Five Star Painting | 5
operators in the painting and decorating in-
dustry.
FRANCHISEE FIRST
Including corporate staff and franchisees,
Five Star Painting employs between 750 and
815
people. They currently have over 100
franchises across four countries – United
States, Brazil, Mexico and Canada. Their
mission is to develop the world’s best fran-
chise systems in the service industry. “Our
vision is to ensure Five Star Franchisees are
the most successful service businesses in
their category,” Abbott says.
The brand’s corporate culture is very
strong – they work hard to instil the positive
attitudes and values of the company’s found-
ers to their force of their growing employees
and franchisees. At Five Star Painting, they
never want to lose the drive that has brought
the company to where it is today.
They also put their franchisees first,
a philosophy which is at the heart of their
business, Abbott says. “We put our franchi-
sees success above all else. We have to make
sure they’re successful and they’re happy
with their business,” he says.
Every Tuesday, the company holds