Our Town America is family-oriented and offers a high level of support and training for owners. They’ve been around for 41 years and had a high Better Business Bureau rating. Their program and mission are very attractive to the small businesses we assist and new families in a community.” Click HERE to read what Our […]
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Local Business Familiarizes Newcomers With Community
One local business is building on its success in connecting new residents with area services and businesses. After 12 years as a stay-at-home mom, Jane McElhaney and her husband, Tom, bought an Our Town America franchise in 2007 that served most of Charlotte. She had a sales background and liked that the company was family-owned […]
A Welcome Return To The Business World
In 2007, after 12 years as a stay-at-home mom, Jane McElhaney was looking to re-enter the job market. But she didn’t want to go back to the corporate world. So she turned to her big brother, Mike Fisher, for some advice. He was operating a successful Our Town America direct-mail franchise that markets services to […]
Layoff Kick-Starts Small Business
In the 30 years Su Hartung spent working in corporate America, she occasionally felt the itch to leave it all behind, but as a single mom, she didn’t feel she could afford to give up the perceived security of a full-time salary. When she was 60 years old, however, Hartung was laid off after a […]
A Great Start In Milwaukee
Lauren Tatum was born and bred in Milwaukee, but she recently moved to West Allis with her little one. Her new neighbors are a friendly bunch, but it’s not like the old days when you might be welcomed with warm cookies. She did get a welcome package though. It came in the mail from an […]
Our Town America Announces 2012 Annual Survey Winner
Our Town America, the nation’s leading new mover marketing franchise, just announced that Charlotte’s very own Robert and Jami Haynes have won the annual Our Town America new mover survey award. Last year, after their move to the Charlotte area, the Haynes’ became one of the millions of new movers nationwide to receive the annual […]
Our Town America Wins 2013 Franchisee Satisfaction Awards
Our Town America, the nation’s first and fastest growing new mover direct marketing franchise, has been named one of the top winners in the 2013 Franchise Satisfaction Awards. This year, Our Town America ranked #2 of all advertising and sales franchises, #5 in franchises under 50 units and #46 in the Top 50 Best of […]
Our Town America Helps Hair Salons Stay a Cut Above
Even in the recession resistant hair care industry, a rapidly changing economic environment has many salon and barbershop owners searching for answers. They’ve tried every marketing tactic in the book and still can’t find a way to separate their salon from the competition. That’s not the case for Milwaukee-based Sport Clips owner, Wally Sauthoff, and […]
Our Town America Helps You Bring In New Residents
More than 40 years ago, Michael Plummer owned a pizzeria in Iowa and was struggling to find the best way to get new customers through his doors. If he could just get them to try his pizza, he knew they would fall in love with it, but he needed to find the best way to […]
Rising To The Top In An Ocean of Offers
According to the United States Census Bureau, 11.6% of the U.S. population moved between 2010 to 2011. New movers, and all of their attendant needs and requirements, represent a sizable opportunity for marketers. But at the same time, new movers are so inundated with marketing messages that businesses have to develop sharp strategies and targeting […]