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The Cleaning Authority | 7 Above all, however, their focus is on making sure they support the franchise owner as best they can to enable them to have a quality life. It is that focus that draws franchisees to the brand. Profits are essential to business, Doug says, but at DreamMaker it’s the people who come first. Bob Ender comes from an executive position in the automobile industry. When he joined DreamMaker, he had younger chil- dren and wanted to travel less and stay closer to home. As someone who ran a remodeling business in college, he made for an excellent DreamMaker candidate. He has now owned a franchise in Ann Arbor, Michigan for more than seven years, and says DreamMaker has delivered on their promise. “Since partnering with DreamMaker, I’ve definitely been blessed with the growth of a very successful business,” Ender says. “As far as work-life balance goes, that’s been re- established from something I didn’t have in the corporate world. We’ve definitely taken more family vacations than I did when I was in the corporate world.” “My wife and I are just generally happy with our decision,” he adds. When it comes to determining the right people to take advantage of Dream- Maker’ offering – people like Ender – Doug says there are seven main criteria. The first is they must have ‘drive’ – they have to have the internal motivation to succeed. At the same