AWARD WINNING PET RESORT EM”BARKS” ON EXPANSION THROUGH NATIONAL FRANCHISING

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Free-Press-Release.com) December 15, 2008 -- December 15, 2008 (Phoenix, AZ): After three years of enviable award-winning success, Phoenix-based Villa La Paws® Resort & Spa has begun sales and marketing initiatives for expansion through their UCC-approved national franchising program. To meet virtually every demand, parent corporation Paws Concierge is offering three different franchise options:

• Single Unit Franchises
• Conversion Franchises
• Area Developers

Villa La Paws® Resort & Spa core services include completely supervised cage-free dog daycare, pet grooming and overnight slumber parties. Ancillary services include in-home pet sitting, pick up/drop, and obedience training.

President Tom Murray avows that the Villa La Paws® Resort & Spa expansive menu of award winning pet services, unparalleled owner/employee training curriculums, and franchise support programs will serve as the cornerstones for franchisor success and customer loyalty. A significant cornerstone of Villa La Paws® Resort & Spa franchise is the incorporation of state-of-the-art technology such as a database driven website with online pet care information, 24/7 indoor/outdoor webcams, and a national reservations/information hotline which will provide a consistently positive experience for pets and their parents while enhancing and supporting the franchise network.

To support his promise, Murray, a 30+ year veteran as a consultant, business owner and senior executive in the computer hardware and software industries plus 3+ years as owner of Phoenix-based The Paws Concierge and The Paws Resort & Spa, has assembled a “second-to-none” senior management team with an enviable combination of corporate and pet-industry experience:

“Top Dog” Eileen Proctor, Senior VP of Marketing & Business Development: pioneer of the Phoenix dog-daycare industry in 2000 as “leader of the pack” for multi-award winning chain It’s A Ruff Life! PLUS 25 years of diverse business management and marketing expertise for numerous Fortune 500 corporations.

Theresa McQuown, Senior VP of Operations: over two decades within the IT industry, providing documentation resources and consulting services PLUS 3+ years of operational management Phoenix-based The Paws Concierge and The Paws Resort & Spa.

Glenn Ishibashi, Senior VP of Information Technology: 25 years at IBM and 13 years in the IT consulting and services industries including project management, business process consulting, and sales, branch, and executive management.

Constance Sutton, Legal Counsel: managing partner of a Phoenix-based law firm for 15 years where her areas of concentration were contract law and civil litigation.


For additional information about Villa La Paws® Resort & Spa or any of their franchise opportunities, contact Tom Murray at (602) 617-7731 or tomm79@cox.net.

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