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Firehouse Subs Businesswoman Opens Over 100 Restaurants

Franchise Journal

She’s an active member of several boards of directors, as well as serving on Firehouse Subs’ Franchise Advisory Council. Industry research shows that in a survey of American small business owners, 27% were women in 2020, and 31% in 2021. For Kelly, community involvement has been an important part of her success.

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5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: What if Everything You Know About Franchising is Wrong?—Mike Andes

Big Sky Franchise Team

You will have a franchise advisory council set up. It was only after a couple of years of that where I’m like okay, I’m going to have a new franchise, I’m going to take this content thing really seriously. Now In 2020 is when I got my first full-time editor, and then since then it’s scaled up to.