Franchises have unique formulas for success, but Denise and Tim Coulter’s experience as Subway franchisees shows positive results also depend on a quality integral to any startup: perseverance.
The Coulters and her mother, Yvonne Peevy, own and operate six Abilene Subways and three more in the area under Big Country Subs Co. Their newest restaurant opened in September on Antilley Road.
After eating at a Subway in San Angelo, Denise and Yvonne sought to open a unit in their hometown of Cross Plains. A Lubbock-based Subway development agent helped them with the process. Mother and daughter secured a Small Business Administration loan from their local banker for the upfront franchise fee and building renovations. Tim and Denise’s father, R.T. Peevy, did the construction work according to Subway’s guidelines. They opened in March 1996.