Cincinnati Enquirer Small Business Corner

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…