With college students returning to Birmingham for school in the coming weeks, Angela Studdard discusses how local businesses can take advantage of her unique franchise concept to connect with college students and grow their business.  View the segment on ABC 33/40 Birmingham! "You have to understand who your college student is and where they are. Most college students nowadays are on social media. So you really want to use social media to engage those college students.. And with your…...

Erin Hunter worked for Brian and Michelle Mattingly out of college when the couple’s Welcomemat Services concept was starting to take off. Years later, Hunter returned to the company by starting a Welcomemat Franchise in Charlotte, NC. “The biggest difference between working for Welcomemat Services then and now is how much the company has grown,” said Hunter. In 2017, Entrepreneur Magazine recognized the company as the top advertising franchise in the country. Welcomemat Services used the data-driven principles that power…...