April & Don Robinson
2425 N. Aspen in Broken Arrow (61st and 145th)

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Wayne Herron, Co-Owner
71st and Elm in Broken Arrow

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Don & April wrote...

We bought a Paradise Donuts here in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma in January 2002.

It's been a dream of Don's, to own a donut shop. Well guess what? His dream came true. People say that dreams don't come true but believe us they do if you want them to. We checked out another donut franchise located in Tulsa but they wouldn't give us a time or day to show us around or talk about their business. So we were driving around and noticed a new donut shop chain called Paradise Donuts in town. We both looked at each other and said let's give it a try. We got the info from the owner and he told us where to go. We met with a representative and he showed us around and told us what we needed to know. They were new in town and they had a shop for sale. We drove by and drove by for weeks and finely we both put our thought together and sat on it for at least a month. I know that because their representative called us and checked on us and I wanted to help Don's dream come true. So guess what? We bought Paradise Donuts at 61st and 145th in Broken Arrow at 2425 N. Aspen.

We love it and Don can't keep from smiling. People are great. Our shop is decorated in Nascar. We have people come in and say they heard we have a donut shop in BA with Nascar on the wall. We don't advertise, it's word of mouth and business has gone so high. So if you're a Nascar fan and like to eat donuts stop by and take a pit stop. Thank you you all make people happy and dreams do come true.

P.S. Our training was the tops!

Thank you,

April & Don Robinson

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Wayne wrote....

For the past nine years, my sister and I have owned a wholesale printing business. Today, we own and operate a Paradise donut shop. Making the switch from operating a roll press to a rolling pin was difficult to say the least.

Neither of us had ever made a donut, nor had we ever seen one made. We had no idea what equipment would be needed or where to get it. No idea of how to set up a kitchen even if we had the equipment. All we were sure of was that we did indeed want to get into the donut business.

After research, we realized it would take a reasonable investment, money we were able to obtain, and offered a solid chance of good return. In our case, we made money the very first month. And, after our first six months, we had already surpassed where we thought it would take us two years to reach.

The folks at Paradise donuts made our shop and success possible! They helped us every step of the way to getting the store open. Once we found a potential location, they stepped in and gave us their honest opinion of build out cost, how to set up the kitchen, and what the volume of monthly business might be.

They helped us acquire our equipment. Most of which we bought used at very good prices. What we couldn't find used they directed us to suppliers who could meet our needs.

The folks at Paradise donuts taught us to make donuts, how to display them; and at what price to sell them.

Now we have the highest volume donut shop in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. With at least eight other competitors, not counting supermarkets, to be where we're at today is a testimony to the professionalism of the folks at Paradise Donuts. They know what they're doing and how to show others how to do it too!

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