made him, nicholas went door-to-door offering his window washing services. right away, his outfit was an attention grabber. now, you can see kilt-clad window washers and tartan vehicles at work in all the major cities in canada and seattle. theresa wood is one of nicholas business partners, and was vice president of operations with 1-800-got-junk and during her time there she saw the company go from 40 franchises to 350. she sees the same growth potential for men in kilts. in canada, i was the first market i really looked at there s no national brand at all. and in the states there s some national brands but they re not offering the mix of services that we re offering. wherever they go, heads turn. and some of the onlookers become future customers. like debbie mcdonald, owner of a branch of the seattle coffee shop forza. they were in the neighborhood and i saw their truck and they actually came over to our business, we had just been open for about a week, and were letting us kno
0 hi there, everyone, i m j.j. ramberg and welcome to your business. the minimum wage is an issue that is front and center right now and we ll likely be hearing even more about it as we get closer to the midterm elections. there s a democratic proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 over three years from the $7.25 it is now. some cities and states have already taken the matter into their own hands, raising the minimum wage in their areas. now we wanted to take a look at this debate from the perspective of small business owners. will raising the bar help or hurt small business? brian cohen says there is no question, the minimum wage is too low. he is the chairman of new york angels, which has invested over $53 million in more than 70 early-stage technology companies. and he s also author of the book what every angel investor wants to know. and carol roth is here to take the other side saying we should keep things as they are. carol is a cnbc contributor, a former invest
that s not a bad idea. people won t forget us. and that was how the window washing company men in kilts was born. wearing a kilt that his wife made him, nicholas went door-to-door offering his window washing services. right away, his outfit was an attention grabber. now, you can see kilt-clad window washers and tartan vehicles at work in all the major cities in canada. and seattle. one of nicholas business partners was vice president of operations with 1-800-got-junk and during her time there she saw the company go from 40 franchises to 350. she sees the same growth potential for men in kilts. in canada, i was the first market i really looked at there s no national brand at all. and in the states there s some national brands but they re not offering the mix of services that we re offering. wherever they go, heads turn. and some of the onlookers become future customers. like debbie mcdonald, owner of a branch of the seattle coffee shop forza.
hi there, everyone, i m j.j. ramberg and welcome to your business. the minimum wage is an issue that is front and center right now and we ll likely be hearing even more about it as we get closer to the midterm elections. there s a democratic proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 over three years from the $7.25 it is now. some cities and states have already taken the matter into their own hands, raising the minimum wage in their areas. now we wanted to take a look at this debate from the perspective of small business owners. will raising the bar help or hurt small business? brian cohen says there is no question, the minimum wage is too low. he is the chairman of new york angels, which has invested over $53 million in more than 70 early-stage technology companies. and he s also author of the book what every angel investor wants to know. and carol roth is here to take the other side saying we should keep things as they are. carol is a cnbc contributor, a forme
franchises to 350. she sees the same growth potential for many kilts. in canada, it was the first market i looked at, there s no national brand at all. and in the states there s some national brands but they re not offering the mix of services that we re offering. wherever they go heads turn. and some of the onlookers become future customers. like debbie mcdonald. owner of a branch of the seattle coffee shop forza. they were in the neighborhood and i saw their truck, and they actually came over to our business, we had just been open for about a week, and were letting us know about their services, and i gave them a try, and they were amazingly professional, and really flexible with my schedule. just been great. you see a tartan truck drive down the street and you do a double-take. you know, you see a guy walking down the street in a kilt, they will come up to you and start talking. so it does give us the ability to say, you know, this is what we do if you ever need a quote. if y