Creates World’s Second-Largest Painting Franchise Company

Contact: Amanda Johnson                                                                                          

Tel.: 801-805-6901

Email: ajohnson@fivestar-painting.com

Springville, Utah September 9, 2008

Five Star Painting, the world’s fastest growing painting franchise company is pleased to announce the acquisition of Color World Housepainting. The acquisition solidifies Five Star Painting as the 2^nd largest painting franchise system in the World as well as the fastest growing. Tom Hodsgon, Founder of Color World Housepainting will play a key role in the growth and expansion of Five Star Painting and it’s international franchise system.  

The experienced and well respected team at Color World is excited about the opportunity to extend its ability to provide excellent service to customers, especially in a market in which home values have become more important than ever.  The company looks forward to continuing its history of quality customer service under the Five Star Painting brand.  According to Color World Housepainting Founder and CEO Thomas Hodgson, “We are very excited about the growth of Color World Housepainting and Five Star and look forward to becoming the world leader in the house painting industry.”

Scott Abbott, CEO of Five Star Painting is just as excited to have Tom Hodgson as part of the executive team at Five Star acting as the COO of East Coast operations. “Bringing Tom and his management team over to Five Star is one of the biggest things that attracted us to Color World. Their experience in painting home exteriors is second to none and will improve our offering to our franchisees and home owners across North America. Tom is an experienced businessman and we are pleased and honored that he chose to join us in our quest to become the #1 service industry franchise in North America.” 

In addition to the new executive team members, Five Star Painting will now operate a second corporate office for training, discovery days, and East coast support thru the former Color World offices in Columbus, Ohio.  Franchisees, both current and future, will enjoy even more support, training and expertise as Five Star rapidly expands it’s presence across the world. 

Five Star Painting is the fastest growing, and second largest, painting franchise in North America with operations from California to Florida, and from Canada to Mexico.  Five Star Painting is seeing phenomenal expansion from current and new franchisees in order to meet the growing demand of its clients across North America and is at 70+ franchise territories. 

About Five Star Painting

Formed in 2001 and franchising since late 2005, Utah-based Five Star Painting Inc. has grown to more than 70 franchises in North America, with operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Five Star Painting offers its franchisees access to software, a 24/7 call center, marketing, training and management support. Five Star Painting Customers receive a Five Star job without a five star price. As one of the fastest-growing franchises in the service industry, Five Star Painting works with industry leaders to deliver business opportunities to entrepreneurs committed to a high level of customer service. For more information about Five Star Painting franchises, please visit www.fivestarpaintingfranchise.com 

About Color World House PaintingThomas Hodgson started painting in 1993, and he created and incorporated Color World Housepainting in 1997.  In 2000, expansion within Ohio began, and satellite markets were opened in Dayton and Cincinnati.  The first out-of-state market, Ft. Lauderdale, began operating in 2003 and remained open for three and a half years.  However, this market was closed to provide an opportunity for franchising and to allow the company to focus on its growth within Ohio.  Accordingly, a Cleveland office was started.  Since that time, Color World has experienced rapid growth, opening two markets in North Carolina, Charlotte and Raleigh and is recognized as one of the leading exterior residential painting companies in North America, and the leader in Ohio.

August 18, 2008 The fastest growing painting franchise in the world, Five Star Painting, announced the purchase of the entire Houston, Texas franchise area by NBA star of the New Orleans’s Hornets, Mike James and his wife Angela. The franchise will cover all of the Houston area and represents a significant milestone for Five Star Painting as it continues to attract top talent, from all backgrounds and experience levels.

For Mike and Angela James, Five Star Painting was just what they were looking for, “Angela and I started MAJA Development, a custom home building company in 2006, and hired outside contractors to do our painting.  When we learned of the opportunities available through Five Star Painting, it was a perfect fit.  We love their team, their technology, and their concept and we are excited to add it to our other projects” James says.

