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Tim Conn, Co-Founder and Director of Operations of Image One USA, a franchise commercial cleaning company that prides itself on training the franchisee in all aspects of the business to help them reach their business goals joins Enterprise Radio.
This Episode of Enterprise Radio is in association with the Franchising Channel.
Listen to interview with host Eric Dye & guest Tim Conn discuss the following:
- Your journey has been a unique one. What motivated you to become an entrepreneur at the early age of 14?
- Several months ago, Image One unveiled a unique franchise affiliate owner program. When did you receive that “Ah ha” moment to launch this and what has been the impact?
- You don’t typically see many franchisees transitioning to the franchisor role. What inspired you to make that move?
- Did you have to overcome any huge obstacles when you opened your first franchise territory? If so, what would you have done differently?
- How do you bring ideas to life?
- What advice can you give to entrepreneurs who are trying to decide if their business has the ability to scale as a franchise?
As an entrepreneur with 30 years of business experience, Tim Conn started his first cleaning company, Tidy Tim’s Cleaning Service, at the delicate age of 14. In 2001, a competitor approached Tim about a franchise opportunity in the Chicago market and Tim quickly realized that this opportunity afforded him the chance to help other people achieve what he had achieved at an early age.
Tim and his new partner Mike worked together for 10 years under a franchise model that was pretty standard in the janitorial industry. After the agreement, Tim and Mike decided that they wanted to offer something more to their franchise owners.
In January 2011, Tim and Mike founded Image One Facility Solutions, Inc. – or, better known as Image One USA.
Image One is built on the experience of Tidy Tim’s Cleaning Service and has grown to nearly 100 franchise owners servicing more than 500 commercial facilities in the Chicagoland area. Image One continues to strive to help new franchisees to achieve their dreams by helping them ago be the best in the cleaning industry and build their cleaning business to the size that they desire.
About Image One
The Image One franchising model was formed on the principles of transparency, training, and top-notch financial and customer service support. In a 2015 Franchise Business Review survey measuring franchisee satisfaction, Image One received high ratings from franchisees, including a 4.3 out of a possible 5 rating in the “Core Values” category.
Image One franchisees work for themselves, in a unique relationship with Image One. Image One provides them with customer support for their business, ongoing training, along with assistance with billing, equipment and insurance coverage. Image One has more than 80 commercial cleaning franchise locations throughout the Midwest. Immediate franchise and affiliate expansion plans call for locations across Texas, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Iowa.
Websites: www.imageoneUSA.com | www.imageonefranchise.com
