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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Tisha Skinner moved to New York from the Caribbean and later moved to Maryland. She became the owner of Smoothie King in Chamblee, GA just before the economy took a downturn.&nbsp;</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">&quot;The first year was good, the second year not as good and in the third year I had to shut it down,&quot; Skinner told the Baltimore Afro American reporter.</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">She came back to the <a href="http://www.smoothiekingfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=baltimore-afro-american-smoothie-king-shows-support-for-african-american-women-franchisees-7253" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smoothie King</a> team about a new opening some time later, and rehiring her was an easy decision.</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">&quot;When she came back to us, [Smoothie King] knew without a doubt that she would be successful. We never doubted her skill set or passion for the brand,&quot; Christine Elam, franchise development manager for <a href="http://ttps//smoothieking.1851franchise.com?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=baltimore-afro-american-smoothie-king-shows-support-for-african-american-women-franchisees-7253" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smoothie King</a>, told the reporter. &quot;She knows without a shadow of doubt she loves this brand and when you have that drive combined with that person, she is an unstoppable force.&quot;</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">For Skinner, her passion for Smoothie King never faded.</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">&quot;I love Smoothie King. It&#39;s my passion,&quot; Skinner told the reporter. &quot;Smoothie King cares about the workers and they are really supportive.&quot;</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Skinner is opening a location in the BWI airport this fall. She is not alone in her dedication to the brand - Tonya Brigham, another African-American franchisee shares a similar commitment to Smoothie King.</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Tonya opened her first Smoothie King two years ago and within a month and a half her store because the number one store int he local market.</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">&quot;My goal is to open many more stores in the Washington D.C. market and to open stores in areas which have been ignored,&quot; Tonya told the reporter. &quot;My goal is to expand in Prince George&#39;s County and southeast Washington D.C.&quot;</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Read the entire article&nbsp;<a href="http://www.afro.com/african-american-businesswomen-pursue-ownership-success-with-smoothie-king/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=baltimore-afro-american-smoothie-king-shows-support-for-african-american-women-franchisees-7253" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>

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