The Houston franchise group provides services to residential and commercial customers throughout the entire Houston area. With Five Star Painting, customers can expect quality service in the following areas: 

·         Residential interior and exterior painting·         Commercial interior and exterior painting·         Deck refinishing·         Staining·         Wallpaper removal·         Pressure washing·         Texture and drywall repair·         Epoxy flooring

• Graffiti removal and cover-up

The James and their franchisee team of Five Star Painters in the Houston area have polished and perfected their skills to ensure beautiful and professional work through Five Star’s painter certification program.  Five Star Painting’s corporate office and staff plan to have a regular support presence in Houston as Five Star now has 5 franchisees in Texas, with more to come soon.

Scott Abbott, the CEO of Five Star Painting Franchise, looks forward to the future with this promising new franchise group, “We are very pleased to have Mike and Angela and their team at MAJA Development join our family here at Five Star. I am confident that they will provide the quality service and dedication that Five Star Painting is known for.  Mike has already proven to be a success at a high level on the court, and we have been extremely impressed with Angela and the development company they have put together.  We know they will be successful as they begin their business and start rolling out the paint.”

Mike and Angela have built a successful legacy in MAJA development, their full service custom building company specializing in luxury properties, homes, and personal estates. Together with Five Star Painting Mike and Angela James have a successful team in place and an aggressive strategy to take over the Houston market as developers, builders and painters of premier properties.  Houston will soon notice Five Star Painting as they do in other Texas cities such as Austin, San Antonio and Dallas.   About Five Star Painting Inc. 

Formed in 2001 and franchising since 2005, Utah-based Five Star Painting Inc. has grown to more than 70 franchises in North America, with operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Five Star Painting offers its franchisees access to software, a 24/7 call center, marketing, training and management support. Five Star Painting Customers receive a Five Star job without a five star price. As one of the fastest-growing franchises in the service industry, Five Star Painting works with industry leaders to deliver business opportunities to entrepreneurs committed to a high level of customer service. For more information about Five Star Painting franchises, please visit www.fivestarpaintingfranchise.com   About Mike and Angela James Mike and Angela have four beautiful daughters and are a family of strong faith and belief, as Mike and Angela attribute their success to Their Creator. In 2006 Mike and Angela developed MAJA Development, Inc. This custom building company is driven to provide unrivaled residences and properties, with lush living spaces, distinctive style and natural charm all defined by innovative architecture, stunning exteriors, artistic interiors, and exquisite amenities. Their undying motivation and purpose-driven lifestyle encourage them to be the best people they can be.  Mike’s personal motto, “Failure is not an option,” is true of the entire James family. Mike also has a successful philanthropic foundation and other community oriented ventures that can be found at www.MikeJames7.com

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Springville, Utah August 21, 2008

Five Star Painting, the world’s fastest growing painting franchise company is happy to announce a new member to their team, Sokann Prak who recently purchased a new franchise area in Portland, Oregon.  Prak, a long time resident of Washington County, Oregon is thrilled with all the Five Star possibilities,” I have looked into other franchises and nothing compares to what Five Star Painting has to offer.   The marketing and support that Five Star Painting offers is by far in a class of its own.  I am excited to be a part of the franchise family.  I am also very excited to serve my community and to create jobs for local Oregonians.”

 The Portland franchise group provides services to residential and commercial customers throughout the entire Portland area. With Five Star Painting, customers can expect quality service in the following areas: 

·         Residential interior and exterior painting·         Commercial interior and exterior painting·         Deck refinishing·         Staining·         Wallpaper removal·         Pressure washing·         Texture and drywall repair·         Epoxy flooring

• Graffiti removal and cover-up

Scott Abbott, CEO of Five Star Painting is just as excited to have Sokann Prak as the newest member of his ever growing team, “We are excited about having someone like Sokann help expand the Five Star brand further into the Northwest.  He is an experienced businessman and we are pleased and honored that he chose us over other franchise companies he was looking into.  We look forward to helping him have a very successful business with our other franchisees.” 

