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Interview with Dirk Porter of P&P Contracting, Inc.

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Dirk Porter is an example of someone who makes the best out of a bad situation.  His former place of employment was going out of business, so he decided to go his own route as an entrepreneur as the founder of P&P Contracting, Inc., a small yet successful contracting company that specializes in tile work, based out of Marion, NC.

When asked why he chose to start his own business instead of just finding another job, Dirk replied that he was simply tired of working for other people.  He had been doing some tile and contracting work on the side for the few years before, so he decided to try that out full-time.  The side work that Porter had done had a great impact on the immediate success of his business.  The fact that his name was already out there got him a lot of business.  What used to be just weekend work was now a full-time operation, largely due to the word-of-mouth marketing.  “I used the yellow pages, business cards, signs,” Dirk stated, “but word of mouth was definitely best by far.”

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Interview with Darrell Camby of Camby Mobile Home Movers

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Darrell Camby is one of the founders of Camby Mobile Home Movers.  Based out of McDowell County, North Carolina, Camby Mobile Home Movers served both mobile home dealerships and individuals in the transportation and setting of mobile homes.  The company is no longer active since his dad, the other founder of the business, retired.

The reason for starting their own business, Darrell said, was freedom.  “Saying when I can go on vacation, what kind of money I can make,” are some examples he gives of this freedom.  His dad was already in the field and had knowledge and experience in the business, so it only made sense to get into mobile home moving and setting.  The challenge of starting a business also seemed appealing as well.  The two of them were the only full time employees of the business, but they would occasionally hire short-term help for certain jobs.

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