Speaker: Dan Lowe
How do you feel about being a PayMore franchisee?
Dan Lowe: Hey there, Dan Lowe here with pay more stores just here to tell you a little about my experience as a pay more franchisee. The journey started for me a little over a year ago and my wife and I were looking for a new business after our previous business had been sold and it was just time for us to move on. We were previously involved in the restaurant industry and you know, all the government things that are going on have just really made that business much harder. It was already hard enough and now it's even harder due to some of the government regulations that are being implemented on that industry. So we were looking and came across pay more as an option that we liked and over time have really fell in love with it. The owners Erik and Stephen have been absolutely fantastic. The training programs have been unbelievable and it's really just been an incredible ride from start to where we are today. We do have one location open in Reston, Virginia and it's off to a great start. Numbers are fantastic and really just could not be more enthusiastic and happy with the way this has gone. So come and join us.
What was your background before, and what made you franchise with PayMore?
Dan Lowe: We are former restaurant franchisees area reps. We've been with a number of restaurants and spent probably 25 or nearly 30 years in the restaurant industry. We were Domino's pizza franchisees and then we moved on to Firehouse subs where we were the area representatives for the Washington DC and Baltimore markets. And I can tell you the transition from restaurants to pay more has been nothing short of fantastic and I, I certainly will never do a restaurant, you know, ever again, uh, having, having had this experience with pay more, um, just really couldn't be any more. Delighted.
Why did you decide to add more territory, and where do you see your development in 5 years?
Dan Lowe: more stores and I'm here to tell you just a little about our experience and our decision to upgrade our development territories. We started off with a five store deal in the Washington DC area. And after opening our location in Reston, Virginia, we have decided to jump in with both feet and expand into multiple states. Currently, we have agreements in six different states and you couldn't be happier with the way things are going. Sales have been fantastic and the numbers, the operations, all of it is just better than we were expecting, having spent nearly 30 years in the restaurant industry. This has been the welcome change my wife and I have needed for our own sanity. Our livelihood quality of life has improved significantly in making this switch over. We are currently up to, I think it's 38 locations. Once we sign these next couple deals, like I said in six different states and really couldn't be happier and super excited about these next couple couple years and seeing the growth, not only of the company but our own franchise within the company. Five years from now, you know, hopefully we'll have 20 plus locations open maybe as many as 30 by that time and looking to expand and develop even more in each of those markets.
