Angela Olea would get phone calls from potential clients, asking whether her Scottsdale-based assisted-living placement service could help them in other states.
And Micki Batson’s snowbird clients begged her to open out-of-state locations so they could keep up their 30-minute workouts when they returned home from vacationing in Scottsdale.
That’s what prompted the 2 entrepreneurs this summer to begin offering franchises across the nation.
Olea is the president and chief executive officer of CallRN Franchise LLC, the franchisor of Assisted Living Locators.
Batson founded Gym{-2}O LLC with her sister and daughter.
The 2 new entries add to Scottsdale’s already sizable base of franchisors, which ranges from the 1,350-store Cold Stone Creamery to Nothing But Noodles’ 35-plus locations.
Assisted Living Locators works with elderly individuals and their families seeking long-term care or senior housing. They match the prospective resident’s needs and interests with what an assisted-living facility can provide. The facilities pay Assisted Living Locators a fee, typically 50 to 100% of the 1st month’s rent, for each resident placed there.
Olea’s ideal franchisee would be an individual, or a couple, who has been through the experience of placing an elderly relative.
Gym{-2}O offers 30-minute circuit training in a friendly, non-judgmental atmosphere. Its Scottsdale location caters to women, with an average age of 50 and a love for the gym’s social aspects.The company’s online advertising for franchisees has attracted more than 100 inquiries, but Gym{-2}O has decided to 1st focus regionally on Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Texas.
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