Franchise Owner Credits Research With Success

Sacramento Bee:

Paula Hinz, 57, started her own business in January 2008, a franchisee of a company called Bark Busters. The economy was weakening, but it turned into a smart move, she says now.

Hinz is an artist and a horse trainer and has done dog rescue work, but she was tiring of the circuit of art and horse shows. Her husband was working in the area several days a week, so the couple moved from Santa Cruz to Lincoln, where there was a Bark Busters franchise territory available.

Bark Busters offers home dog training. It began in Australia in 1989 and came to the United States in 2000.

For exclusive territory, franchisees must have a net worth of at least $100,000 and pay an initial investment of $69,000, which covers four weeks of training and initial operating capital.

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