Handyman Matters of Raleigh Wins Rookie of the Year Award at 2010 National Franchise Convention

April 14, 2010 - PRLog -- Handyman Matters of Raleigh recently won an award for Rookie of the Year at the national franchise convention held in Jacksonville, Florida. The Rookie of the Year award was given to the top five franchisees that began operations in 2009 and were open for three months or more. Each franchisee was judged on their percentage of revenue goal reached (quota), total revenue in 2009, total new customers and the retention rate of acquired customers. Steve Payne, owner of Handyman Matters in Raleigh, received this award as a result of his hard work and dedication to his customers.

Steve Payne, owner of Handyman Matters in Raleigh, accepted this award at the national franchise convention on February 6, 2010. “My goal is to give our customers peace of mind while maintaining and improving their homes, but I couldn’t do it without such a wonderful team working with me - we’re all working hard for the same goal and it feels good to take care of people,” says Payne.

"Our goal is to develop qualified individuals who proudly perform to meet the proven standard of Handyman Matters. Steve has developed a great team and continually prove their success and dedication to their business and customers," said Andy Bell, CEO Handyman Matters. "Handyman Matters symbolizes quality and a distinctive business philosophy with which our employees can proudly identify and build upon."

Handyman Matters of Raleigh began operations in 2009 and serves Raleigh, Knightdale, Wake Forest, Garner and the surrounding areas. For more information on Handyman Matters, please visit Raleigh.HandymanMatters.com or call 919-327-3518.

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About Handyman Matters
Lakewood, Colorado-based Handyman Matters is a nationally recognized franchise concept that serves the repair, restoration and maintenance needs of both residential and business customers. Handyman Matters specializes in small- to medium-size jobs covering a wide range of "around-the-house" handyman tasks, repairs, installations and maintenance found on everyone’s to-do lists. Handyman Matters has taken the traditional handyman business and created a tech-savvy handyman service that offers one-stop shopping for both consumers and businesses while providing a pricing model in which customers only pay for the time spent on their project. Handyman Matters has 120 franchisees in the U.S., Canada and Ireland. Eleven franchisees were added in 2009 and Handyman Matters expects to reach 200 franchises by the end of 2011. For more information, visit www.HandymanMatters.com.