A day in the life: tag along with these 3 franchisees for a day, and see what it's really like to own a franchise

Entrepreneur,  August, 2005  by April Y. Pennington

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When other franchisees find out just how big of a multiunit operator Roden is, there's always a similar reaction. He acknowledges his operation has allowed him to acquire a "certain level of income," but doesn't want to mislead others to think bigger automatically means better. "People are pushed into growth by a vision," says Roden. "But quality of life can be a really important issue, [especially] when you're growing."

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