Payroll Vault franchises help small and medium-sized business owners

remain compliant with complex payroll and financial regulations.

By Jim Harris

There’s more to the company payroll process than meets the eye. A number of local, state and federal requirements must be strictly followed before an employee receives a paycheck or sees a direct deposit.

For many small and medium-sized companies in particular, keeping track of taxes, deductions and other mandates can be a significant challenge. To solve this challenge, more companies are looking to payroll services companies. Payroll is one of the top five outsourced business services, and the market is expected to increase to $47 billion in total revenue by 2019.

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Window Genie’s acquisition by a home services franchise leader

is bringing it to new heights.

By Jim Harris

When Window Genie Founder Rik Nonelle awards a franchise to a new owner, he always asks them about their exit strategy. “We talk about starting a business with the plan of selling it down the road,” he says.

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AirTime Trampoline is expanding into a nationwide franchise.

By Tim O’Connor

Jumping is fun at any age. On any given day, AirTime Trampoline & Game Park welcomes families, college students, teens and tweens to jump alongside each other while listening to the most energetic pop music to help them get in the mood. "We've had people jump from five years old to 85 years old," COO Sam Lundy says.

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V’s Barbershop finds franchise success by offering an authentic experience. 

By Kat Zeman

Reminiscing about his childhood, Jim Valenzuela keeps spiraling back to the same fond memory. He’s with his father at a corner barbershop in Tucson, Ariz.

It’s not only a place for a shave and a haircut. It’s where memories are made. Men gather here to discuss sports, business and current events. Outside, a barber’s pole with a helix of colored stripes marks the spot.

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