BASEMENT DIGGER
Mr. Chaplin asked me one day to help him under his house. He had a home that was sitting on a sloped lot, where the right side of the property…
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BASEMENT DIGGER
Matt’s Shoeshining Service
Anything I wanted to buy during Middle School and High School, I had to pay for it myself. Meaning, I never received an allowance. Today, I am truly grateful for…
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Matt’s Shoeshining Service
LAWN BOY- J&M’s Lawn Service
Dad came home one day with a brand new shiny red 21” Toro push self-propelled lawnmower. I guess his old one died or something, I’m not sure, but all I…
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LAWN BOY- J&M’s Lawn Service
Warren Brothers, LLC- VENDSTAR 3000
In the September 2000 edition of Entrepreneur Magazine, there was a section on “Start-Ups”, and I was so excited about the full page add on Vendstar® idea. The advertisement said…
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Warren Brothers, LLC- VENDSTAR 3000
The “401 Dr. Warren Plan” – First Truck Matching Program
As a young teen, I didn’t know all of the options and I surely didn’t know everything, but I did know what was NOT going to happen…living in the Warren…
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The “401 Dr. Warren Plan” – First Truck Matching Program
First truck experience
“If you want a truck one day, son, you are going to have to make some money,” dad said. “I’ll pay for half of your first vehicle up to $4000.…
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First truck experience
Sock-It Boards
Around fourth grade, I thought I was on to something huge. I had a neat little business idea. I wanted to get sheets of white board material and cut out…
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Sock-It Boards
Matt, the Janitor & Lawn Boy
Many self-employed people hire their children to help with the business. I didn’t really understand all of the tax advantages that the adults referred to when I was a child.…
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Matt, the Janitor & Lawn Boy
What Makes Me Happy is Creating a Legacy…The End.
This blog and platform in general is to create a legacy. I want something honest, real and benefitial for the next generation. At first, I was very unclear about where…
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What Makes Me Happy is Creating a Legacy…The End.
Balancing Marketing and Work: Goal of Marketing is Raise the Valleys and Lower the Peaks
How many times have we finished our billable work or a big client's project and looked up from the hard grind and said, "Oh, no! I have run out of…
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Balancing Marketing and Work: Goal of Marketing is Raise the Valleys and Lower the Peaks