With a degree from Oregon State University and a diverse background in sales, customer service and advertising, Prak’s knowledge will help to further expand and confirm Five Star’s reputation for professional work and excellent customer service. 

Five Star Painting the fastest growing, and second largest, painting franchise in North America with operations from California to Florida, and from Canada to Mexico.  Five Star Painting is seeing phenomenal expansion from current and new franchisees in order to meet the growing demand of its clients across North America and is at 70+ franchise territories.About Five Star Painting

Formed in 2001 and franchising since 2005, Utah-based Five Star Painting Inc. has grown to more than 70 franchises in North America, with operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Five Star Painting offers its franchisees access to software, a 24/7 call center, marketing, training and management support. Five Star Painting Customers receive a Five Star job without a five star price. As one of the fastest-growing franchises in the service industry, Five Star Painting works with industry leaders to deliver business opportunities to entrepreneurs committed to a high level of customer service. For more information about Five Star Painting franchises, please visit www.fivestarpaintingfranchise.com 

Five Star Painting Franchisee Expands into Northern Utah! Brandon Oquendo, owner of two successful Five Star Painting franchises in Salt Lake City and Park City, purchases Northern Utah market 

SPRINGVILLE, Utah and SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – July 15, 2008 – Five Star Painting, a leading painting franchise company, today announced that Brendon Oquendo, current owner of Salt Lake City, Utah and Park City, Utah franchises purchased the Northern Utah Franchise.

The northern Utah franchise provides services to residential and commercial customers from as far south as Davis County to the northern most areas of Cache County. With Five Star Painting, customers can expect quality service in the following areas: 

·         Interior and exterior painting·         Deck refinishing·         Staining·         Wallpaper removal·         Pressure washing·         Texture and drywall repair

·         Graffiti removal and cover-up

“Our Five Star Painting franchises in Salt Lake and Park City have been so successful that we are confident we can successfully expand into the Northern Utah market space,” said Oquendo. “At Five Star Painting, our aim is to offer a five-star job without the five-star price. We promise the highest-quality painting job that is clean, on time and fits the customer’s budget.”

Through Five Star’s painter certification program, local painters working in northern Utah refine the skills to do a beautiful job and the professionalism to treat customers with respect.

“All of our franchisees are trained to give their customers’ homes and offices the ‘Five Star Touch’,” said Scott Abbott, CEO, of Five Star Painting. “Brandon and his team have taken great strides to ensure their franchises live up to the Five Star promise, and we have no doubt they will  do the same for the new homeowners and customers in northern Utah.”

About Five Star Painting of Northern UtahFive Star Painting of Northern Utah provides top-notch professional painting services to residential and business customers at a fair price. For more information or to get a bid, please visit www.fivestarpaintingfranchise.com or call (801) 208-2649. 

About Five Star Painting Inc.Formed in 2001 and franchising since 2005, Utah-based Five Star Painting Inc. has grown to more than 50 franchises in North America, with operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Five Star Painting offers its franchisees access to software, a 24/7 call center, marketing, training and management support. Five Star Painting Customers receive a Five Star job without a five star price. As one of the fastest-growing franchises in the service industry, Five Star Painting works with industry leaders to deliver business opportunities to entrepreneurs committed to a high level of customer service. For more information about Five Star Painting, please visit www.fivestarpaintingfranchise.com.#  #  #Media Contacts

Lindsay Thomson, Politis Communications, (801) 523-3730, lthomson@politis.com

Jon Hawkins, Politis Communications, (801) 523-3730, jhawkins@politis.com

Five Star Painting Opens Two Franchises in Indianapolis 

Five Star Painting to bring quality painting services to Residents and businesses in central Indiana 

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana and SPRINGVILLE, Utah – July 31, 2008 – Five Star Painting today announced the opening of two new franchises in Indianapolis, the 52^nd and 53^rd franchises in its vast network. With the backing of the second largest and fastest growing painting franchise in North America, Larry Harkleroad, owner of both Five Star Paintings in Indianapolis, will bring quality painting services to homeowners and businesses in central Indiana.

