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| Business World Magazine |
September 2012
credible vision of growing a local commercial
cleaning company through a national fran-
chise platform. “As a result, Jacques’ vision
quickly developed as one the most successful
franchise concepts of all time,” says Dennis
Thompson, Vice President of Jan-Pro Fran-
chising International.
Thompson first joined Jan-Pro in 2001.
He is the longest tenure employee in the or-
ganization. When he first started, Jan-Pro
existed in about 20 markets. “It was a rela-
tively small company then with tremendous
upside for growth,” Thompson says.
Before coming on board Jan-Pro,Thomp-
son worked for a two competing franchise
brands, where he felt the corporate culture
was lacking. By fostering a more positive one
at Jan-Pro, he has helped the company grow
to become a world-renowned leader in clean-
ing.
“
I believe that providing a great culture of
sharing, bringing in bright people and tak-
ing their ideas to better the system. That’s re-
ally how Jan-Pro has evolved over the last 11
years, and continues with the same philoso-
phy today,” he says.
LEADING THE PACK
There are a number of things that truly dif-
ferentiate Jan-Pro apart from other clean-
