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title: "Entrepreneur.com: Family of Franchisees Successfully Grows TWO MEN AND A TRUCK Across Portland"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5b917c27-aa43-496b-807d-8c06cd9266df
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/twomenandatruck/entrepreneurcom-family-of-franchisees-successfully-grows-two-men-and-a-truck-across-portland-6947
category: "Moving & junk"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Moving & junk"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2016-10-26T13:08:18.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:35:49.572Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/f4dcad65d2a5bec53d12cd268750fa205857.jpg
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# Entrepreneur.com: Family of Franchisees Successfully Grows TWO MEN AND A TRUCK Across Portland

**TL;DR:** The Schaard family, including Fred Schaard, his son Joe Schaard, and stepson Bernardo Mandujano, are growing the TWO MEN AND A TRUCK franchise in Portland, Oregon. They are working on three units in the greater Portland area.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-10-26. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/twomenandatruck/entrepreneurcom-family-of-franchisees-successfully-grows-two-men-and-a-truck-across-portland-6947).*

## Story

Franchising can truly be a family business, especially as we come out of the recession with an emerging entrepreneurial group of Millennials who see less opportunity in the workforce. Many parent/child teams are turning to franchise ownership as an option - and they're thriving.

In a recent issue of Entrepreneur Startups magazine, the trend toward family ownership was explored, including the successful team of Fred Schaard, his son, Joe Schaard, and stepson Bernardo Mandujano. When Fred Schaard was approached about expanding TWO MEN AND A TRUCK**®** to Portland, Oregon (while he was living in Lansing, Michigan), Schaard realized he had a team already in place - his son, stepsons, and his son's girlfriend all had pieces of the business ownership puzzle.

“So with a team of four hardworking people I trusted, I felt confident I could go forward,” Schaard told Entrepreneur. “I couldn’t do it without someone I trusted, and they couldn’t do it without capital, so it made for a good team.”

The team is working on three units in the greater Portland area.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- multi-unit development (topic)
- Portland (location)
- family ownership (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/twomenandatruck/entrepreneurcom-family-of-franchisees-successfully-grows-two-men-and-a-truck-across-portland-6947). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5b917c27-aa43-496b-807d-8c06cd9266df).