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title: "Entrepreneur; Why These Garment Industry Vets Left Their Business to Become Early-Education Franchisees"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b2b7e1a4-5534-4566-be47-7156333a1f0f
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/entrepreneur-why-these-garment-industry-vets-left-their-business-to-become-early-education-franchisees-2708464
category: "Education & Childcare"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
published: 2018-11-16T04:23:44.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:35:54.932Z
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# Entrepreneur; Why These Garment Industry Vets Left Their Business to Become Early-Education Franchisees

**TL;DR:** Raj and Veenu Parkash, garment industry veterans, became multi-unit franchisees of Lightbridge Academy after a personal experience with the brand. They attribute their success to the brand's support and the trust they build with parents.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-11-16. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/entrepreneur-why-these-garment-industry-vets-left-their-business-to-become-early-education-franchisees-2708464).*

## Story

When Raj and Veenu Parkash first enrolled their daughter in Lightbridge Academy, they never thought that it would lead to their next business venture. As was recently reported in Entrepreneur Magazine, the couple was inspired to open up their own Lightbridge Academy location after they were both trapped in New York City after the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and couldn't get to their daughter.

They decided to look for a business ownership opportunity that would allow them to work closer to home and found it with Lightbridge Academy. Fifteen years after opening their first center, the husband and wife team are thriving as multi-unit business owners.

"We are the only business that sees its customers twice a day, five times a week," Raj Parkash told Entrepreneur. "When parents leave their children - their most prized possessions - with you, they have to trust you. That bond is so important, and a lot of our families stay with us for eight to 10 years as their children age. When you're there for your customers through thick and thin, they tell their family and friends."

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Entrepreneur (publication)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- franchisees (topic)
- business ownership (topic)
- multi-unit ownership (topic)
- Lightbridge Academy (company)
- early education (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/entrepreneur-why-these-garment-industry-vets-left-their-business-to-become-early-education-franchisees-2708464). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b2b7e1a4-5534-4566-be47-7156333a1f0f).