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title: "Buddy’s Home Furnishings Awards Three Locations in South Florida"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/203f63e6-feaf-4b48-878f-f1075b190264
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240109_buddys_home_furnishings_awards_three_locations_in_south_florida.html
category: "Retail"
industry: "Retail"
published: 2024-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:43.473Z
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# Buddy’s Home Furnishings Awards Three Locations in South Florida

**TL;DR:** Buddy's Home Furnishings awarded an area development agreement for three locations in South Florida to Card Sound Partners. The agreement was awarded to Mark and Max Zinn, and Andrea Foley of Card Sound Partners.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-01-09. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240109_buddys_home_furnishings_awards_three_locations_in_south_florida.html).*

## Story

ORLANDO, Fla. - Buddy’s Home Furnishings has awarded an area development agreement for three locations in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. to father and son, Mark and Max Zinn, and Andrea Foley of Card Sound Partners, an investment company specializing in entrepreneurship through acquisition.

At Card Sound Partners, Mark, Max and Andrea help entrepreneurs search for, acquire, operate and grow established small businesses. Max graduated from the University of Chicago with his bachelors in economics and now applies his expertise to streamlining business operations.

Mark was an investment banker prior to joining Card Sound Partners and also remains a partner of Battea Class-Action Service, a company he helped found in 1998.

Foley spent nearly two decades in hospitality before working her way up from a personal assistant to a partner at Card Sound Partners. As a partial owner of the forthcoming Buddy’s locations, she will spearhead the customer service and training alongside Zinn’s strategic operational leadership.

“Coming from a hospitality background, I was immediately impressed with how Buddy’s prioritizes customer service and training,” said Foley. “Buddy’s knows that the byproducts of a knowledgeable, relational team are happy customers and a successful business, and I will champion those values with our store teams.”

“Mark, Max and Andrea are the perfect fit to help develop our South Florida market,” said Mitchell Lee, Buddy’s Director of Franchise Development. “Their combined expertise and strategic vision for these stores and beyond make them strong partners, and we look forward to supporting them as they begin their journey as multi-unit franchise owners.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise development (topic)
- Retail (sector)
- South Florida (location)
- Buddy's Home Furnishings (company)
- Mitchell Lee (person)
- investment company (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240109_buddys_home_furnishings_awards_three_locations_in_south_florida.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/203f63e6-feaf-4b48-878f-f1075b190264).