Five Star Painting Franchise

Franchising World March 2010

As the International Franchise Association celebrates its 50th birthday this year, it has, among others, a rewarding achievement: enabling military veterans to attain their goal of small-business ownership. IFA’s Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative has helped more than 1,500 veterans acquire small-business franchise establishments through discounts and other financial incentives.

The program, known as VetFran, which is designed to lower the up-front costs of buying a franchise, has increased its popularity as nearly 400 IFA-member companies have signed on to participate. The franchises determine the financial incentives that fit their system and voluntarily agree to offer honorably-discharged veterans a better deal than is offered to otherwise qualified investors. A discount of the initial fee is typical, but each company is free to design the financial incentive that it feels will best serve veterans’ needs. VetFran is completely voluntary and receives no government funding.

VetFran has been recognized by the American Society of Association Executives with its Award of Excellence and the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Center for Veterans Enterprise naming it a “Champion of Veterans Enterprise.”

Company profiles, as well as the financial incentives they offer to veterans, can be viewed at www.franchise.org under “Franchises or Veterans.” Find Five Star Painting’s membership here.

If you have any questions about opening up a Five Star Painting franchise, feel free to call us at 1-866-965-STAR and find out what discounts we offer with the VetFran program.