Focus on Small Business Conference
Burger King franchisee talks about his unlucky store No. 13
Posted on Fri, Nov. 02, 2007
BY JIM WYSS
Serial entrepreneur Al Cabrera, who became the nation's second largest Burger King franchisee before selling out and moving on to development and hospitality ventures, was the keynote speaker at the Focus on Small Business conference.
BUSINESS 101: At one point Al Cabrera was Burger King's second-largest franchisee, owning more than 250 restaurants. But to get there he had to survive infamous store No. 13. The restaurant in North Miami was repeatedly burglarized, but also taught Cabrera key lessons in entrepreneurship.
Click the link to the right to listen to Cabrera tell the story during his keynote speech at The Miami Herald's Focus on Small Business conference, which took place Nov. 1, 2007 at the Biltmore Hotel.
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