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title: "The Carpet Chemist Signs First Franchisee with Local Oak Lawn Entrepreneur"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/288dfe32-975b-4319-9159-40b9c4a44cc6
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220525_the_carpet_chemist_signs_first_franchisee_with_local_oak_lawn_entrepreneur.html
category: "Lawn & pest"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Lawn & pest"
published: 2022-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:08:32.038Z
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# The Carpet Chemist Signs First Franchisee with Local Oak Lawn Entrepreneur

**TL;DR:** The Carpet Chemist has signed its first franchisee, Dave Hettiger, to bring the brand's services to the Chicago area. Hettiger, an Oak Lawn resident, will provide carpet-care services in LaGrange, Riverside, Brookfield, and Oakbrook.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-05-25. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220525_the_carpet_chemist_signs_first_franchisee_with_local_oak_lawn_entrepreneur.html).*

## Story

Hettiger, an Oak Lawn resident, decided to look into potential franchise opportunities in the Chicago area last summer. After his college football career, Hettiger spent time working in almost every industry, from hospitality to construction. His first foray into entrepreneurship started in 2015 when he opened the Broadview protein shake store, The Flex Bar.

Now, he’s found the perfect opportunity to grow his portfolio with The Carpet Chemist, the emerging carpet-care franchise, and provide a much-needed service in his community. This will be Hettiger’s as well as the brand’s first franchise agreement.

“There's no other brand out there like The Carpet Chemist - one that does it all, from the repair process to dyeing and from carpet to hardwood floors,” Hettiger said. “Nobody is really doing the whole broad range of things we offer, and they're not offering the same level of expertise. These days, people want one contractor for basically everything. They don't want to call three different companies.”

“We could not be more excited to have Dave join us,” said Eric Anderson, President of The Carpet Chemist. “Dave will play a key role in our brand’s history as our first franchisee.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- home services (topic)
- brand expansion (topic)
- franchise agreement (topic)
- Chicago (location)
- Riverside (location)
- Brookfield (location)
- franchisee signing (topic)
- La Grange (location)
- Oak Lawn (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220525_the_carpet_chemist_signs_first_franchisee_with_local_oak_lawn_entrepreneur.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/288dfe32-975b-4319-9159-40b9c4a44cc6).