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<a href="http://www.officeevolutionfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=office-evolution-doubles-franchise-footprint-in-2018-anticipates-80-open-locations-in-2019-2709029" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Office Evolution, the fourth largest shared office franchise in the nation</a>, had an incredible year of growth in 2018. The brand doubled its footprint in 2018, opening 25 new locations, and signed multi-unit agreements in Sacramento, California; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Seattle, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona; Broward County, Florida and single unit agreements in Columbus, Ohio; Dallas, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Lisle, Illinois and Ontario, California.

According to Mark Hemmeter, CEO of <a href="http://www.1851franchise.com/officeevolution" target="_blank">Office Evolution</a>, the brand&rsquo;s success can be attributed to <a href="https://1851franchise.com/officeevolution/how-commitment-to-building-a-positive-culture-for-small-business-owners-distinguishes-office-evolution-in-the-co-working-space-2707354#category" target="_blank">its inspiring culture</a> and approachable business model, as well as the growth of the coworking industry.

&ldquo;When we founded Office Evolution, it was based on the idea of &lsquo;ohana,&rsquo; or &lsquo;family&rsquo; in Hawaiian,&rdquo; said Hemmeter. &ldquo;Everyone in our system, from franchise owners to business managers to corporate employees, works together to achieve a common goal. This alignment of our vision is one of the reasons Office Evolution stands out from other brands, and inspires like-minded franchise owners to join our system.&rdquo;

Hemmeter highlights Office Evolution&rsquo;s single employee, recurring income, B2B part-time model, as well as the low investment level relative to the competition, as other factors that make the brand approachable to a wide range of potential franchise owners. Plus, Office Evolution&rsquo;s niche is in suburban environments, with a focus on local entrepreneurs that have built thriving small businesses with just a few employees, which is unlike every other brand in the segment.

&ldquo;We continue to lead the charge with the small, suburban business owners. That strategy has created a long-term, stable business model that has been perfected over 16 years in business,&rdquo; said Hemmeter. &ldquo;We have loyal, long-term clients, many of which have been with us since the beginning. Because of this, we don&rsquo;t have a lot of turnover, which helps our franchisees see success early on.&rdquo;

John Przedpelski, who opened his first of three Office Evolution locations in Tampa in March of 2018, was one of those franchisees.

&ldquo;We were very fortunate in 2018 to have a great start. We opened in March and were at 92 percent occupancy with our private offices by November,&rdquo; said Przedpelski. &ldquo;We are expanding with four new large team offices and an extra-large meeting/training room that can accommodate up to 30 people. We will be opening our second location later this year, with plans to eventually open a third.&rdquo;

The success of franchisees like Przedpelski helped <a href="https://1851franchise.com/officeevolution/office-evolution-places-in-entrepreneur-magazine-s-2019-franchise-500-ranking-2708896#mostRecent" target="_blank">Office Evolution land the #1 spot in the coworking and flexible spaces category in Entrepreneur Magazine&rsquo;s Franchisee 500 ranking</a>, and jump nearly 40 spots overall from 198 to 160. Looking ahead to 2019, Hemmeter anticipates Office Evolution will open 23 new locations for a total of more than 80 units open by the end of the year. Another exciting achievement from 2018 was the brand&rsquo;s first conversion of four independently owned coworking spaces into Office Evolution franchises, a strategy Hemmeter and his team plan to continue in 2019.

&ldquo;Our goal is to sign agreements for 34 new units in 2019, with a focus on states that have already seen success with the model, like New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Florida, as well as Chicago, Dallas and Houston,&rdquo; said Hemmeter. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve learned that we prefer to sell to fewer, more qualified franchise owners that we feel confident will be successful with Office Evolution than just focusing on bringing a certain number of new owners into the system. Our hope is that by partnering with strong entrepreneurs, we&rsquo;ll accelerate to 30 to 40 openings per year in the near future.&rdquo;

Office Evolution Doubles Franchise Footprint in 2018, Anticipates 80 Open Locations in 2019

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