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It takes time and elbow grease to build any type of business

Johnson

Published on June 24, 2013

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If you have visited my profile you will see I have many years in business management. I owned a business for many years for which I started without financial backing or a good place to begin.

I did not have the tools or equipment needed to do the jobs I was to do. I had many reasons to quit but more reasons to succeed. When I got frustrated and wanted to quit I would look at my kids and wife and remember why I started this thing in the first place.

It took 5 plus years before I saw real profits in the business and as I moved toward a more precision product I had to purchase equipment needed to do that type of work. Any profits made went into tools and machines so I could build the business I dreamed of.

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My business required specific types of machinery to compete with other metal fab businesses. Starting with no money and having to pay a house payment, car payment and necessities of life for my family was difficult, so adding the purchase of machinery to that list created a rough road to follow.

So when I see people who don't have the fortitude to do anything to make life better It Erik's me. Instead of having to search out and buy the tools needed to build a business WA is giving away ever tool needed to build a strong solid business and anyone not taking advantage of this will probably never do anything.

When I started here I didn't know anything about this type of business, but I do have the Keep on Keeping on syndrome because I know anything worth having is worth putting in a little elbow grease.

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