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New Franchises at Decorating Den
April 25,
2013 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on April 26, 2013
Home furnishing and interior design network Decorating Den Interiors has five new franchise owners.
Those include: Cassy Young of Athens, Ga., who is expanding her existing interior design business; Laura Speed of Spring, Texas, who had been a decorator in the Decorating Den Interiors franchise owned by Cathy and Gerald Salyers, also of Spring; Kathy Potts of Forest, Va., who had worked in finance before acquiring the franchise previously owned by Linda Edwards, also of Forest; Leslie Young of Fort Mill, S.C., a mechanical engineer who made a career change to interior design; and Ana Gil-Jones of Exton, Pa., had worked in corporate finance before starting a small interior design business.
This group of new owners demonstrates several important strengths of our company," said Jim Bugg Jr., president and chief executive officer of Decorating Den, Easton, Md. Our franchise owners are able to build solid businesses that are attractive for acquisition. Decorators working within an existing franchise have the opportunity to open their own business. Owners can come from careers outside of interior design. And, independent interior designers can benefit from converting their business to a franchise.
Decorating Den also has developed a new online resource to assist those who would like to explore starting or expanding an interior design business
It is a virtual tour of our proven business tools and educational program, said Bugg. It can be accessed at the Web site by clicking on "Franchise Information" and then the "Take our Virtual Tour" button.