Cincinnati Enquirer Small Business Corner

Looking to maintain high standards in the unregulated and somewhat renegade business climate of the home inspection industry, Kal Patel, founder of Mason-based 1st Inspection Services Inc., said he is looking to expand his business through franchising, but at a slow enough pace to ensure quality work.

Patel, a native of India who moved to the United States in 1974 as a child with his parents…