Columns July 2025

29 06, 2025

Born on the Back Nine: How a Personal Passion Became a Victory: The Back Nine Golf

2025-06-29T17:32:38-04:00June 29th, 2025|Tags: , , |

Wil Bangerter and his brothers could often be found in a competitive round of golf, betting money along the way. Always an avid golfer, Bangerter was often looking for ways to get in a quick round of practice, but he found it hard to make it to the course between his demanding job as an attorney and looking after his young kids. As a solution, he came up with The Back Nine® Golf, a golf simulator business concept that catered exactly to this demographic, where golfers could come any time, day or night, to squeeze in a bit of the game they love. By Kelsi Trinidad

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29 06, 2025

An Emerging Force in the Fitness Industry: RX30

2025-06-29T17:14:23-04:00June 29th, 2025|Tags: , , |

Established in 2019 in New York City by fitness enthusiasts Billy and Carolin De La Rosa, RX30 was created to offer a fitness solution for individuals with demanding schedules. The concept, which focuses on 30-minute high-intensity interval training (HIIT) sessions, is designed to deliver maximum results in less time, and the company has even dubbed it the “shortest, no fluff, efficient, challenging 30-minute workout you will ever do.” By Jessica Petrucelli

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29 06, 2025

A Mission to Empower Kids Through Sports: Just Play

2025-06-29T17:09:57-04:00June 29th, 2025|Tags: , , |

Larry Wilkins has witnessed the positive impact an encouraging adult can have on kids. Wilkins’s father played that role for him and some of his peers growing up, and he knew that he wanted to be a positive influence in his own community as an adult. Just Play was born out of this aspiration, having started as a local basketball camp program. It has since expanded into a brick-and-mortar location in Houston, Texas, offering a wide range of basketball activities, such as classes, clinics, private lessons and birthday parties. By Kelsi Trinidad

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29 06, 2025

Using Technology to Customize Skincare: GLO30

2025-06-29T17:06:12-04:00June 29th, 2025|Tags: , , |

With the rise of the express and subscription-based skincare treatments, GLO30 stands out from the crowd with its science-backed and customizable approach to the monthly facial. With the brand’s monthly facial subscription, clients don’t just choose from a standard pre-set menu of facials, they get one customized to the condition of their skin on that given day. By Kelsi Trinidad

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29 06, 2025

What is Fun & Fresh? Emerging Franchise Brands!: Dawn Abbamondi

2025-06-29T17:02:24-04:00June 29th, 2025|Tags: , , |

From Main Street to the fastest growing cities, franchise brands are in demand more than ever before. Now may be the best time to create your legacy, whether you join an emerging brand as a franchisee or become the newest concept that will encourage people to become an entrepreneur. By Dawn Abbamondi

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29 06, 2025

Revolutionizing the Addiction Services Industry: Simple Solutions Behavioral Health

2025-06-29T16:51:46-04:00June 29th, 2025|Tags: , , |

Simple Solutions Behavioral Health fills the holes that traditional recovery programs tend to create. This includes intensive outpatient therapy to long-term sober living, with case team management and a recovery peer support specialist. Compassion is the most important skill in becoming a Simple Solutions Behavioral Health franchisee, but how does one gain the other necessary skills? By Nancy E. Williams

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29 06, 2025

From Restaurants to Restoration: How One Entrepreneur Found Freedom with Franchising: Blue Kangaroo Packoutz

2025-06-29T16:45:14-04:00June 29th, 2025|Tags: , , |

After a decade in the restaurant business, Ari Brownstein was ready for a change. He closed his restaurant just before the pandemic and took a commission-based job, only to have his earnings cut with no clear explanation. “I decided that I wanted to get in control of my own destiny again,” he said. By Tamara Rahoumi

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29 06, 2025

Featured Franchise Consultant: Karen Lavin: FranServe, Inc.

2025-06-29T16:37:07-04:00June 29th, 2025|Tags: , , |

Karen Lavin spent the better part of her corporate career in brand marketing, managing and consulting for big name companies like Kellogg’s, Timex, Pepperidge Farm, John Frieda, Playtex and more. But after years of working in the same industry, she began seeking change and started exploring the world of franchising. By Jessica Petrucelli

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