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While many high school seniors were trying out the latest video game, cruising Main Street or looking for the next party to go to, Raymore, Missouri, student Jamison Shaw was working with a lawyer to start his own company. Not afraid of hard work, Shaw became aware of a need in the pool industry for installation and maintenance. After founding Select Pool Installation in the summer of 2005, he installed his first 20 above-ground pools and netted a healthy profit. Achieving that kind of success simply through word of mouth made Shaw wonder, “What else can I do?” He was quick to answer his own question. Using past experiences in construction and landscaping, as well as contacts he had in various professions, Shaw began installing concrete pads, building decks, remodeling rooms, plowing snow, and beautifying lawns. “I knew someone who could do whatever I needed,” he says. “So I would either learn how to do it from them or subcontract the work out.” Read the entire article
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