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Quickie franchisee talks about work-life balance

By James Humarang
Philippine Daily Inquirer
5:55 am | Sunday, May 25th, 20!
Veteran radio broadcaster Salvador Zaldy Vilches is now a proud and satisfied entrepreneur. It
was in 2012 when he bought and started operating his own r. !uic"ie store in #inondo$
anila. %e ad&itted that venturing into a business was so&ething new for hi&. #ut he didn't
e(pect it to be easy and en)oyable at the sa&e ti&e.
%owever$ Vilches did not beco&e an entrepreneur to pursue &oney. *t first$ he thought he )ust
needed so&ething to wor" on. %e initially loo"ed into several food businesses but he was held
bac" by lac" of fa&iliarity with the industry. It was then that he learned about r. !uic"ie.
It helped &e recover and &ove on$ says the +2,year,old widower. Vilches recalls that he was
&ourning over his late wife's de&ise in 2011 when he decided to try entrepreneurship through
getting a franchise of r. !uic"ie. %e adds that personally supervising his store has been &a"ing
his &ind busy and free fro& sad thoughts. It was his first ti&e to handle and &anage a business$
but so far it has been wor"ing.

Busy but happy
%e see&s to be )uggling a nu&ber of things in his hands these days$ which he hinted as so&ehow
therapeutic for hi&. *t ho&e$ he is a loving father to two children$ who are now starting to have
lives of their own as young adults. #y profession$ he is still an active radio broadcaster$ currently
co,hosting a daily radio show over -ZI! ..0 */0adyo In1uirer 2ondays to 3ridays$ 10
a.&. to 12 noon4.
It is during his free ti&e that he drops by 5uc"y 6hinatown &all to chec" on his r. !uic"ie
store. In his profession$ he usually gets to "now his schedules ahead of ti&e. #ut with r.
!uic"ie$ I'& at rando&. I )ust drop by 2the store4 anyti&e$ loo" at the sales reports$ and leave$
he discloses.
*s a hands,on &anager and owner of his franchised r. !uic"ie store$ Vilches often goes to the
co&pany's head1uarters in 7asig 6ity to personally pic" up supplies for his store's operations.
8hey can deliver the &aterials but I prefer to co&e here$ he e&phasi9es.
8his is why he "nows al&ost everyone in the co&pany's office. In )est$ he says he fre1uents the
place to en)oy people's co&pany and free coffee. So far$ so good. I'& satisfied with the people
here. I can easily co&&unicate with the&. I can even te(t the& late at night if I need to as"
so&ething.
Benefits of owning Mr. Quickie franchise
Vilches is all,praises about r. !uic"ie. :hen as"ed about the advantages of owning a
franchise$ he readily asserts he is very satisfied with the service and support he gets. aganda
ang after sales service nila 28heir after sales service is e(cellent4. 8hey 1uic"ly respond when I
report proble&s in the store. %e reiterates that in this industry$ it is i&portant for a service
provider to act 1uic"ly. 8here is a need to live up to the brand's na&e.
Secondly$ Vilches is happy about what he describes as r. !uic"ie's superb custo&er
practice. %e finds satisfaction as well as the thought that he helps a lot of custo&ers who need
to fi( personal belongings fro& shoes to bags. I a& glad to be part of their attach&ents to their
beloved ite&s$ he says.
*s for the invest&ent$ he ad&its that although the store &ay see& &ee" and s&all$ the
franchise is actually &ore than how &uch you thin" it costs. #ut he also e&phasi9es$ *fter
all$ this is not a &ediocre type of business.

Insights shared to others
;verall$ Vilches' satisfaction and content&ent over owning and operating his own r. !uic"ie
franchise e&anates fro& the good e(perience he has been en)oying since he started operating the
franchise. 8hat is why he is currently planning to open another r. !uic"ie store in the near
future. %e discloses that he &ay open his second store ne(t year$ if not later this year.
%e has this advice to all other r. !uic"ie franchise operators li"e hi&self< #e hands on with
your business. It will pay off to learn so &uch about this business. %ave an open &ind to gain
greater e(posure. %e adds$ =ou should personally supervise your store.
8o other would,be entrepreneurs$ Vilches has this to share< 8ry to co&e up with a budget first
before &a"ing invest&ents. 6hec" out websites$ li"e >ntrepreneur.co&.ph$ to loo" for pro&ising
opportunities. 6o&pare potential businesses according to consu&ers' needs.
?ust li"e Vilches$ you$ too$ can be an entrepreneur and still stri"e an ideal wor",life balance.
6hec" out the opportunity to buy and operate your own r. !uic"ie franchised store here.
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