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Businessman Expands with New Floor Coverings International in North Carolina

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John Gentry Diversifies Business Portfolio with Floor Coverings Company

February 18, 2014 // Franchising.com // Denver, N.C. - John Gentry knows that building a financially secure future for himself and his family requires diversification. That was the reason the experienced manager and entrepreneur decided to open his own Floor Coverings International business on Dec. 10, 2013. With a showroom located at 7518-A Hagers Hollow Drive in Denver, N.C. to complement his mobile showroom service, which serves Lake Norman area, Hickory, North Charlotte and Concord, N.C., Gentry is confident that his newest business venture will fill the missing piece of his entrepreneurial puzzle.

"This was the right time to invest in a new business and between the resurgence of the housing market and the fantastic culture of Floor Coverings International, this was the right business for me to open," he said.

Gentry has over 30 years of experience in automotive finance with companies including Toyota and Volkswagen, as well as managerial experience running their call centers. When he decided, along with his wife, that it was time for him to diversify his business portfolio in order to help maintain and build financial stability, he looked into opportunities that would be able to capitalize on markets that were reemerging thanks to the economic recovery. That search led him to Floor Coverings International.

"There wasn't any hesitation once I found Floor Coverings International," he said. "The people I was engaging with were exceptional, as were the financial model and the marketing support. This company has a culture I want to be a part of."

Floor Coverings International offers more than 3,000 flooring options from the top brands in flooring at competitive prices as well as professional installation services. Flooring options including carpet, hardwood, laminates, luxury vinyl, ceramic tile, area rugs and green flooring which can all be viewed through Floor Coverings International's InspireNet, an IT visualization system that allows clients to upload digital pictures of rooms in their home and sample countless flooring options with the click of a button. "What I am seeing is that unemployment is coming down and there are more for sale signs in front of homes," he explained. "Redoing your floors can be a way to stay in a house longer, or it can be an added value if you're getting ready to sell your home. We have the best products and services to meet either of those needs."

Since his business has opened Gentry has primarily worked with residential clients who are preparing their homes to go on the market, as well as a handful of jobs for commercial clients looking to update their office space. He is also pursuing charitable ventures; he has served on the board of the local United Way and recently began working with Habitat for Humanity to donate time and work for their office remodel.

Gentry is focused on continuing to build and expand his client base in both residential and commercial sectors, and is working to add a home sales associate to his team. He would like to expand his business and territories covered within the next two years.

"I know I've made the right choice for my future and I look forward to years of success with Floor Coverings International," he said.

About Floor Coverings International

Floor Coverings International has nearly 100 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada and expects to add 50 additional units by the end of 2014, targeting markets such as Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta as well as other strategic markets across North America. For more information, please visit www.floorcoveringsinternational.com/.

SOURCE Floor Coverings International

Media Contact:

Erin Hudec
Sanderson & Associates 
erin@sandersonpr.com
312-829-4350

 

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