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| 8/18/2014

"Treat everyone the way you would want your grandma to be treated."

-- Jonathan Crain, owner of a Two Men and a Truck franchise

Jonathan Crain had just driven 1,500 miles and was lugging heavy furniture up five flights of stairs when he developed a true appreciation for his moving-company workers.

Since that day in 2007, shortly after he bought a Two Men and A Truck franchise in Polk County, Crain has concentrated on running the business rather than doing the literal heavy lifting.

In September, he plans to open a second franchise in Osceola County. Crain also owns the rights to the Two Men and A Truck franchise in Highlands County.

"When people are buying houses and moving, that's when we do well," the lifelong Floridian said. "I think it's the right time."

Read more at the Orlando Sentinel.

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