Company Name: Mr. Appliance Corporation
Name: Bob Tuck
Title: Franchisee
Location of Store: Punta Gorda, Fla.
Number of Employees: 6
Description of Franchise: Mr. Appliance Corporation is one of the largest and fastest-growing full service appliance repair companies in the world. It services all types and brands of appliances. Mr. Appliance technicians are clean and professional, and they get it fixed right the first time. The company guarantees its workmanship and parts.
Store Opened: 2004
Highest Rank Held in the Military: E-4 Specialist
Military Service: U.S. Army, 1985-87

Former Army Specialist Bob Tuck owns a Mr. Appliance franchise in Punta Gorda, Fla., where he has six employees and five service vans on the road. Tuck served in the Army from 1985 to 1987, when a disability ended his military career. He and his wife owned a Maytag appliance store for 18 years before becoming a Mr. Appliance franchise owner. Tuck said the discount that VetFran offers to veterans was “part of the driving force of our decision.”

Tuck said he likes being in control of his daily routine with Mr. Appliance and he appreciates the company’s code of values, which is similar to what he learned in the military. “I love franchising because it helps the everyday person who wouldn’t be able to do it on their own,” Tuck said. “It gives the common person the opportunity to succeed.”