Franchise Pioneer H&R Block Awards Local Franchisee National Honors
November 20 2017 - 2:00PM
A Brattleboro, Vermont franchisee stood out from nearly 1,500
franchisees and won recognition from H&R Block (NYSE:HRB), a
global consumer tax services provider that virtually created the
franchise model in 1956. Tim Targett was one of four Featured
Franchisees of the Year.
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Winners were selected from among the top 100 franchisees who led
business results and qualitative factors, including community
involvement. In addition to leading top-performing franchises, a
demonstrated commitment to H&R Block’s core value to do the
right thing made up half the selection criteria.
“All of our Featured Franchisees of the Year exemplify H&R
Block’s ‘called to serve’ spirit,” said Kip Knight, senior vice
president of U.S. franchise operations at H&R Block. “Not only
do the winners operate tax offices that serve our clients well,
they also are active participants in their communities. They all
live by H&R Block’s pledge to support the communities we live,
work and play in.”
Tim Targett of Brattleboro, Vermont was
named the featured franchisee in the eight or more offices
category. Targett, a senior tax advisor, has been a franchisee for
20 years and purchased his first office with his father. He also
has his family’s third generation working in the tax office. He’s
kept a keen eye on customer service and building relationships that
last a lifetime. Targett is a past chair of H&R Block’s
Franchise Satellite Council and serves on numerous corporate
working committees. He’s been named a top 100 franchisee six times.
His offices sponsor multiple annual golf tournaments and youth
racing events.
Targett was recognized with a commemorative crystal award,
monetary award, a letter signed by company co-founder Henry W.
Bloch and special accommodations at the National Franchise
Convention hotel.
More than six decades of franchise
supportH&R Block opened its first franchise office in
1956, a year after brothers Henry and Richard Bloch founded the
company, virtually creating the franchise model. With 60 years of
franchising history, H&R Block has created a support system
franchisees use to market their business, serve their clients and
expand to new offices.
H&R Block franchisees now operate nearly 3,600 H&R Block
offices nationally. To learn more about H&R Block franchises,
visit www.hrblock.com/franchise or call
1-800-HRBLOCK.
About H&R Block H&R Block, Inc.
(NYSE:HRB) is a global consumer tax services provider. Tax return
preparation services are provided by professional tax preparers in
approximately 12,000 company-owned and franchise retail tax offices
worldwide, and through H&R Block tax software products for the
DIY consumer. H&R Block also offers adjacent Tax Plus products
and services. In fiscal 2017, H&R Block had annual revenues of
over $3 billion with 23 million tax returns prepared worldwide. For
more information, visit the H&R Block Newsroom.
For Further InformationLisa Patterson,
816-854-552, lisa.patterson@hrblock.com
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