Name of person featured: Deborah Parker

Name of business: Deb’s Hair Studio

Street address: 931B Armory Drive, Franklin

Telephone number: 569-1355

Operating hours: Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Nature of business: Hair care service and retail hair care products

Owner: Deborah Parker

Year founded: 2000

Number of employees: Seven

How’s business: Business is great and consistently growing

Something you wish everyone knew about your business: Our priority is to educate customers about healthy hair by way of using top quality products.

Something you offer that a customer won’t find elsewhere: We strive to provide customers with a pleasant Christian atmosphere during their visit with us

Advice to young entrepreneurs: Life has ups and downs so develop a mindset to never give up.

Your first job: Shampoo assistant at Ed’s Barber and Beauty Shop

Your role model: My mother, Virginia Taylor, who has taught me the value of an honest day’s work.

The key to a successful business is: Realizing that God has entrusted the business to you to run it according to his will. Also provide superior customer service as the key to success in any business