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Last week, Chris Morris opened a franchise of <a href="http://franchise.thecleaningauthority.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=the-news-times-founder-of-youth-sports-league-opens-the-cleaning-authority-in-danbury-connecticut-5484" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Cleaning Authority</a>, a residential cleaning service. Previously he held a 20-year career in financial services with roles at Master Card, American Express and Merrill Lynch. &#8220;I was downsized and as I weighed my options I really wanted to be my own boss and not subject to the corporate whims of downsizing,&#8221; Morris said. Remaining in Danbury after losing his job was important to Morris as he has two children at Immaculate High School. He also wants to re-establish Western Connecticut Youth Sports, a nonprofit organization that offers sports instruction in a noncompetitive setting. He established the program in 2012 and it reached a peak of 200 coaches and players before not having a season in 2016 because of the uncertainty with his job situation. &#8220;When you&#8217;re thrown a curveball and you don&#8217;t have control of your own life anymore, you really want to get that control back,&#8221; Morris said. &#8220;We really didn&#8217;t want to uproot the kids and we love the Danbury community. We&#8217;ve put down roots here. Having a business here is a good way to get to know the community even better.&#8221; Sports and business draw many parallels, Morris said, and goals are important to both. As for his new business, Morris said: &#8220;I want to be known as the best residential cleaner in the area we serve. It&#8217;s as simple as that.&#8221; <a href="http://www.newstimes.com/business/article/Youth-sports-league-founder-opens-cleaning-9132126.php?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=the-news-times-founder-of-youth-sports-league-opens-the-cleaning-authority-in-danbury-connecticut-5484#photo-10731573" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to read the original article.</a>

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