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Integrator franchisor looks to have 20 offices by 2010, 101 by 2013
MARIETTA, Ga.- What began as a reorganization at the suggestion of an accountant has grown into a 13-franchise operation for Security 101, a commercial systems inte- grator headquartered here and with franchise locations popping up all over the Southwest. The company joins a growing list of new franchisors working in the security marketplace, including MonitorClosely.com, EYESthere, and SightMind.
Begun as Security One Systems in 1990, the company licensed the name to Chris Wise and Chris Paris for a second office here in Atlanta, then sold in 2005 to Ingersoll Rand, forcing the Atlanta Security One to become Security 101. While Security One co-founder Jim Pasquarello and former president Steve Crespo waited...