WOMEN IN FRANCHISING
Q&A CATHY CARROLL Helping Businesses in PA to Count the Dough with Payroll Vault
by Janice Charles, Consultant, The Franchise Consulting Company highest ranked female friendly franchises available today. We talked to Cathy to get her perspective on women in franchising.
JANICE CHARLES:
Why did you decide to investigate franchising?
CARROLL: I was intrigued by the idea of owning my own business. Several of my family members have their own business and some of them are franchise owners. I liked the idea that I would reap the benefit of my efforts to grow the business. JANICE CHARLES:
Why did you purchase a Payroll Vault franchise? Congratulations to Payroll Vault Franchisees Cathy Carroll and her Husband Ed, on their recent purchase of their new franchise! Based in the Havertown, PA area, Cathy started working with us at The Franchise Consulting Company in July of 2019 to find a franchise. Since then, their business is growing exponentially in one of the
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CARROLL:
We decided we wanted a B2B franchise that we could run out of our home. After many years of running a team with 50+ employees, I was ready for a smaller staff. We were also looking for a business that was recession resistant and would provide residual income as it grew. After meeting with Sean Manning and Tricia Petteys at Payroll Vault, we felt
we had met business people with the same set of values as us. We realized the Payroll Vault franchise headquarters was well run by a team that we could trust to help us grow our business. Their decisions directly affect our franchise and we wanted to be confident in their abilities.
JANICE CHARLES:
How do you see Payroll Vault and other franchises catering to women?
CARROLL:
There is a lot of flexibility in the structure of your work week when you own a Payroll Vault franchise. The sales and networking efforts can be performed during the traditional workday and can spill into the evening but you can pick and choose. The operations part of the job can be done at any time.
JANICE CHARLES:
Do you think being a woman impacted your ability to run a successful business?
CARROLL: I don't think being a woman necessarily impacted my ability to run a