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title: "The Great Franchisee: Gene Hawk, Footprints Floors, Central Florida"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/3be472b3-d152-4ef4-830e-f849a6547e5e
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-great-franchisee-gene-hawk-footprints-floors-central-florida-2718647
category: "Flooring"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Flooring"
published: 2022-05-09T13:08:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:18:59.919Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/83c7c1dabef7b566c25256de1041c93b1217.jpg
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# The Great Franchisee: Gene Hawk, Footprints Floors, Central Florida

**TL;DR:** Gene Hawk, a former U.S. Federal Agent, runs Footprints Floors, a franchise with over 100 territories in the U.S., started by a U.S. Airforce Veteran in Colorado.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-05-09. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-great-franchisee-gene-hawk-footprints-floors-central-florida-2718647).*

## Story

Gene Hawk, a former U.S. Federal Agent for over 30 years, says running his new small business, Footprints Floors is surprisingly a lot like law enforcement, and he wants to continue to serve his community and do it with the utmost respect. Footprints Floors has more than 100 territories in the U.S. and was started by a U.S. Airforce Veteran in Colorado.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- United States (location)
- Colorado (location)
- Footprints Floors (company)
- franchise (topic)
- Central Florida (location)
- business (topic)
- U.S. Air Force (regulator)
- veteran (topic)
- U.S. Federal Agent (regulator)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-great-franchisee-gene-hawk-footprints-floors-central-florida-2718647). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3be472b3-d152-4ef4-830e-f849a6547e5e).