“When I heard about Five Star Painting, I jumped at the chance to become a franchise owner,” said Harkleroad, who has more than 30 years in the painting business and has recently served on the board of the Indianapolis Chapter of the Painting and Decorating Council of Indianapolis (PDCA). “The philosophies espoused by Five Star are what set us apart from other painting companies. For example, we understand that we’re not entering a ‘job site’ but a customer’s home or office, and we treat it accordingly by acting professional and remaining as unobtrusive as possible.”

“It’s a pleasure to have such an accomplished individual like Larry Harkleroad join Five Start Painting as a franchise owner,” said Scott Abbott, CEO of Five Star Painting. “His experience in the industry will greatly add to the services his franchises will provide to the residents of Indianapolis.”

Five Star Painting offers residential and commercial customers services such as:

·         Interior and exterior painting·         Deck refinishing·         Wallpaper removal·         Pressure washing·         Texture and drywall repair 

Five Star’s painter certification program ensures all of its painters have the skills requisite to do a beautiful job, with the professionalism necessary to treat customers with respect and courtesy. Customers who choose Five Star Painting can rely on a five star job without the five star price.

About Five Star Painting Inc.Formed in 2000, Utah-based Five Star Painting Inc has grown to 53 franchises in North America, with operations in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Five Star Painting offers its Franchisees access to software, a 24/7 call center, marketing, training and management support. Customers of a Five Star Painting Franchise receive a Five Star job without a five star price. As one of the fastest growing franchises in the service industry Five Star Painting works with industry leaders to deliver business opportunities to entrepreneurs committed to a high level of customer service. To learn more, please visit: www.fivestarpaintingfranchise.com. 

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Lindsay Thomson, Politis Communications, (801) 523-3730, lthomson@politis.com

Jon Hawkins, Politis Communications, (801) 523-3730, jhawkins@politis.com

I recently read a quote from a judge in a local entrepreneurship contest (Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year - Utah) that mentioned how he was looking at contestants based on not necessarily how much money their business made, or how high their sales were, but rather how innovative their idea was. If it was at least moderately successful in both sales and profits, and it was a new idea, then that was the entrepreneur that would get the quoted judges vote. I thought about his viewpoint for a minute and realized that I will probably never win the entrepreneur of the year award………….and I am okay with that. At least I won’t win one where his criteria are used.

Why?

Because the vast majority of my experience and ownership is and has been in businesses that are franchise concepts. They aren’t new and exciting compared to say some new web 2.0 software startup in Silicon Valley with 13 ex-Microsoft engineers and a bunch of VC money backing the business.  Of course you could also sell bean-bags that are cool looking and expensive - as long as you sell a lot of them, and fast- and win a bunch of awards (including entrepreneur of the year) just prior to going bankrupt. I am not interested in winning awards; I am interested in making money. I don’t really care if what I do isn’t new - in fact, I kind of like the old proven stuff (thus increasing my chances for success). I think most entrepreneurs who are getting started would do themselves quite a service if they owned and operated a franchise before going out and starting their internet based web 2.0 buzzword of the moment business. Why? Because whether or not you are running a Taco Bell or Bell Labs, there are some common business principles that apply to all companies - old and new.  I just don’t understand why you wouldn’t want to walk and then jog and then run - particularly if you are a younger entrepreneur and don’t have a ton of work experience. If you haven’t seen it done before, why not learn it yourself in a structured environment with a much higher degree of success? I am most certainly not saying that franchise businesses are what you should base your entrepreneurial career around. In fact, I am saying you shouldn’t. Go out there and start a company that really is new and different………..but consider owning and operating a franchise business first. There are a lot of great skills and concepts you can take into your new startup from day one if you do. Namely:

• Learn how to hire, fire and deal with employees. What, you haven’t had employees before and you want to start Yahoo! in your dorm room? Hey, go for it. I am telling you though, even if you only had two kids working at your auction-Ebay-stuff-for-other-people-in-a-strip-mall business before it went under (and all of those places eventually will), you will learn a lot about employee management. Payroll taxes, insurance, workers comp, schedules, vacation tracking, bonuses and pay rates - these things are not unique to franchise employee management. You will use them in the billion dollar technology start-up that you take public in a few years! Just don’t forget to give me some pre-IPO shares.
  
