3 Franchisees Who Tackled Adversity Reveal Their Secrets for Success
In their own words, these franchisees explain how they overcame difficult situations, including personal illness and a market downturn.
Taking a chance on a community
Edward Barnett
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, Los Angeles
Many businesses shy away from moving into inner-city areas like South Central Los Angeles due to concerns about market viability, vandalism and gangs, but when we were looking for a location for our Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar franchise, my partner, Karim Webb, and I realized it didn’t make sense to look anywhere else. When you look strictly at the numbers, density and lack of competition, those areas have historically been underserved.
So we got with the people in the franchise planning department. We understood the area and what was coming down the pipeline in terms of development in the next five to 10 years. Instead of going
