FBR Issue 3 - 2018

FBR SPECIAL REPORT
Above: Kristina Bucci, trainer at 30-Minute Hit, West Island, Quebec.
Right: Renee Friedman, CEO of FASTSIGNS, Orlando, FL; Catherine Monson, CEO of FASTSIGNS International.
Finding Freedom, Work-Life Balance
Through Entrepreneurship
Women Weigh in on Best Franchises for Females
In 2007, Rochelle Carrington left a successful
sales career to purchase a Sandler Training
Franchise in Armonk, NY. In less than two
years, Carrington was not only turning a
profit, but she had found a freedom not typically
available in the corporate world. “I broke
even in one year and was profitable in a year
and a half,” she said. “I work quite a bit, but
absolutely love what I do. I love the product
and working with business owners and sales
teams every day. From a personal perspective,
I get to set a great example for my kids of
what you can accomplish as a business owner
and I have the freedom to be with them as
much as possible.”
Carrington has realized the dream of so
many women who seek greater financial and
personal freedom and the ever-elusive worklife
balance. In the decade after Carrington
opened her first franchise, between 2008
and 2018, female franchise ownership has
increased by 54 percent.*
It’s not just franchise ownership that is
increasing among women. Women-owned
businesses are growing 2.5 times faster than
the national average, with women opening
The beauty of starting a
franchise is that there is
no glass ceiling to break
through because you are
your own boss—it is very
empowering.
— Catherine Monson,
CEO of FASTSIGNS
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