Two Young Men Continue Family Legacy of Business Ownership With Sir Grout Franchise

After seeing business ownership firsthand in their younger years, and sometimes even working in the family businesses themselves, Connor Harris and Zeke Bowman were well-versed in what it takes to build a successful business. The pair attended college but quickly began to consider what other path they might find more fulfilling. That’s when they found out about Sir Grout, the nearly-60-unit hard surfaces restoration concept backed by Threshold Brands. Connor, his father Quinn, and Zeke teamed up to invest in the franchise, each bringing their respective backgrounds and expertise as they work to grow their business.

“My best friend owns a Sir Grout in Pittsburgh and introduced us to the company,” said Quinn. “We had a conversation to see if everything would work out, and Connor and Zeke said they could handle a business fairly easily. They felt confident we could grow this thing together, and here we are.”

“My dad introduced us to the company and basically said, ‘If you two want to do this, you have my support,’” said Connor.

Quinn explained that his family owned a business, so he had witnessed the processes necessary to drive a business to success and passed those same values down to Connor. Zeke’s family owns a plumbing business, which he was able to observe and occasionally work in growing up, so a home services franchise felt like a natural fit for the two.

“We’re both in our 20s working on the business, and we see the potential of it,” said Zeke. “We have a third friend, Liam, who works with us full-time. He’s a big part of the story. This is all or nothing for the three of us, and we motivate each other to be better each day. A lot of owners are in their 30s and 40s, so we have to do great work to prove that we’re capable, but we also have an even longer runway to build the business.”

The Pair Is Building a Reputation

In their community, Zeke and Connor work diligently to build a reputation. By treating every home they enter like their own and working to ensure that each job is completed to standard, they are growing to be known as a reliable, trustworthy business for locals seeking home services support.

“Building a reputation is massive. It’s, of course, for Sir Grout; we want to make sure that we represent them very well. But it’s also for ourselves,” added Connor. “We want to make sure that every customer feels at home with us. We are going to get the job completed well and thoroughly and make sure that everything goes smoothly. It’s the biggest priority for us because we are a small business. We’re trying to show that young entrepreneurs can definitely compete with bigger brands.”

With two territories under their ownership, Connor, Quinn and Zeke are working to find a healthy, predictable balance of work across the geographies they service. As they continue to grow, Quinn says they’re looking to take advantage of growth opportunities at hand while realizing that business ownership presents an almost constant opportunity to learn.

By getting involved with local organizations, connecting with other small business owners in the home services space and leveraging grassroots marketing efforts, these owners are becoming more and more integrated in the community as they work to grow their business in a way that will allow them to lead a stress-free, financially stable life.

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