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Surprises In Store

Posted on January 2, 2019 by PoolPro

Is a retail location the right move for your service business? By Sarah Protzman Howlett For service-based pool businesses that have demonstrated growth and success, adding a brick-and-mortar location often tops the list of natural next steps. But even if the bottom line can absorb the associated overhead costs, long

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The Franchises Are Coming

Posted on May 2, 2018 by PoolPro

After decades of being nearly franchise-free, the pool service industry is seeing a surge in franchise companies By Megan Kendrick In the history of the pool industry, there have been few franchise businesses. Pinch A Penny, a swimming pool retail and service franchise, started in 1976; it was the lone

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Poolwerx Union Hills

Posted on August 7, 2017 by PoolPro

From independent to franchise By Sarah Protzman Howlett Photos by Tom Weinstein Mark Howard’s neighbors were pool guys. While growing up in Phoenix, during his high school summers and on weekends during the school year, Howard worked for two brothers who lived near him. After graduating, Howard briefly worked at

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