For the last 40 years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with small business entrepreneurs all over the world, many at its inception. I discovered my passion for this rewarding work of building businesses when I started my career in the franchise industry as the senior Vice President for Kampgrounds of America. I joined Sir Speedy as the President in 1981. Under my leadership, Sir Speedy became the largest franchised printing network based on sales volume. The company started with 320 centers with network sales of $50 million and grew to more than 700 centers with combined annual sales of more than $400 million.Currently, I serve as the Chairman and CEO of Franchise Services, Inc., the parent company to five franchise brands: Sir Speedy, PIP, Signal Graphics and MultiCopy, TeamLogic IT and Summit Marketing Communications. To date, the company is doing business in 16 countries. TeamLogic IT, our technology service company, is operating in 61 locations in US and Europe.Franchise Services, Inc., across all of its brands, was founded on sound principals of franchising: provide value to your franchisees, help them be profitable, lead them into new markets, and deliver outstanding service to your customers. These principles continue today.