Many entrepreneurs consider Aziz Hashim the evangelist for the $1.5 trillion U.S. franchising industry. A successful multi-unit franchise owner who’s worked in the industry from the age of 14, Hashim is now chairman of the International Franchise Association. He spends most of his time helping ordinary folks launch and grow franchises in the United States and Canada through his management company and his $50 million private equity fund, NRD Partners. His goal: to pay it forward.
“Franchising is a great way to attain the American dream,” Hashim said. He learned this firsthand.
To help others achieve their dreams, Hashim started a program at his own company, called Own It!, which lets hourly workers ascend the ladder of success and buy a franchise. “Once they become a manager and express interest in ownership, I will sell one of my units to them and often help finance it, he said. “It’s a way I can give back.” Ten employees have already gone through the program.
A Pakistani immigrant, Hashim worked his way through the University of California-Irvine and earned an electrical engineering degree while working part-time…
Read more at the source and watch: Lori Ioannou – 24 May 2016 – CNBC.com
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