Entrepreneur: Can You Bring Individuality to a Franchise?

Franchising often gets a bad rap, frequently called a cookie cutter business model or simply being compared to McDonald's. For Scout & Molly's franchisees Olivia Huvane and Amy Gray, that couldn't be farther from reality.

"We would not have partnered with any other franchise,” Huvane told Entrepreneur. “We connected immediately with the founder of Scout & Molly’s, Lisa Kornstein, and her vision for boutiques that was more than just a generic chain."

Each Scout & Molly’s boutique has a unique identity based on the franchisee and offers a different selection of merchandise. Throughout the system there is also a very strong design aesthetic and service model so everyone knows the brand will be represented at the highest level.

The pair has the perfect partnership based on their backgrounds—Gray was a former director at a creative agency and Huvane was an accounting major for a hedge fund. The two are combining a unique set of business management and fashion forward experiences, this duo are primed to bring a brand new fashion option to women in Southwest Connecticut with plans for expansion.

"After opening our first location in a few weeks we will move on to looking for a location for our second and third boutiques," said Huvane and Gray in the Entrepreneur piece. "If we can perfect the business model and find a way to manage from afar we would love to continue to expand our portfolio of Scout & Molly’s to various regions around the country that we feel could benefit from this unique shopping experience."

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