Greater Philadelphia Veteran’s Network: Do They Not Know?  Or Do They Not Care?

Greater Philadelphia Veterans Network (GPVN) is a 501c3 organization.

They claim “We guide Veterans through the entire lifecycle of their professional careers. We strive to develop better employees, stronger leaders, and fully-equipped Veteran Owned Businesses.”

One of the fully-equipped Veteran Owned Businesses they endorse and promote, both directly and indirectly, is the JDog Brands franchise opportunity.

Here are some quick facts about the JDog Brands franchise opportunity:

JDog Franchise Fact Sheet

List of JDog Franchisees With Closed or Failed Franchises – UPDATED

The GPVN & Veteran’s Shark Tank Promote the JDog Franchise to Veterans

The Greater Philadelphia Veteran’s Network – both as a group and as individual members – are major supporters and distributors of the false and predatory JDog franchise success story that’s led to the termination of 400+ Veteran-owned franchises.

For years they have promoted Jerry Flanagan and Tracy Flanagan as honorable business people dedicated to ending Veteran unemployment, PTSD and suicide.

They promote the JDog Brands franchise opportunities through sponsored events.

They promote them on social media as a great franchise for Veterans.

They have bestowed celebrity status upon Jerry Flanagan.

Board members appear on JDog podcasts, they invite the Flanagans to speak, they give them awards.

Veterans and military families continue to be drawn in… only to lose their investments… sometimes more.

Franchise Truth for Veterans has contacted this organization, which professes to be qualified to guide Veterans’ career and business choices, with a simple question:

Does the Greater Philadelphia Veteran’s Network not KNOW…

Or does the Greater Philadelphia Veteran’s Network not CARE?

We Await the Responses from Board of the Greater Philadelphia Veteran’s Network

In the past 3 years we have published & distributed 50+ blog posts, 125+ graphics & documents, multiple music videos, and countless blog posts from nearby Lancaster, PA.  More than 400 JDog franchises owned by Veterans and military families have been terminated or had their ownership transferred by a Philadelphia-based member of GPVN. 

How is it possible that we had to expend time, effort and expense to inform a Veteran’s business organization about their own members and community?

And what are they willing to do to try to mitigate the damage done by those who continue to promote JDog franchises to military Veterans?

Have they asked their friend and member Jerry Flanagan why he continues to sell failed territories to military Veterans?

Greater Philadelphia Veteran’s Network Board

• Alex Archawski, Founder/Director of GPVN
• Sean Ellsworth, Board Chair
• Edward Carr, Senior Project Manager, Military and Veteran Affairs at Comcast NBCUniversal
• Ken Wong, Principal at NavPac Advisors
• Walter Melnyk, Tax Director at Vialto Partners
• Chanel Santiago, Veteran Outreach Program Specialist at the Vet Center
• Hank Gillen, Director of Veterans Services at St Joseph’s University
• Shawn Clark, First Sergeant, USA, Retired

Learn More About the JDog Franchise for Veterans Promoted by GPVN

The JDog Report: An Urgent Call to End the Exploitation of Veterans in Franchising [UPDATED]

Where Have All the JDogs Gone?

Sam Z JDog Franchisee with intro by Former JDog Franchisee

JDog Franchise Deceives Veterans With False Success Stories & Earnings Claims

TAGS:  Greater Philadelphia Veteran’s Network, GPVN, JDog Brands, JDog junk franchise, JDog Carpet Cleaning, Jerry Flanagan, Tracey Flanagan, Alex Archawski, Sean Ellsworth, Edward Carr, Ken Wong, Walter Melnyk, Chanel Santiago, Hank Gillen, Veterans Services, St Joseph’s University, Shawn Clark