Another area of 2020 growth: garage-door franchises

Access Garage Doors, the Chattanooga, Tenn.-based company that repairs and installs garage doors for homeowners, welcomed its seventh franchise location, this one in Morristown, N.J.

The newest franchise is owned by brothers Mohamed and Suliman Masoud and continues the 15-year-old company's efforts to grow its presence throughout the United States.

Access Garage Doors says it specializes in offering homeowners a comprehensive selection of services to repair existing equipment, as well as a wide selection of high-quality new garage doors and openers. Access Garage Doors is a Master Authorized Clopay dealer and an Authorized Service Provider for LiftMaster, Home Depot, Genie, Clopay, and Amarr.

Access Garage Doors wrapped up its first full year of offering franchises by expanding beyond its company headquarters in Chattanooga, Tenn., to South Nashville, Tenn.; Huntsville, Ala.; Naples, Fla.; Tallahassee, Fla.; Cleveland West, Ohio; South Raleigh, N.C.; and now Morristown, N.J.

"The pandemic has given people the opportunity to evaluate their current career situation and explore other options to pursue their long-term financial and business goals," said Jesse Cox, President and CEO of Access Garage Doors. "Mohamed and Suliman will combine their sales and customer service experience with our training and business support tools to create a successful small business to serve their community. We couldn't be more excited that they're joining the Access team."

"The pandemic has been hard on so many businesses, but home maintenance is something that will always be an essential business," said Mohamed Masoud. "We look forward to growing with the Access brand.”