HandyPro in Akron Legal News

HandyPro was recently featured in Akron Legal News in an article titled, "Handypro makes homes safe for seniors." The article begins by explaining how Kevin and Beth Krakora decided on opening a HandyPro franchise after a career in financial services. The article then details the territory that Kevin and Beth’s HandyPro covers. Kevin is quoted about the senior home modifications that HandyPro offers and explains how the business is needed due to the growing senior population. The article closes by mentioning that Kevin and Beth’s business is steady and includes information to contact them.  For the entire click here or begin below.

Handypro makes homes safe for seniors

By: Richard Weiner

After a career in financial services, Kevin and Beth Krakora wanted a change.

The Fairlawn residents decided that, said Kevin, “after 30 years of corporate America, we wanted to try something different.” And, beyond that, the still-young couple wanted to create a business that made a positive impact on people’s lives.

The couple took about a year to look at numerous franchise possibilities, while Kevin worked as a consultant. In the end, they decided to go with the Handypro company, which started in 1996, and which has serviced over 20,000 residences and businesses in that time nationwide.

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Handyman Service Adds Mobile Technology to Its Tool Belt

Handyman Service Adds Mobile Technology to Its Tool Belt
By Michelle Gilbert

Specializing in home modifications for seniors, HandyPro, based in Plymouth, Mich., has 28
franchises that provide professional handyman services to residential and corporate
customers nationwide. As of recently, the handymen and women at HandyPro have added
another tool to their belt: 4G LTE tablets.

“The main reason I wanted to integrate mobile technology into our business was because I
saw it as an opportunity to streamline our operations and provide our customers with even
better service,” said Keith Paul, founding member of HandyPro International, LLC.
By enabling technicians to stay in the field longer, HandyPro has been able to focus on
providing its customers with innovative on-site solutions. Using a 3D modeling app installed
on their tablets called iDapt, technicians are able to take photos on the spot, modify the
images, and show customers before and after pictures of what home improvement projects
would look like.

The technology is also helping to make HandyPro more efficient. From processing work
orders and dispatching technicians to quoting jobs and sending invoices, HandyPro has
reduced its operating expenses and increased its productivity and profitability through its
expanded use of technology.

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It pays to be handy: Fix-it company builds its franchise numbers

HandyPro was published April 28, 2013 in Crain’s Detroit Business. The article discusses the booming growth of HandyPro that has taken place over the last year and a half, and how expansion plans are still in the fold. Keith discusses the demand for HandyPro and the process they are taking when looking for new franchisees. The article also discusses the history of HandyPro and the career path for Keith and Debra. To read the full article click here or read below.



It pays to be handy: Fix-it company builds its franchise numbers
By Sherri Welch

After growing slowly its first 18 years, HandyPro International LLC has more than doubled its U.S. franchisees to 30 over the past year and a half, and it's not done growing yet.

The Plymouth-based company expects to add at least another 10 franchisees this year and 25-30 each of the next five years to capitalize on rising demand for home renovations that enable the elderly and disabled to remain in their homes.

Franchise brokers have been referring a lot of people who are interested in opening a HandyPro Senior Modifications & Handyman Services franchise to HandyPro International CEO Keith Paul.

The demand has been so great that HandyPro, which employs seven at its corporate office and expects to add a few new franchise developments and support employees this year, stopped advertising franchise opportunities outside of brokers, Paul said.

"Our concern was we were growing too fast; we had to slow down to make sure we're doing it right," he said.

Paul expects HandyPro International to see $1.2 million in revenue this year, up from $962,000 last year. And he projects HandyPro Handyman Service Inc. franchises, which do business as HandyPro Senior Modifications & Handyman Services, to generate collective revenue of $5.1 million this year, up from $3.9 million in 2012.

Initial franchise fees are $9,500 plus a territory fee of $39,500 for the first franchise and a marketing startup fee of $1,500.


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