Smart Tax featured in The Wall Street Journal

Recently, Smart Tax was featured in an article entitled “Franchisees Make Multiunit Ownership Their Mission." The article discussed the growth of multi-unit expansion and how multi-unit concepts are becoming more common and the ultimate goal for franchisees who purchase them. Yvonne Murray, Smart Tax's multi-unit franchisee cites the work/life balance that owning Smart Tax units gives her as one of the reasons she went into franchising after managing a Smart Tax location for Nick Rizzi, Founder and CEO of Smart Tax. Click here to view the full article, or you can view it below!

Smart Tax featured on BNET.com

Recently, Smart Tax was featured on BNET.com in a column entitled, “The Accidental Franchisor.” Nick Rizzi, CEO of Smart Tax, shares his experience as a small business owner and the route he took to creating Smart Tax. Understanding that the tax industry was a profitable recession-resistant field, Rizzi knew he wanted to get into the industry and initially believed that he would join an established franchise. When the territory in Brooklyn he wanted was sold out, Rizzi decided to bypass the competition and start Smart Tax. Rizzi shares some of the obstacles and challenges that he experienced as a new business owner such as a roof leak, which the landlord refused to fix. After finding success with Smart Tax, Rizzi launched the company as a franchise in 2010, which has grown tremendously to a 27 unit franchise. Click here to view the full article!

The Accidental Franchisor
By Nick Rizzi, Founder and CEO, Smart Tax, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Six years ago I decided that knowing how to do taxes would help me broaden my financial advisory practice. After doing the math, however, I realized that for just three or four months of work, a tax preparer can make more than some financial advisers make in a year. I knew I wanted to get into this business.

It seemed like the easiest way to get started would be to buy into one of the established franchise models, so that I could hit the ground running with minimum startup hassle. The problem was, none of those established companies were looking for more franchisees in my area. So I decided to start Smart Tax from scratch.

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Smart Tax featured in Philadelphia Business Journal

Smart Tax was featured today in an article in the Philadelphia Business Journal titled, “Smart Tax fills a need in underserved neighborhoods” where Nick Rizzi, Founder and CEO of Smart Tax discussed his process of putting the company together, its entrance into the Philadelphia market and future expansion plans. In addition, Jeffery Travis discussed his new opening of Smart Tax in West Philadelphia and why he decided to join the Smart Tax brand. Click here to read more!

Smart Tax fills a need in underserved neighborhoods
BY Jeff Blumenthal

Jeffrey Travis has been preparing tax returns for more than 13 years in a family business he has run with his wife and children called J. Travis & Associates. But when business began to slip, he looked into the idea of joining a franchise.

This year, Travis’s West Philadelphia business became a franchisee for the fast-growing Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Smart Tax Preparation Services, which has entered the Philadelphia marketplace with three local sites this year.

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Smart Tax featured in Brooklyn Business Trends

Recently, Smart Tax was featured in the Brooklyn Business Trends entitled, “Nick’s ‘Smart’ Franchise.” The article was built from interviews with Nick Rizzi and Yvonne Murray, discussing the growth of the Smart Tax since it started franchising in the fall of 2009. View the article below!