fran·chi·see \ fran-chī-zē, -chə-\noun
1. An outstanding franchise owner 2. Good old-fashioned business practices bring success
BILL WEBER
The Patch Boys® DuPage County, IL
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By Jill Abrahamsen
hile email marketing can be annoying for many people, Bill Weber is grateful for it. If it weren’t for the marketing blasts that came through his inbox, he would have never known about The Patch Boys® drywall repair franchise. Weber was intrigued by the business model at first glance. “It was such a simple concept, but a brilliant one,” he says. He kept receiving promotional emails from The Patch Boys®, and instead of unsubscribing, he started to think about the possibilities. “In talking to my wife about the idea, she urged me to pursue it,” he says. “ ‘Why are you passing up an opportunity?’ she asked me. So I picked up the phone and talked to The Patch Boys® President and Founder, Leo Goldberger. We hit it off immediately. I was struck by his honesty and integrity,” Weber recalls. “It just all made sense. The more I heard, the more I liked.” As a home remodeling contractor, Weber had the perfect background to own The Patch Boys®. “I just took the business and ran with it,” Weber recalls. “There were jobs waiting for me before my territory was officially open. As part of training, Goldberger and his team came to my location and 18
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