"In my previous life when I was consulting, I didn’t have near the flexibility of my schedule that I have now. I work hard but I can come and go on my own schedule."

"My son was 13 months old when we bought The Cleaning Authority…and I wondered if it would take me away from him…Today he’s now 11 and I have been able to be with him and it’s even allowed his father to go with him on school trips."

"We have about 100 employees between our two offices…the employee aspect of this business is probably the most challenging but yet the most rewarding component of the whole business."

"I was working for lots of different people for the business I was in, and I was tired of listening to them. I felt like it was time for me to be my own boss, set my own hours, have my own life."

"We were looking for a change in lifestyle, getting out of the corporate world. We wanted a chance to stay at home, raise the kids…the last 10 years have been wonderful."

"We’ve been able to have a lot of financial freedom that would’ve taken a lot more years in the corporate world to get to… We couldn’t be more thrilled with the opportunities [franchising] has provided to us."