  
• Customers are another unifying trait amongst all things business. Although customers come in all shapes and sizes, dealing with them can be very similar despite their idiosyncrasies. They all want to get your product on time, for a fair price, and have it work the way it is supposed to. Pizza, software, bicycles, consulting hours - you name it, customers use the measurements I just described to value your product or service. Learning how to deal with customer complaints is a unique skill in its own that is universally valuable.

• Money management, regardless of how big or small the numbers get, is always easier to get a handle on when you are doing it yourself. Receivables, payables, and learning QuickBooks are all skills that will help any startup. How does the money move in and out of your business? It is easy to play spreadsheet bingo when you are doing your startup business plan stuff, but having some real world experience with actual dollars will help your financial projections get more accurate in a hurry. It will also make you more frugal. Running a franchise business can often be about nickels and dimes. Your startup probably doesn’t have a lot of nickels and dimes in excel forecasts you created.  It is important that you acquaint yourself with these smaller denominations because they can be great contributors (or detractors) to net income!

• Negotiation is another universal tactic that you cannot learn in a classroom or as some grunt in a giant corporation. Negotiation is learned on the front lines. It is a battle tested skill and you have to have some wounds before you can be good at it. Why not get into a fight with some gloves first instead of going straight to bare knuckle? A small franchise business will allow you to work with Landlord’s and vendors. You can make a few mistakes - i.e. get taken to the cleaners - and not have your company go down in flames. Also, you can learn a thing or two from your franchisor and how they negotiate their “national” deals that you will piggy back off of. Take these skills learned in the trenches with you as you start to talk to lawyers, venture capitalists and potential partners. Although the negotiations are at a higher level and use larger numbers, the tactics and styles of negotiations you learned in your small franchise business will help!

• You can develop relationships with accountants and lawyers (both worthwhile investments of money when given to the right professionals) in advance of your big money raise for company XYZ. My bet is that you will hire and fire a few different accountants and lawyers for different reasons as you wade thru your franchise business. Why not have this process done and your team of professional service providers ready and tested for when the time comes to really utilize their skills? Nothing is worse than spending a bunch of time and money on lawyers and accountants and then being less then pleased with their work product. Let their interview take place on a smaller scale and using smaller dollar amounts.

• When you decide to move on to another company, maybe your super-startup, you will inevitably learn how to sell a business or at least learn how to turn over the management of it to someone else. While you will need the skills of your accountants and lawyers in this area (as well as your negotiation skills), the process of selling a business - any business - is one that can only be learned by doing. You can also learn a lot about buying a business as well (even though you are the seller) because the process has an innate transparency in that at the end of it, you know exactly what the buyer and seller were thinking and doing. If you don’t sell your franchise and instead keep it open as you move on, you learn a lot as well. Namely, how to pick great people, how to delegate and how to incentivize others to perform at the level you are accustomed to doing yourself.

Perhaps the most important thing you can take from franchise ownership is simply the title of “owner”. If you are a new entrepreneur and want to be your own boss then this is the chance to try it out. While investors and VC types want the huge home runs, you really only need a solid double your first time out. Don’t get caught trying to swing for the fences the first time out. The chance that you can hit a major league fastball after having skipped the minor leagues is slim. Keep in mind that often time’s people who are investing or backing a business will push you to go for the fence early. They are out very little if you fail, but they get a huge return if you don’t. They are playing the numbers - many will fail, a select few won’t. It’s the few that pay off all of their other failures. If you want to do what is best for YOU and not THEM then get some experience - real experience - in a franchise business before you run out and try and do a start-up. My bet is you will learn a lot, make some money and put yourself in a position to succeed when you move onto your Entrepreneur of the Year award acceptance speech.

