesses without having to spend more money out of pocket.”