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How Two Young Sisters Are Proving Themselves in the World of Franchising

At just 24 and 22 years old, Jessica and Andrea Perez are getting a crash course in the restaurant business, and fearlessly climbing the steep learning curve at Wing Zone.
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Bobby Fisher

Some may be surprised to learn that Jessica and Andrea Perez, at just 24 and 22 years old, respectively, are the owners of a franchise in San Antonio. But to the young women, it’s completely unremarkable: is in their blood. Before their family moved to the United States from Mexico in 2005, their parents owned a laundromat, a. The practicality of providing a service that people would always need was drilled into the Perez sisters’ heads as a smart, safe road to . Which is why in May 2017, they took ownership of what they hope will be the first of multiple Wing Zone units. It wasn’t easy, but a strong family and robust corporate helped them through.

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