Five Star Painting Inc. Franchise News

Owner excited to change her destiny through franchise ownership.
Chicago, IL, April 13, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Five Star Painting, an international painting franchise that is experiencing rapid expansion, just opened a location in Chicago. Rochelle Scarbalis, who graduated in commercial art, decided to use her education in interior design and color theory to augment the growth of her own Five Star Painting business.
Rochelle decided to open a franchise because of her desire to have both more control over her career and long- term security. Rochelle says, "Outsourcing of work overseas has affected a couple of us through job elimination, leading us to feel less secure in a corporate environment."
She considers being a mother of twins as her most important accomplishment, in part because it taught her how to balance work and family...

Springville, UT, April 05, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Five Star Painting ranked #16 for Franchise Business Review's Top 50 Midsize Franchise Businesses for 2012.
Scott Abbott, CEO of Five Star Painting, says, "We are extremely proud of our company and the prestigious awards we've been receiving from places such as Franchise Business Review and Entrepreneur Magazine. We hope to improve our rankings each year and with the direction we're going, I have confidence that we'll do just that."
Abbott and his four friends founded Five Star Painting in 2000. The company began franchising in 2005 and has sold over sixty locations since then in not only the United States, but Canada, Mexico, and Brazil as well.
"Five Star Painting is becoming a household name," says Abbott...

Five Star Painting Able to Offer Painting Services to Even More Customers
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, March 23, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Five Star Painting's newest franchisee, Michael Zarebski, has opened a location in Vancouver and is ready to break out the paint brushes.
Michael is no stranger to business management. Some of his most important career accomplishments include launching the first thirteen Costco Warehouse locations in Mexico and driving the membership to more than 1.2 million in the first six years. He worked as the Commercial Director for Walltech and the President of Mexico recognized the company in 2005 with a national award for innovation in social housing.
"I wanted to open my own business," Michael says, "in the hopes of improving the quality of life for my family...

Established Painting Contractors Augment Customer Experience
Saskatoon, Canada, March 11, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Five Star Painting is pleased to announce the opening of a new territory in Saskatoon, SK with franchisees Nathan and Bonnie Armstrong. After several years of owning their own painting business and months of researching other franchising opportunities in various service industries, Nathan and Bonnie decided to invest in Five Star.
Says Nathan, "I felt Five Star was a good fit for me as a way to improve my existing paint contracting business. I feel that it will enable me to serve more customers and to maintain top-notch standards while doing so."
He believes that joining forces with Five Star Painting will not only help his business flourish with its proven systems and operations, marketing, software, and services, but will also augment growth through the trust customers have placed in the brand in not only Canada, but the United States, Brazil and Mexico as well...

Five Star Painting is happy to announce the newest addition to its team, Wade Wilcox, who is opening a Five Star Painting franchise in Austin. AUSTIN, TX, August 03, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Five Star Painting is happy to announce the newest addition to its team, Wade Wilcox, who is opening a Five Star Painting franchise in Austin.

Five Star Painting's third Texas location will serve North Austin, Round Rock and Pflugerville. It is locally owned and operated by Wade Wilcox, who is excited about his new business venture and bringing the best-personalized customer service to the Austin Community.

"I look forward to serving our community as a small business owner," Wilcox said. "I've spent my career in health care as a manager for Seton and St...

Five Star Franchising and Franchise for Sale are merging together in what they hope will create a stronger overall experience for consumers interested in franchising opportunities. Springville, UT, May 28, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Five Star Franchising and Franchise for Sale are merging together in what they hope will create a stronger overall experience for consumers interested in franchising opportunities.

"We're bringing together our core strengths. Franchise for Sale has strong content optimization and networking that will help give us exposure to thousands of consumers interested in franchising opportunities," Five Star Franchising CEO, Scott Abbott said. "In turn, we bring our strong social media, public relations and online marketing strategy...

Springville, UT, March 16, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Five Star Franchising is pleased to announce their most recent award as the 8th fastest growing company in Utah Valley, presented by Utah Valley BusinessQ Magazine. This is the first year Five Star Franchise has placed among the top 50, but Five Star Franchise partners Five Star Painting and Sub Zero Ice Cream have ranked in previous years. This year they ranked 20th and 10th, respectively.

