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title: "Biz New Orleans Magazine: Business Consultant Believes JAN-PRO could be Ticket to New Start"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/9ee493c2-e5cb-4533-bd9e-fcccff83e383
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/biz-new-orleans-magazine-business-consultant-believes-jan-pro-could-be-ticket-to-new-start-4830
category: "Cleaning & maid"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Cleaning & maid"
published: 2016-06-02T22:17:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:15:16.785Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/f230686e041d717e94e15432cd6f01345334160602175100.jpeg
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# Biz New Orleans Magazine: Business Consultant Believes JAN-PRO could be Ticket to New Start

**TL;DR:** Business consultant Charles Smith and his wife Melissa own the rights to JAN-PRO in Louisiana, with 55 franchises and $2 million in revenue after two years. They had one of the fastest first year starts in the company's 25 year history.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-06-02. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/biz-new-orleans-magazine-business-consultant-believes-jan-pro-could-be-ticket-to-new-start-4830).*

## Story

After a two-year search, Smith and his wife Melissa finally landed on a franchise to own: JAN-PRO. Today, the couple owns the rights to JAN-PRO in all of Louisiana, and they’re always growing and expanding.

“We had one of the fastest first year starts in the company’s 25 year history,” Charles explains. “We opened 25 franchises in our first year and currently have 55. In September we’ll hit our company’s two-year anniversary and we just hit $2 million in revenue.”

Charles explained that he has been very satisfied with his decision to become a JAN-PRO franchisee.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- revenue growth (topic)
- louisiana (location)
- JAN-PRO (company)
- business consulting (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/biz-new-orleans-magazine-business-consultant-believes-jan-pro-could-be-ticket-to-new-start-4830). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/9ee493c2-e5cb-4533-bd9e-fcccff83e383).