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title: "The Glass Guru Named Top Franchise Opportunity by Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/36c1310f-477e-4b97-8347-82ce7741b5b7
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-glass-guru-named-top-franchise-opportunity-by-entrepreneur-magazines-franchise-500-2705590
category: "Home Services"
industry: "Home Services"
topics: ["Technology","Emerging brands"]
published: 2018-02-16T15:10:03.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:17.192Z
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# The Glass Guru Named Top Franchise Opportunity by Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500

**TL;DR:** The Glass Guru was ranked as one of the top business ownership opportunities in the franchise industry by Entrepreneur Magazine, earning a spot on the publication's Franchise 500 list for 2018. The brand claimed spot 445 on the list, which judges brands based on categories like unit growth and financial strength.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-02-16. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-glass-guru-named-top-franchise-opportunity-by-entrepreneur-magazines-franchise-500-2705590).*

## Story

The Glass Guru was recently ranked as one of the top business ownership opportunities in the franchise industry by *Entrepreneur* Magazine. The home-services brand earned a spot on the publication’s coveted Franchise 500 list for 2018, showing that the brand has impressive momentum as it continues to expand.

Sean Young, Director of Operations for The Glass Guru, said, “We are very pleased to once again be featured in *Entrepreneur* Magazine’s Franchise 500. While our company has been featured regularly on the Franchise 500 since 2009, it continues to be a great honor to be listed among the best franchise companies in the world by a prestigious publication like *Entrepreneur*. It’s just one more thing that we can show franchise candidates when the look at us—we really are one of the top home-services franchises available today.”

The Glass Guru claimed spot 445 on the Franchise 500 during one of its most competitive years. Over 1,000 brands applied to be included on the coveted annual ranking, which judges brands based on categories like unit growth, financial strength and stability and brand power.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- Entrepreneur (publication)
- franchise ranking (topic)
- unit growth (topic)
- brand power (topic)
- financial strength (topic)
- The Glass Guru (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-glass-guru-named-top-franchise-opportunity-by-entrepreneur-magazines-franchise-500-2705590). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/36c1310f-477e-4b97-8347-82ce7741b5b7).