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Web URL(s):http://landscapemanagement.net/the-old-college-try/
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Author(s):Geraci, Beth
Author Affiliation:Senior Editor, Landscape Management
Title:The old college try: There's a lot to be learned from student business owners who have found success
Source:Landscape Management. Vol. 52, No. 4, April 2013, p. 50-52, 54-58.
Publishing Information:Cleveland, Ohio: North Coast Media LLC
# of Pages:8
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Business profile; Career growth; Personal profile
Subjects' Names:Chiles, Wesley; Turner, Matt; Ruppert, Craig; Rowe, Tim; Davis, AJ; Field, Michael
Business Name:Davis Outdoor Jobs, in Apalachin, New York; Tim's Landscape Care, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey; Premium Properties, in Spicer, Minnesota; Ruppert Landscape, in Laytonsville, Maryland; Turner Landscaping, in St. Paris, Ohio; Chiles Enterprise, in Louisa, Virginia
Abstract/Contents:Profiles Wesley Chiles, Matt Turner, Craig Ruppert, Michael Field, Tim Rowe, and AJ Davis, who started their own landscaping companies at young ages. Details each of their backgrounds and how they started their companies. Discusses the process each individual went through when obtaining insurance for their companies and growing their client base. States that "you'd be smarter if you work for somebody else for a while, figure out the business and the laws, and then go on and do your own." Explains the benefits of growing companies at a moderate pace.
Language:English
References:0
Note:Includes sidebars, "FYI: Wesley Chiles", p. 51, "FYI: Michael Field", p. 52, "FYI: Tim Rowe", p. 54 and "FYI: BJ Flora", p. 58
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Geraci, B. 2013. The old college try: There's a lot to be learned from student business owners who have found success. Landscape Manage. 52(4):p. 50-52, 54-58.
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