Scott Abbott, CEO of Five Star Franchise commented on the development, "We are excited to be given the independent validation of our position among the fastest growing companies. We are committed to our franchisee's and partners' success and to receive this honor is fantastic."

The Utah Valley BusinessQ Magazine's Fastest-Growing Companies list chooses companies who are experiencing major growth...

Brothers Open a Five Star Painting Franchise in Durham & Chapel Hill, NC. Durham, NC, February 27, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Starting a business to combat the economic recession might raise a few eyebrows, but for brothers Taylor and Tanner Green, starting their own Five Star Painting business has been a long time coming.

Both brothers developed independent careers in building product distribution, but the economy did not fare well for their ventures. Tanner's career in Real Estate slowed, and Taylor moved his family out of Michigan to evade the "terrible" economic conditions suffered by the entire community. Tanner explains, "We were both struggling with our jobs in the economy, trying to find our way." Instead of simply waiting while the economy slowed their industry, they decided to delve into an industry that thrives even in economic downturn: painting...

Five Star Painting, the world's fastest growing painting franchise company, is happy to announce the addition of Sohail Butt to their team. Butt, a Pakistani native living in the Toronto area, recently opened a new franchise in Mississauga. Mississauga, Canada, February 10, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Five Star Painting, the world's fastest growing painting franchise company, is happy to announce the addition of Sohail Butt to their team. Butt, a Pakistani native living in the Toronto area, recently opened a new franchise in Mississauga. He is excited about the possibilities offered with Five Star Painting: "The marketing and support that Five Star Painting offers is by far in a class of its own. I am excited to be a part of this company and all it has to offer the Greater Toronto Area community...

Five Star only painting franchise to gain ground in Entrepreneur's national survey SPRINGVILLE, Utah, Dec. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- After six years of explosive growth, Five Star Painting made Entrepreneur magazine's "Franchise 500" list, an annual ranking for top-producing national franchises.

Entrepreneur magazine has been ranking the top 500 franchise companies for 31 years and examines important criteria such as financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the system to determine rankings. In the U.S., there are over 3,500 franchise companies in competition for placement on the annual list is fierce.

"Entrepreneur's annual list is a huge deal in the franchising industry and we are thrilled to be part of it," said Chad Jones, Five Star's VP of Franchise Development...

Two franchises to open in explosive Brazilian market SPRINGVILLE, Utah, Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Five Star Painting, one of the fastest-growing painting franchise companies in the world, has begun a major expansion in Brazil focused on Curitiba and Sao Paulo, both large metropolitan areas.

"The opportunities for painting franchises in the Brazilian market are mind boggling," said Conrad Kolba, Five Star Painting's COO. "The market is just completely wide open for what we do."

This is only the beginning of Five Star's presence in Brazil's turbo-charged economy, which has grown as fast as 9 percent throughout 2010. Systematized painting franchises like Five Star are new to Brazil and its reliable and reasonably priced painting service is in huge demand...

Michael Leonard transitions from military life to business owner. Five Star Painting welcomes Leonard as their newest franchisee who will be serving the northeast Indianapolis, Ind. area. Springville, UT --(PR.com)-- After nine years in active duty, Michael Leonard has already adjusted to civilian life. Now he's breaching boundaries into entrepreneurship. Five Star Painting, one of the fastest-growing painting franchise companies in the world, welcomes former U.S. solider Michael Leonard of Indianapolis, Ind. as their newest Five Star Painting franchisee. Leonard will provide services to customers in the NE Indianapolis area.

Michael Leonard spent 13 months deployed in Iraq as a combat medic in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom...

Springville, UT, September 16, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Five Star Painting, Inc. is giving individuals the opportunity to alter the face of their town in the best way possible. The Five Star C.A.R.E.S. (Cleanup and Repair Event Service) project will congregate community assistance and awareness for the rampant graffiti problems in North America today. An all-day event will be sponsored by Five Star Painting, Inc. on September 18, 2010 within several cities; participating cities to date include Boston, Mass., Oakland, Mich., Denver, Colo., Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah, and Atlanta, Ga. Knowing the negative effect that graffiti frequently has on communities and families, this program has the potential to influence lives. Cleaning up the streets is the first step towards creating a safer neighborhood; this project can make a difference inside and outside any home...

