Pinch A Penny Pool Patio Spa, the nation’s largest swimming pool retail, service, and repair franchise, announced today aggressive expansion plans for the greater Dallas area, specifically targeting markets like Fort Worth, Arlington, Irving and others across the metroplex. In addition to the Dallas-Fort Worth region, the brand is looking to further develop its presence in both Houston and San Antonio. To support these efforts, Pinch A Penny is seeking prospective franchisees interested in spearheading the brand’s rapid growth throughout Texas.

Pinch A Penny’s accelerated growth plans for Dallas and beyond are fueled by the tremendous development success the brand has experienced in Texas throughout 2019. Coupled with its ongoing Southeast expansion, year to date, the company has opened four new Texas locations – two in San Antonio, one in Plano and one in Kingwood. To further drive this momentum in Texas, executives from Pinch A Penny will be meeting with qualified candidates at two franchise shows taking place in Houston and Dallas in the next couple of months.

“Pinch A Penny is a need-based business in a high growth segment that combines retail, service/maintenance, and repair, providing our owners with three solid streams of revenue while simultaneously offering our customers with a one-stop-shop for all their pool needs. With several pool-dense communities throughout Texas, there is a massive opportunity for our brand in the state,” said Michael Arrowsmith, Chief Development Officer of Pinch A Penny. “As we position ourselves for accelerated growth, we’re looking to meet with passionate, community-oriented candidates excited to partner with a proven, industry-leading brand.”

To further fuel its growth strategy in Texas, Pinch A Penny will be exhibiting at booth #213 during Franchise Expo Houston, Oct. 4-5 at the George R. Brown Convention Center, located at 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, to meet with prospective franchise owners, as well as at the Dallas Franchise Show, Nov. 8-9.

With more than 250 locations across the Southeastern U.S. and Texas, Pinch A Penny Pool Patio Spa has developed a reputation for delivering best-in-class customer service and expertise while offering the highest quality in products and supplies. Pinch A Penny Pool Patio Spa offers customers a one-stop shop for all of their pool and spa supply needs with one of the most complete lines of pool chemicals, maintenance equipment, as well as parts and accessories available anywhere. In addition, Pinch A Penny stores carry games, toys, floats, grills and more.

Pinch A Penny is currently seeking qualified candidates to join its growing brand, including existing pool operators looking to take their businesses to the next level. The company currently has franchise opportunities available in markets throughout Texas and the Southeastern U.S., including Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi.

 

 

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Pinch A Penny Franchise Owner Lisa Ifland, and her husband, dreamed of owning a family business for some time before realizing the perfect opportunity was literally in their own backyard.

The family had recently installed a swimming pool. “One day we were sitting on the patio by the pool,” Lisa explains. “And I said to my husband, ‘You know, if we had some type of business like this one—I could absolutely handle this.’”

Add the significant market potential in Plano, TX, where a swimming pool is in nearly every backyard, and the decision was made: the Iflands were ready to dive into the swimming pool business. The couple came across Pinch A Penny while exploring different options, and it immediately stood out as a perfect fit.  

Fast forward a few months, and Lisa officially opened their first Pinch A Penny store in April. And the first summer in business proved very successful, without signs of slowing down either. Lisa credits this to a combination of factors, and we believe her path to quickly becoming a top Pinch A Penny Franchise Owner is worth sharing.

Family

“We wanted a business that was in line with our core values,” Lisa says. “One that would allow us to involve our entire family and be our own.” It was in talking with other Pinch A Penny Franchise Owners while first researching the opportunity that Lisa learned many of our locations are family run, beginning with store number one in 1976. 

So, naturally, when Lisa’s location was ready to open, she enlisted her husband and two grown children to help run the store. And while the business’s remaining employees aren’t exactly family, they’re about as close as it gets: Friends of Lisa’s son who also grew up right in front of her. It’s a team Lisa is not surprisingly happy to invest in, and one that’s brought value to the business in multiple ways. “My customers can see that we’re a family, and they love that,” Lisa says. “They love the environment in the store — they can see that we’re close, and it just changes the vibe, you know?”

Patience

Like most first-time Franchise Owners, Lisa learned the commitment it takes to run a business is no small or easy feat. Especially in the beginning, she says, the growing pains are going to be present. “But then every day it got easier and easier and easier,” Lisa says. “And we’re four months in now, and you know, we’re getting everything down.” Lisa’s confidence in the future of her business even has her taking steps in exploring multi-unit franchise ownership with Pinch A Penny.

Passion

“You have to be very passionate about what you’re doing, what you’re learning, and what you’re selling,” Lisa says. For Lisa, this meant learning the business from the ground up, including the service side, and says she couldn’t be happier for it. “I didn’t think it was possible to be a woman and run a business like this and actually do all aspects by yourself,” Lisa says, “but look at me now —the proof is in the pudding.”

Lisa also couldn’t be more pleased with the support system Pinch A Penny put in place. “When you’re opening and starting a new business,” she explains, “I wanted a family business, but I also wanted a business that had a proven track record and would lay the groundwork for us to grow this company to be successful. Pinch A Penny provided that.”

 

 

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