Most of the people I know think that I am a heavy risk taker. My friends who don’t really know exactly what it is that I do for a living think I am a HUGE risk taker. My business associates and fellow entrepreneurs have a better understanding of what I do, so the risk associated with my work is not as foreign to them. With that being said, I think that generally speaking I am not a big risk taker. The vast majority of the decisions I make that have a reasonable to large downside have some serious thought and homework put into them. I also rely heavily on my “gut instinct” which has been right more than it has been wrong during my career. Having said that, at the end of the day, how do you know if you are afraid of risk or if you are just smart and good at avoiding bad risks? The answer is simple and doesn’t require a long post.  If you haven’t taken a reasonable to serious financial risk on behalf of a business or investment idea before the age of 40 years old, then you probably don’t have what it takes to be an entrepreneur as your full-time career.

Yeah, that’s right - I just called out any of you that read this that are older than 40. Prove me wrong and post it! I am not saying you have to be some wildly successful entrepreneur before your 40th birthday. I am not even saying you have to invest your life savings in a start-up prior to the big four-oh. I am saying that if you haven’t bought a rental property or put $20K into a Subway sandwich shop by now (or better yet, bought a Five Star franchise) that you probably won’t ever do anything terribly entrepreneurial. There are always exceptions to the rule of course. But as I love to say, if you are reading this blog, you are probably Joe or Jane Normal like me and that means you are likely not the exception I am referring to.

So am I right or wrong? I would love to hear your impressions of my stance on risk. Let me know what you have experienced and seen in others. I want to know if my view of the world is the same as yours - what have you noticed, read or been through that would agree or disagree with my assertion?

MEDIA CONTACTS:Scott Abbott, Five Star Painting, 801.804.6677  info@fivestar-painting.com 

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Five Star Painting, a leading painting franchise system, announces a new franchise opening in San Antonio, Texas

Five Star Painting now provides service in 50 major Markets in North America, with operations in 19 states and provinces  

SPRINGVILLE, Utah – April 16, 2008– Five Star Painting Inc, a leading painting franchise system today announced that Richard Ripke has purchased a new location in the San Antonio, Texas market. 

Richard Ripke of Seguin, Texas has been an entrepreneur since the age of 18 when he took over the family seafood business after the passing of his grandfather. He has owned two previous franchises including The Athlete’s Foot and Subway.  Richard currently owns a window coverings business which he feels the Five Star painting concept will work quite well with and drive additional business. Richard noted “I’m quite excited to be serving the Guadalupe, Comal, and Hays county areas with a quality painting service.  My goal is to provide a quality product, fair pricing, and above all a superior service. My goal is to grow the business rapidly and make this a real family oriented, highly regarding painting operation.” After researching the painting business franchisees Richard said his decision to go with Five Star Painting was quite easy.  Richard stated “Alex, Scott, Conrad, and the rest of the Five Star team are super people that make you feel right at home from the very beginning.  Unlike some franchises they are willing to listen to your needs while not being too restrictive.  Their marketing plans shine above all others.  Follow their program and one should have tremendous success. I’m really looking forward to a long lasting successful relationship with the entire team at Five Star. I envision Five Star as being a nationally recognized brand due to rapid growth within a couple years and a sound investment.” 

Scott Abbott, CEO of Five Star Painting commented on Richard and his new franchise purchase.  “We are excited about having someone like Richard help expand the Five Star brand further into Texas.  He is an experienced franchisee and just a great guy.  His background and his knowledge of franchising and the service industry will be a real advantage for him.  Richard has some significant experience in business and entrepreneurship and we are pleased and honored that he chose us over others.  We look forward to helping him have a very successful business with our other franchisees in Texas.” 

