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FINANCIAL PLANNING: Jeffrey Kreyssig, owner of Padgett Business Services, meets with client Abbey Dyer, office manager for Narragansett Property Management, in his Narragansett office.
 / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN


Franchisee: Jeffrey Kreyssig

Entrepreneurship
Franchisee: Jeffrey Kreyssig Padgett Business Services | 140 Point Judith Road, No. C29, Narragansett The pitch: Padgett Business Services provides financial services, such as accounting and...
CHILD CARE: Clay and Gina Johnson are the owners of The Goddard School in South Kingstown. The school offers all-day child care preschool programs for infants through prekindergarten. There are 120 students enrolled this semester.
 / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Franchisee: Clay and Gina Johnson

Entrepreneurship
Clay and Gina Johnson | The Goddard School | 20 Preservation Way, South Kingstown The pitch: The Goddard School offers all-day child care preschool programs...
RAPID RESPONSE: Sejal Patel, foreground, co-owns the new Firehouse Subs franchise in Cranston. She’s pictured with Alicia Martinelli, shift leader, and Sovannara Keo, crew member, in the background. The business collects donations for grants awarded to police and fire departments.
 / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Franchisee: Sejal and Harsh Patel

Entrepreneurship
Sejal and Harsh Patel | Firehouse Subs | 1000 Chapel View Blvd., Suite 108, Cranston The pitch: Firehouse Subs makes and sells sub sandwiches and...
ENTREPRENEUR AT HEART: Matt Rusconi, second from left, franchise owner of Moe’s Southwest Grill in East Providence, with, from left, Remon Gergis, director of operations; Alyssa Hawksley, shift lead; and Gail Brisson, general manager, as the team prepares food. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Franchisee: Matt Rusconi

Entrepreneurship
Matt Rusconi | Moe’s Southwest Grill | East Providence, South Kingstown and Warwick The Pitch: Moe’s Southwest Grill offers an extensive menu of Mexican food,...
REWARDING WORK: Joe Lomastro, center, franchise owner of Signarama on Post Road in North Kingstown, with Tom Iacobucci, owner of Sears Hometown Store, and Lauren DeAquair, graphic designer.
 / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Franchisee: Joe Lomastro

Entrepreneurship
Joe Lomastro | Signarama | 6855 Post Road, North Kingstown The pitch: Signarama is a full-service sign company, where custom signs, such as banners or...
CUSTOMER-FOCUSED: Adam Rizzo, left, franchise owner of 1-800 Water Damage, with Aaron Belanger, restoration tech. ­Rizzo said the company is customer-service oriented, geared toward meeting customers’ ­expectations. 
 / PBN PHOTO/Michael Salerno

Franchisee: Adam Rizzo

Entrepreneurship
Franchisee: Adam Rizzo | 1-800 Water Damage | 140 Comstock Parkway, No. 9, Cranston The Pitch: 1-800 Water Damage offers carpet cleaning, fire/smoke restoration, mold...
CAREER CHANGE: Jose and Lyndsey Pachon, co-owners of Nexus Property Management in Fall River. Jose Pachon was previously a professional poker player, but after being unable to increase his income playing poker locally, he began looking for a career change and developed a business relationship with Nexus founder and CEO Nicholas D’Agnillo, who he met through his poker playing.
 / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Franchisees: Jose and Lyndsey Pachon

Entrepreneurship
Franchisee: Jose and Lyndsey Pachon Nexus Property Management | 251 South Main St., Fall River The pitch: Nexus Property Management, with a corporate office based in...
CAREER CHANGE: Aurelia Donovan, co-owner of the UPS Store on Mendon Road in Cumberland, at the counter with Thomas Nicholson, associate. Donovan opened the store with members of her family after working in the banking industry for several years. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Franchisee: Aurelia and James Donovan, Irene and Scott Schmitt

Entrepreneurship
Aurelia and James Donovan, Irene and Scott Schmitt UPS Store | 2130 Mendon Road, Cumberland The pitch: The UPS Store handles packing and shipping of packages,...
MOBILE LOCKSMITH: Joe Carreiro, owner of Pop-a-Lock in Westerly, travels all over the state in his mobile locksmith shop replacing keys and repairing locks for customers.
 / PBN PHOTOS/Brian McDonald

Franchisee: Joe Carreiro

Entrepreneurship
Joe Carreiro | Pop-a-Lock | Westerly The pitch: Pop-a-Lock is a 24-hour mobile locksmith service offering assistance from unlocking vehicle doors to residential and commercial...
FROM AGENT TO OWNER: Richard Zompa is the owner of four RE/MAX locations in Rhode Island. He is pictured at the North Providence office, which he purchased in 1992.
 / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Franchisee: Richard Zompa

Entrepreneurship
Richard Zompa RE/MAX | Cumberland, North Providence, North Smithfield, Smithfield The pitch: RE/MAX recruits and retains experienced real estate agents. Each of the agents at Zompa’s...
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