{"id":2316,"date":"2018-04-17T09:30:06","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T13:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winfranchising.com\/?p=2316"},"modified":"2026-05-03T16:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T20:39:30","slug":"launching-a-home-inspection-business-as-a-female-entrepreneur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wini.com\/franchise\/launching-a-home-inspection-business-as-a-female-entrepreneur\/","title":{"rendered":"Launching a Home Inspection Business as a Female Entrepreneur"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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After years in corporate America then being a stay-at-home mom and home-schooling her three kids, Erica Miller found she was ready to return to the workforce.<\/p>

She\u2019d always had an affinity for entrepreneurship. But she struggled to find a viable business, until she ran into an old friend at the grocery store. He mentioned he owned WIN Home Inspection and would soon be retiring. Miller thought it could be a perfect match.<\/p>

\u201cI really liked what he had to say about WIN,\u2019\u2019 Miller said. \u201cI could tell the company had integrity from the top down.\u2019\u2019<\/p>

WIN Home Inspection aims to bring knowledge and professionalism to the home inspection business. The company works to assist home buyers and home sellers fully understand a home. Miller also knew there were many benefits to joining an established, successful national franchise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Miller decided to buy out her friend and became a WIN franchisee in 2013. Drawing on her existing leadership skills, she quickly grew to employ two inspectors, including the previous owner as a master inspector.<\/p>

The home inspection industry is predominantely male, which makes Miller\u2019s success even more remarkable. She now hopes to expand her team and eventually have inspectors \u2013 and even became an inspector herself. Miller has sustained 10-15 percent growth each year and hopes to continue this success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Miller has always had an open door policy. She has housed various community members in need through youth exchange programs, even took on a foreign exchange student on top of it all. It\u2019s fitting that her focus on the home \u2013 and who\u2019s in it \u2013 pours over into her work.<\/p>

Through home inspections she\u2019s able to make the home buying or selling process more straightforward and informative for her clients.<\/p>

\u201cWe have a lot of elderly homeowners in our community. It\u2019s so rewarding to provide professional and educational service to them,\u201d Miller said. \u201cWe have even been able to help them with small projects, when possible.\u201d<\/p>

Miller has found yet another home with the WIN Home Inspection family, and she continues to set an example for other emerging business owners. She hopes that her work encourages other women to get involved in home inspection, or any new business.<\/p>

\u201cDon\u2019t take no for an answer. You\u2019re skills are valuable and you can continue to grow,\u201d said Miller.<\/p>

To learn more about a franchise business that creates opportunities for emerging entrepreneurs, please\u00a0leave an enquiry<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or call us at\u00a0<\/span>(800) 967-8127<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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