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About Blair

Blair M. Nicol, CFE is a classic example of a modern day entrepreneur who is living the American Dream and benefits of owning his own business and he wants to help others do the same. Blair launched his business career in 1987 as an Area Franchisee for Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE). He and his family built the San Diego area to over 60 MBE franchises. In 1996, the Area Franchise was then sold back to MBE Global Headquarters, after becoming one of the largest and most successful area franchises in Mail Boxes Etc's history. Mail Boxes Etc. now known as The UPS Store, is now the largest postal, business and communications franchise in the world, with over 1.5 billion dollars in annual sales. Entrepreneur magazine has also ranked The UPS Store as one of the top ten franchises in the world for the past 6 years running.

During the same time that Blair Nicol was helping develop and support the San Diego Area franchise, he was and still is co-owner of two The UPS Store franchises in San Diego. Both franchises are ranked in the top 1% in annual sales, with over 4,000 The UPS Store franchises worldwide.

With his unparalleled experience in not only franchising, but also Mail Boxes Etc., Mail Boxes Etc. Global Headquarters in 1997 asked Blair to join the global headquarters staff and become the National Sales Manager for Non-Traditional Development and Special Projects. There, he doubled the sales of the department in less then one year. He was also part of the team to develop MBE's first unmanned business opportunity, otherwise known and MBE Business Express.

After a year of working with a globally recognized franchise corporation, Blair soon realized it was once again time to work for himself and help others live The American Dream of owning their own business. He is now FranNet's associate and owner for the offices of San Diego and Orange County. He is also one of the 4 principal owners of the Global FranNet corporation with over 50 offices in North America.

Blair graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Finance and Real Estate. He is also a licensed Real Estate Broker for the state of California as well as he has earned the premier designation in the franchise industry as a Certified Franchise Executive (CFE). He also holds the following awards with FranNet:

• 1999 Rookie of the Year
• 2000 Rising Star
• 2004 Allen S. Craven Memorial Award Recipient
• 2004 Western Regional Office of the Year
• 2003 - Present FranNet Board of Directors

He also enjoys golf, fishing, surfing, biking and other outdoor activities with his wife, daughter and family.