TL;DR
Karla and Sean Bloom opened a Mosquito Joe franchise in Homestead, Florida, leveraging their MBA experience. The couple chose Mosquito Joe as a solid industry investment, helping control the mosquito population and mosquito-borne illnesses.
Mosquitoes in Florida breed year round, causing major aggravation to those who moved therei to enjoy the warm weather. A couple facing that exact problem, Karla and Sean Bloom, decided to turn that aggravation into a career by opening a new Mosquito Joe franchise in Homestead.
Karla was hoping to use her MBA to start a business with Sean and decided franchises were a great option as first-time business owners. They wanted to find a franchise that was a solid industry investment – not a fad they knew was going to die out within a few years. After reading the material on Mosquito Joe, the couple decided the company had the solid background they were looking for and they went for it.
“It was a perfect fit for us,” Karla told the South Dade News Leader.
Not only is the couple helping control the mosquito population but also mosquito-borne illnesses that have the potential to create an outbreak.
In this story
This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on April 17, 2015. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
Read the full story at 1851 FranchiseLiked this? Get the week's franchise news, explained
- Sunday 8 AM ET weekly + a monthly deep dive
- Sections picked for the industries you follow
- Every claim linked to its source. Free.