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With a last minute schedule change, Marty and Don spoke about one of their favorite topics...Franchising and Entrepreneurship. Listen to their review of last week's show, current events in franchising and upcoming shows over the next week.

House Doctors Franchise Opportunity to appear on Franchise Interviews Weekly Radio Show on BlogTalkRadio Thursday, April 9, at 10AM EST. Over the last two years, Franchise Interviews has had some of the biggest names in franchising on their weekly radio show as well as some exciting new franchise concepts. This Thursday, April 9 at 10 AM EST, Franchise Interviews will be meeting with very special guest Jim Hunter, president and CEO of House Doctors Their website mentions that a House Doctors handyman franchise is an exciting franchise opportunity. The Home Repair and Handyman industry in North America is growing significantly due to the increase in home ownership and the aging housing stock. Combine this with changes in the demographics of our society, the “Baby Boomers” nearing retirement age, “Dual-Income Families” struggling with time restraints, and many professionals who do not have the necessary skills to do their own home repairs or handyman work, and you soon realize that we are now part of the growing “do it for me” society. Despite all of this, the industry is still fragmented. Customers have challenges finding a professional handyman to do the small but important jobs around their home. Tune in on Thursday, April 9 at 10AM EST to find out more. You can hear the live and recorded shows by going to FranchiseInterviews.com or BlogTalkRadio.com/Franchise-Interviews

Every so often we play an encore edition. Today you will hear our interview with Jennifer Lemcke of the WEED MAN franchise opportunity. Jennifer had some great quotes on this show. I think our favorite was “Let us amaze you!” Weed Man has almost 40 years of lawn care experience, and have grown to be the world's largest lawn care franchise! Jennifer will discuss the history of the organization as well as the WEED MAN franchise system. She also answers the following questions: What role has technology played in your business? * How big is your industry? * What has been the most interesting thing that has happened at WEED MAN? * What types of characteristics do you look for in a franchisee? * What is the training like for new franchisees? * What is a typical day like for WEED MAN franchisees? * What advice would you give to aspiring entrepreneurs looking to buy a franchise? * What are WEED MAN’s plans for the future?

You might get a little hungry after today's show. The creation of a truly great sub is no small feat. At Lenny's they pride themselves on serving up Authentic Philly Cheesesteaks & the Deli Fresh Experience™. Since the beginning, Lenny's commitment to quality and attention to detail has gone into every restaurant and every sub sandwich.

We are meeting with Jennifer Lemcke of the Weed Man franchise opportunity. Why invest in lawn care? Lawn care is part of the rapidly growing Green Industry While growth has been fueled by expansion of the housing market over the last several years, demographic trends indicate growth that will extend beyond the housing boom, with an increasingly greater percentage of homeowners hiring a professional lawn and landscape maintenance company. Maturing Baby Boomers with more disposable income and an increasing priority on enjoying life will continue to employ the services of our industry in greater numbers to ease the burdens of maintaining their homes. Additionally, growing numbers of dual-income families will continue to look to lawn care service providers to help them free up more time in which to enjoy the pleasures of family and home life. Working in conjunction with favorable demographic trends is the consumer's recognition of lawn care as a truly compelling value when compared to the retail cost of products, the hassle of mixing and applying those products and the angst of uncertain results incurred by the do-it-yourselfer. Even as the average size of the U.S. lawn decreases, more families are contracting out for lawn service, according to data from the Vermont-based National Gardening Association In 2003, 17% or 19.4 million households hired a professional lawn and landscape maintenance company, up from 15% in 2000 and 13% in 1998 The total spent by homeowners for these services has risen from $7.9 billion in 1998 to $9.7 billion in 2000 to $11.2 billion in 2003