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With the right franchise opportunity, you can take control of your career and find great employees to support you. The ability to be your own boss, set your schedule, and make decisions about your business, with the foundation of a proven business model and support from a larger organization, is why franchise opportunities have become…

Creating an iconic home services brand requires compelling storytelling and the ability to connect with customers at a deeper level than others. Customer loyalty to iconic brands looks like an unbreakable union or in other words, creates a customer for life. Shine operates in the home services industry. However, the ideals of an iconic brand…

When starting a business, franchising can be a great option as it offers the support and resources of an established company. However, with so many franchise opportunities available, it can be difficult to know which one to choose. Shine is a prime example of a unique franchise opportunity. While operating in the in-demand home services…

After an impressive career in insurance, Darren Locke looked forward to an early retirement to start his own business. Darren and his wife, Rachel, researched over 30 different franchises, but they kept coming back to Shine – a top cleaning service franchise. What impressed them most? Simple: the culture, people, and experience of the Shine…

The December 2022 issue of Franchise Journal highlights the franchise brands that continue to accelerate their growth with their franchise partners and team members to a better future. Shine is honored to be included in the Top Brands of 2022 list. Shine is a leading home services franchise opportunity that provides holiday lighting, landscape lighting,…

New business is always good for the community. But, when a large national chain comes to town, the experience can be mixed. On the positive side, job creation, commercial growth, and infrastructure improvements are likely. On the negative, nationally owned businesses can affect culture and infrastructure, and most of the business’s profits leave the community.…

How to Select a Franchise That Offers Owners Ultimate Flexibility There has been a substantial shift in the way we work. Between 2019 and 2021, the number of people primarily working from home tripled from 5.7% (roughly 9 million people) to 17.9% (27.6 million people), according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Remote work eliminates commute…

Shine Franchise has locations across the United States. Depending on which location you are dealing with, there will likely be a different suite of services based on what’s best for that geographic location. Franchising is an excellent business model to start a business and expand. It allows you to scale a business faster than growing…

One of the main benefits of owning a Shine franchise is its year-round revenue opportunities and options to maximize multiple revenue paths. Unlike many seasonal home service businesses that must contend with an off season, there is the opportunity to offer services all year round with Shine. And most of our services are requested at…

Ladies – are you ready to leave your mark on your community as a business owner? Lately, more and more women are courageously taking their first steps to build their own businesses. As women-owned businesses are growing, so are franchises that give business owners the support and business model to achieve their goals. Before opening…

How It Started: The Shine Origin Story Chris Fisher’s Dad was an entrepreneur and ran his own business. Around the age of 12, Chris began to help his Dad, by washing windows. He never imagined that today he’d be the founder of Shine Window Care and offer franchise opportunities in the booming home and commercial…

Franchise opportunities are growing and have become a popular means of business ownership for women. Women own or co-own about 265,000 franchises, or approximately 35 percent of all U.S. franchise outlets, up from 24 percent a decade ago. From 2017 to 2019, the percentage of franchised businesses opened by women was even higher at 41…