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title: "Central Penn Business Journal: Business Trend Expectations in Central Pennyslvania"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/65431daf-be31-4710-82ab-90b1f66dec9b
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/central-penn-business-journal-business-trend-expectations-in-central-pennyslvania-9086
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
published: 2017-01-05T22:17:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:12:19.578Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/26a10dfd6601e2fed79c5cba91e504d35166.jpg
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# Central Penn Business Journal: Business Trend Expectations in Central Pennyslvania

**TL;DR:** The holiday season sees a spike in prospective franchise owners inquiring about opportunities, with trends in Central Pennsylvania including fast-food dining with high-quality ingredients and building maintenance and cleaning services. FranNet and The Cleaning Authority are examples of franchises experiencing growth in the area.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-01-05. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/central-penn-business-journal-business-trend-expectations-in-central-pennyslvania-9086).*

## Story

The time around the holidays is reportedly a time that sees a spike in prospective franchise owners inquiring about opportunities for franchise ownership.

"There are more people on vacation and they have the time to mill around on the internet," Steve Buch, FranNet Franchise Consultant told the Central Penn Business Journal reporter.

FranNet is a service that helps prospective franchisees find the business that is the best fit, often working with clients who are looking for career transitions or have been recently laid off.

In Central Pennyslvania, there are certain trends that are definitely picking up steam. According to Buch, fast-food dining focused on high-quality ingredients are growing in interest. Recently, the market has also seen a pickup in franchises that focus on building maintenance and cleaning needs. The Cleaning Authority opened in October 2016 with owners Dennis and Jamie Shepard.

"There is room to grow here," Dennis Shepard told the reporter. "There are a lot of dual-income families who have a lot going on and don't always have a lot of time to clean their homes."

Sydney Creagh is a Senior Account Manager at No Limit Agency. She graduated from the the University of Iowa with a Journalism and Creative Writing major. Sydney has lived in Chicago for the last 5 years, but still loves walking the city and exploring new neighborhoods - especially during the summer months.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- franchise ownership (topic)
- FranNet (company)
- fast food (topic)
- The Cleaning Authority (company)
- cleaning services (topic)
- building maintenance (topic)
- holiday season trends (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/central-penn-business-journal-business-trend-expectations-in-central-pennyslvania-9086). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/65431daf-be31-4710-82ab-90b1f66dec9b).