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title: "Franchise Times: K9 Resorts Selected as a Top Dealmaker of the Year"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ee66a32e-7416-4943-9e6e-89b85871d0f1
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-k9-resorts-selected-as-a-top-dealmaker-of-the-year-11642
category: "Pets"
industry: "Pets"
published: 2017-04-05T19:14:10.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:13:08.423Z
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# Franchise Times: K9 Resorts Selected as a Top Dealmaker of the Year

**TL;DR:** K9 Resorts is selected as a Top Dealmaker of the Year by Franchise Times after a minority investment from Navigator Partners. The investment has helped K9 Resorts expand its brand nationwide.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-04-05. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-k9-resorts-selected-as-a-top-dealmaker-of-the-year-11642).*

## Story

For the fifth year in a row, Franchise Times selected 10 winners as a top Dealmaker of the year. This past year, K9 Resorts founders attracted a minority investment from Navigator Partners.

“Jason and I say it all the time,” Steven Parker told Franchise Times. “We know the pet care business very well, and we know franchising well, but we’re nowhere near the experience level of someone like Steve Beagelman or someone like Navigator Partners.”

The Parkers, now along with Beagelman and Navigator Partners, have been examining every detail of the model, talking with franchisees and combining forces to expand the brand nationwide. February marked the one-year anniversary of the deal, and K9 Resorts is "very, very happy with the result" thus far.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- Pets (sector)
- Franchise Times (publication)
- K9 Resorts Luxury Pet Hotel (company)
- Steven Parker (person)
- minority investment (topic)
- dealmaker of the year (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-k9-resorts-selected-as-a-top-dealmaker-of-the-year-11642). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ee66a32e-7416-4943-9e6e-89b85871d0f1).