Franchise Interviews  

On Thursday, August 20, 2008 Franchise Interviews is having their first franchise attorney symposium. Hear from some of the top franchise attorneys in the country for this special two-hour edition. You can hear the live and recorded shows by going to FranchiseInterviews.com or BlogTalkRadio.com/Franchise-Interviews. For the very first time, listeners can also hear the live show from their cell phones! Just call 347-838-8238. Franchise Interviews 's radio show is dedicated to educating & motivating aspiring entrepreneurs on franchising and features interviews with experts. Hosted by Marty McDermott & Don Johnson. You can listen on BlogTalkRadio.com, Thursday's 10A.M EST.

Fez has an incredible story: He emigrated to the US from Ethiopia when he was just a kid. When he began college at the University of Cincinnati, he needed a way to earn a living that fit with his class schedule. He was working on a degree in finance and accounting, and felt that doing taxes would be a great fit. He could work on his skills, build a client base, and make a little money during the short tax season. So with the help of some credit cards and donations from friends and family, Fez opened his first tax business. Within five years, Fez had 26 locations in the Cincinnati, OH area. In 1999 - realizing he needed more startup capital to build the business he envisioned – he sold the business to Jackson Hewitt and used the money from the proceeds to found Instant Tax Service in Dayton, OH. Fez had to start all over again, but he’d learned a lot from his first business experience. This time, it took him just seven years to grow his business from a single storefront to the 4th largest tax company in the U.S. Today, Instant Tax Service has over 1,200 locations in 34 states. Entrepreneur Magazine ranked it the #1 new franchise in the country this year for the second year in a row. It’s consistently ranked among the National Minority Franchising Initiative’s Top 50 franchises for minorities and was recently included among the Franchise Times’ Fast 55. You can hear the live and recorded shows by going to FranchiseInterviews.com or BlogTalkRadio.com/Franchise-Interviews. For the very first time, listeners can also hear the live show from their cell phones! Just call 347-838-8238.

Headquartered in Raleigh, NC, Diamond Financial was formed to fill a large void in the national financing market. Studies have shown, for example, that in one year over 21 million small business loans were applied for through local banks and only 4 million were actually funded. DFS realized that many capable individuals were not able to identify interested financial institutions, package the loan application or justify their needs to bank officers, causing over 84% to be declined due to presentation alone. President, Stephen Mariani, has been involved in small business since 1978 by personally owning many himself. It is his experience in locating financial solutions that has brought him to establish this company with the business owner in mind. He prides himself on honesty and integrity, which is apparent after your first encounter with his organization. They are dedicated to the small businesses in America and committed to their success.