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Pirtek, a fluid power franchise, started in Australia in 1980 and now has locations in over 15 countries worldwide. The United States is one of its leaders, with 50 locations nationwide.

Ken Adair, owner of Pirtek O’Hare in Elk Grove Village, Ill., spoke with Kate Taylor of Entrepreneur to discuss how he’s helped grow Pirtek’s presence in America.

Adair has been a Pirtek franchisee for 16 years and chose the company because he was impressed with its B2B business model.

Since then, business has been booming for Adair and he still continues to add at least 30 new clients per month.

He said he received a lot of help from Pirtek franchisees overseas when opening his own location. Hearing about their experiences was valuable and helped him translate the business to the American market.

For others who want to become franchisees, Adair advises them to, “Run the projected financials to find out what sort of investment you are really getting into, then double it. If you can handle that number, go for it.”

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Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.

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