Today we’d like to introduce you to Donnie P.
Donnie, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
I started in business at the age of 22 and in my book “How to Catch a Mouse with No Cheese” I explained what I did to get my first business going. I was a Millionaire at 22 and totally went broke at 26. I did not come from money but my parents always instilled in me to own my own business and not work on the corporate plantation. In that small-time frame in business it taught me about the reality of Life in general, Family, and the EVILS OF MEN AND WOMEN. So, it took me some time to get back on my feet. After spending time in the desert and with THE ONE, my brother called me in 2007 who I gave a lot of money to while he was in college mind you, and he asked me if, I was ready to get in business again and I said yes, I had nothing to lose I was broke and ready to get back in the game. We started A Plus Family and Community Services, a non-medical elderly care business and A Caring Home Care we flourished. Now fast forward to 2012, I became a Franchisor and Franchised A Caring Home Care and I sold my first Franchise in 2013 to Karl and Beverly Stephens in Tennessee. When I got into franchising, I knew nothing about it, how I got into it was one day I was watching TV and I see a commercial about a big time franchising company that was doing the same thing I was doing at the time, so I said to myself I can beat them and sell franchises of my own. So that’s the story how, I got into franchising my business. Now at present day, I am still franchising and into other businesses as well. To me, I am not a successful person just a humble servant of THE ONE.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
It has not been a smooth road. Life is hard by itself, but nothing in life is easy. There are many struggles, too many to name, into being a successful Entrepreneur but you have to keep the Faith and always move forward and learn from your experiences. Like the old saying goes “A Fool will always make the same mistakes if he or she does not learn from there past.”
A Caring Home Care – what should we know? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
My business A Caring Home Care Franchise is the complete one stop shop for your home care needs. We offer six different home care services to the general public. Our services include home and apartment cleaning, handyman and remodeling services, chef services, interior decorating, lawn care, and non-medical elderly care. There is no other franchisor system out there like mines. So, when you purchase a franchise from me, you are getting 5 different franchises for the price of 1. So, in lay man terms, you are getting a 5-revenue stream business model. That’s what makes me stand out from other franchises.
What is “success” or “successful” for you?
I define success in terms of how many people did you help in starting their own business and how many people you have employed and putting food on their table. In my book, it’s not how much money you have, it’s how you treat people and how you have help them achieve their goals in business.
Contact Info:
- Address: 5100 Westheimer Rd Ste #200; Houston, TX 77056
- Website: www.acaringhomecare.com
- Phone: 855-201-0064
- Email: donnie@acaringhomecare.com
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