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What do these age old clichés have in common? They’re all true. No matter the slogan you choose, if you’re planning to be successful, at some point you’re going to have to take a risk. Not to worry though, you’re certainly not alone.

Stop what you’re doing and take a look around. Chances are you’re looking at a product that came from a company that started by taking a risk. Depending on what you’re looking at, it may not have been the first risk or even the second that paid off.

Perception of successful businesses tends to be that they must have had some kind of good fortune, been blessed with plenty of initial operating capital, or started their business in a perfect economy. However,

“NO guTs NO gLOry!”

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the opposite is true of many of today’s most successful companies.

In 1971 Fred Smith took $250,000 of his own money and convinced the board of his family’s trust to match it. He then convinced the board to guarantee a $6.3 million dollar loan to buy his first two planes. His idea was to move Federal Reserve shipments nightly throughout the United States using his “550mph delivery trucks.”The Fed did not award him the contract and instead elected to use his system to move 13.2 million checks through five hubs using their own planes. He wasn’t deterred. He went to New York, where he signed a contract for 23 more jets with one to be delivered each week at a cost of $29.1 million dollars.

After laying it on the line and enduring multiple setbacks, he is today the CEO of Federal Express. He has been on the list of the highest paid executives in America since 1999 and has shared his Five Secrets of Entrepreneurial Suc-cess with the rest of us. They are:

•HaveaCompellingBusinessIdea•BeaZealot•HaveaConservativeBusinessPlan•WorkEffectivelyWithOthers•GrowasYourBusinessGrows

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Food. Clothing. Shelter. These are the three basic needs in life. You’re on your own with dinner and your wardrobe, but Perry

Roofing has “Shelter” under control for you. In 1976 Perry started with, “One man and a truck.” Today, they scour the earth for the most competent and highly skilled craftsmen to put roofs on facilities in stadiums, Wal-Mart shop-ping centers, and even NASA buildings. Perry Roofing knows that, while a roof may be in the far corners of your mind, it should always be on your mind. A roof protects you from the elements and keeps your belongings, and most importantly your family, safe and secure. Not only that, a quality roof built with quality prod-ucts can save you and your family MONEY!

In addition to being one of RSI’s Top 100 roofers, Perry is also concerned with providing a bright future for tomorrow. They are frequently involved with such charitable organizations as: House of Hope, Habitat for Humanity, and the Boys and Girls Club. Whether it’s a residential or commercial project, you’re looking to repair your leaking roof, or update your roof with the latest in Green technology, you can count on one of Perry Roof-ing’s two Florida locations to keep you safe, dry and economical.

Formoreinformationortobookthemforyournextprojectgoto:www.perryroofing.com or call them at (800) 487-6637

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Before working at HUB, I worked a few different construction jobs. Most recently, I was working for a roofing company that specializes in artisan roofs.

The unique quality of these roofs means the jobs are often contracted in far-away places and the workers have to stay there until the job is finished. I did a lot of traveling in my time there, and it usually was a strange mixture of glamour and very hard work. My most hair raising experience was doing a job in the Dominican Republic. The DR is the Spanish-speaking half of the island of Hispaniola; the other half of the island is Haiti. In comparison to Haiti, the DR enjoys a more stable government and a better economy, but it is still a third world country. Our project was inside a wealthy district called Casa de Campos but outside the neighborhood we were working in, there were guards with guns at the gas stations. After the third day of work, I left my guest house to take a stroll down the beach in the evening as I often did on other jobs. It had never even crossed my mind to take any precautions until a couple of guards demanded to know in broken English what I was up to. “I’m just taking a walk,” I responded. “Show us your pass,” was their reply. We had two passes among us at the guest house, but I hadn’t thought to slip one into my trunks as I headed out the door.

Things went from bad to worse. Not only did I have no pass with me, I hadn’t brought my driver’s license, either. I couldn’t even tell them the number of the house I was stay-ing in. By now, I had four guards sizing me up. I was refused permission to go back to the house. They were talking about taking me to their station. I considered running away, but decided that would probably not end well. At last, they rustled up a golf cart, put me on board and let me direct them to my house. My fellow roofers came to the door and looked with alarm at the guards and then at me. “Do you know this gringo? The guards demanded. “The thing he knows only is his name!” It was a big relief the day i planted my feet back on american soil. As exciting as it was to visit exotic places, it feels pretty good to have a great job with a little less excite-ment like i do now.

BenSparksBen@HubIndustrial.com

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ABOvE: Even our jobsite had a guard. This one trusted me enough to let me examine his gun.

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