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| This series is part of the mission of Competitive Advantage: Stories With An Edge. We use storytelling to illuminate complicated processes and inspire people to think of new ways to solve problems. Each story in the series will be different, yet they all will reveal how an entrepreneur addressed any one of several business issues. The company uses the talents of storytellers to reinterpret the entrepreneur's rendition of an aspect of their business. Sometimes the story will be about how the person handles growth and manages change, finds his business niche or just becomes an entrepreneur. That's what the following story is about. |
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| Story #1 |
| Greg O'Connell is a real estate developer. He is the largest single landowner in the Red Hook Section of Brooklyn. He rents to over 100 small businesses, owns nearly 600 residential units, and is the driving force behind the plans to convert a Civil-War era warehouse into an upscale Fairway supermarket. Greg's story addresses what it means to be an entrepreneur. While much has been written on the subject, we think you'll be surprised and moved by what Greg has to say on the topic. So we invite you to sit back and listen. You're about to hear the story of a man who went from being a successful NYC police detective to a visionary real estate developer. |
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| Story #2 |
| John Iorio's story is about what it takes to buy a business, but in his case, it was a business he grew up in. This Bronx-born native, who talks like he's from Brooklyn, has build a successful business. Funtime Amusements, as it is now called, was once owned by his boss, a boss he started working for when he was 18. But before John could buy the business, he had to learn it. He also had to make a decision to want to run it and own it. John Iorio's story is not just about the dos and don'ts of buying a business. It's also the story of a man with a mission to succeed, to succeed in business and in life. |
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| Story #3 |
As more and more people chose to start their own business, they face many challenges. Of course having a viable business is key, but sometimes the issue is balancing the business with managing a family. Is it harder for women who do this? Meet Susana Honig, a friend and neighbor, who works as an independent architect who operates out of her home in Park Slope Brooklyn. She'll let you in on a few of her miss-steps as well as some poignant pointers. |
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| Story #4 |
Charles Howard is the man behind a very successful business - a business that provides a very essential service. His business, Call A Head, is one of the largest portable toilet business in New York. How he took a business that was small and unknown and transformed into the thriving company it is today is the story of a young entrepreneur who had a vision for his company at a very young age. His tag line reads: We're Number 1 at picking up Number 2 and how got to there and made a niche for his business is quite intriguing. His story reveals the depth and breath of his thinking and how creativity extends to every part of a business. When you're done listening, you'll never think of a portable toilet in the same way again. |
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| Story #5 |
How many small business owners have had trouble getting paid? You think your clients are above board and the next thing you know you can't find them anywhere. How do you go about making sure that you really receive the money you've worked so hard to earn? In this story you're going to hear from Brooklyn born Howard Weber, founding partner of a law firm that specializes in collections, commercial litigation and real estate. Mr. Weber attended Brooklyn Law School and received a PhD from NYU. He is a past adjunct professor at Seton Hall Law School and at Adelphi's paralegal certification program. |
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