Five Star Painting is now one of the fastest growing, and second largest, painting franchise in North America with operations from California to Florida, and from Canada to

MEDIA CONTACTS:Scott Abbott, Five Star Painting, 801.804.6677  info@fivestar-painting.com 

For Immediate Release —  

Five Star Painting, a leading painting franchise system, announces a new franchise opening in San Antonio, Texas

Five Star Painting now provides service in 50 major Markets in North America, with operations in 19 states and provinces  

SPRINGVILLE, Utah – April 16, 2008– Five Star Painting Inc, a leading painting franchise system today announced that Richard Ripke has purchased a new location in the San Antonio, Texas market. 

Richard Ripke of Seguin, Texas has been an entrepreneur since the age of 18 when he took over the family seafood business after the passing of his grandfather. He has owned two previous franchises including The Athlete’s Foot and Subway.  Richard currently owns a window coverings business which he feels the Five Star painting concept will work quite well with and drive additional business. Richard noted “I’m quite excited to be serving the Guadalupe, Comal, and Hays county areas with a quality painting service.  My goal is to provide a quality product, fair pricing, and above all a superior service. My goal is to grow the business rapidly and make this a real family oriented, highly regarding painting operation.” After researching the painting business franchisees Richard said his decision to go with Five Star Painting was quite easy.  Richard stated “Alex, Scott, Conrad, and the rest of the Five Star team are super people that make you feel right at home from the very beginning.  Unlike some franchises they are willing to listen to your needs while not being too restrictive.  Their marketing plans shine above all others.  Follow their program and one should have tremendous success. I’m really looking forward to a long lasting successful relationship with the entire team at Five Star. I envision Five Star as being a nationally recognized brand due to rapid growth within a couple years and a sound investment.” 

Scott Abbott, CEO of Five Star Painting commented on Richard and his new franchise purchase.  “We are excited about having someone like Richard help expand the Five Star brand further into Texas.  He is an experienced franchisee and just a great guy.  His background and his knowledge of franchising and the service industry will be a real advantage for him.  Richard has some significant experience in business and entrepreneurship and we are pleased and honored that he chose us over others.  We look forward to helping him have a very successful business with our other franchisees in Texas.” 

Five Star Painting is now one of the fastest growing, and second largest, painting franchise in North America with operations from California to Florida, and from Canada to

MEDIA CONTACTS:Scott Abbott, Five Star Painting, 801.804.6677  info@fivestar-painting.com 

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Five Star Painting, a leading painting franchise system, announces a new franchise opening in Atlanta, Georgia

Five Star Painting now provides service in 50 major Markets in North America, with operations in 19 states and provinces  

SPRINGVILLE, Utah – April 16, 2008– Five Star Painting Inc, a leading painting franchise system today announced that Al and Terri Pearce have purchased a new location in the Atlanta, Georgia market. 

Al has spent almost 30 years in the Transportation industry. He has had numerous positions in this industry and for the 5 past years, as District Manager, he has run an 8 + million dollar transportation franchise in the Atlanta area.  Terri brings an Office/Customer Service background to this dynamic team. She has experience heading up the daily operations of a sign-a-rama franchise as well.  Al has enjoyed his involvement in Rotary International and both have been involved with the Lions Club of America. Al is a member of the Moose club and Terri is a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. Both have experience running a franchise type business and look forward to joining the Five Star team. Al and Terri noted “We looked at several franchises and selected Five Star Painting because they offered the best opportunity for future success.  We went to discovery days of other concepts and looked heavily and many options, but it was clear to us that Five Star offered the best opportunity for the buck.” 

Scott Abbott, CEO of Five Star Painting commented on Al and Terri and their new franchise purchase.  “Al and Terri make a great combination.  They have significant combined business operations experience and they both have run successful franchises.  Together, they are a great franchisee for us to have.  We feel very fortunate that they chose us over competing franchises, because they are a very desirable franchisee with all of their experience and connections in their area.  We are really excited to see them take off and really expand the Five Star brand into Georgia with our other surrounding franchisees.” 

Five Star Painting is now one of the fastest growing, and second largest, painting franchise in North America with operations from California to Florida, and from Canada to