Five Star Painting, Inc. has added another continent to their growing list of locations SPRINGVILLE, UT /24-7PressRelease/ -- Five Star Painting, Inc. is unveiling a new master franchise in Brazil which will serve the southern, central west and Bahia state areas. The new master franchise will be headed by entrepreneurs Felipe Della Bianca and Felipe Cruz.

Five Star Painting, Inc.'s growth rate attracted both men into opening their Five Star Painting master franchise.

"The growth potential in Brazil attracted us to Five Star Painting in the first place. Once we recognized the quality associated with the Five Star Painting name our decision was made," said F. Della Bianca.

F. Della Bianca is an electrical engineer and received his degree from the Federal University of Paraná ...

Jim Kemp of Barrie Ontario becomes Five Star Painting's first Entrepreneur Source lead from Canada to sign and the first to also use Five Star Painting's in-house financing. Springville, UT --(PR.com)-- Five Star Painting, Inc. is pleased to announce that Jim Kemp of Barrie, Ontario became not only one of Five Star's newest franchisee, but also broke old international boundaries by becoming the first Entrepreneur Source franchisee from Canada ever signed, as well as the first Entrepreneur Source franchisee to utilize Five Star's in-house financing mechanism.

While The Entrepreneur Source has clearly established itself in the United States as one of the nation's top coaching companies bridging the gap between franchisors and enterprising franchisee prospects, Canada had, until now, remained untouched by the partnership of the two companies...

Five Star Painting, Inc, the fastest growing and largest painting franchisee on the west side of this planet, has added yet again to its burgeoning family. Mike Otani is one of the newest additions. He is heading off projects in the Richmond Hill-Vaughan-Woodbridge area. Springville, UT --(PR.com)-- Five Star Painting, Inc, the fastest growing and largest painting franchisee on the west side of this planet, has added yet again to its burgeoning family.

Mike Otani is one of the newest additions. He is heading off projects in the Richmond Hill-Vaughan-Woodbridge area. With 20 years of sales experience in business communications technology under his belt, the switch to operating under Five Star Painting's well-established moniker should be simple...

Simcoe County, Canada --(PR.com)-- Five Star Painting, one of the fastest-growing painting franchise companies, is happy to announce a new member of their team, Jim Kemp. He recently purchased a new franchise covering cities in Simcoe County, Ontario. Jim is excited about all of the possibilities available with Five Star Painting, "Five Star Painting provides the tools for accurate and affordable prices to my clients along with a guarantee on our work. They truly care for the client and do everything possible to ensure positive results starting from the estimate all the way to completion of the job."

The Simcoe County franchise group in Ontario, Canada provides services to residential and commercial customers in the Simcoe County area...

Five Star Painting, one of the fastest-growing painting franchise companies, is happy to announce a new member of their team, King Dominguez.

Rochester Hills, MI, June 02, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Five Star Painting, one of the fastest-growing painting franchise companies, is happy to announce a new member of their team, King Dominguez. He recently purchased a new franchise in Oakland County, Michigan. King, who lives in the Rochester Hills area, is excited about all of the possibilities available with Five Star Painting, "I joined Five Star Painting because they provide the management, business, marketing, and operation tools to succeed and they have a strong commitment to excellent customer service. I am excited to be a part of this company and all it has to offer Oakland County, Michigan...

Fairfield County, CT --(PR.com)-- Five Star Painting, one of the fastest-growing painting franchise companies, is happy to announce a new member of their team, Paul Polese. He recently purchased a new franchise covering cities in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Polese is excited about all of the possibilities available with Five Star Painting, "Five Star Painting provides the tools to provide accurate and affordable prices to my clients along with a guarantee on our work. They truly care for the client and do everything possible to ensure positive results starting from the estimate all the way to completion of the job."

The Fairfield County franchise group provides services to residential and commercial customers in the Fairfield County area...

Five Star Painting, the world's fastest-growing painting franchise company, received an outstanding award from Franchise Times. Five Star Painting was recently ranked No. 16 for the Fast 55 in 2010. Springville, UT --(PR.com)-- Five Star Painting, the world's fastest-growing painting franchise company, received an outstanding award from Franchise Times. Five Star Painting was recently ranked No. 16 for the Fast 55 in 2010. Franchise Times' Fast 55 companies are those who have sparkled during these rough economic times and have had their brand franchising for five years or less.

Scott Abbott, CEO of Five Star Painting commented on the development, "We are excited to be given this independent validation of our position in the fastest growing franchises...