Child Entrepreneur Grows Up, Cleans Up.LA VERNE La Verne (lə vûrn), city (1990 pop. 30,897), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1906. La Verne, which began as a citrus-processing center, now has varied manufacturing, including electronic components, apparel, hand , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1999-- Who knows for sure what happens to the kids who run the neighborhood lemonade stand
He began washing neighbor's cars at the age of 10, and worked his way through college with the car detailing business he built from scratch. After school Steve went to work in the world of big business, first with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and later for B. Braun McGaw as a Senior Key Account Manager. Ten years of experience in a service business, combined with his years in the corporate world, taught Steve a lot. He learned how to provide exceptional customer service, with a very personal touch. He learned how to charge a fair price, and still operate a profitable business. And most of all, he learned that the demand for such services was tremendous, and growing. Today he's putting all those lessons to work as the owner/operator of California's first MaidPro office. An award-winning cleaning company, MaidPro prides itself on providing quality, individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. service with the industry's best trained maids. Steve certainly learned his lessons well. In just four months he and his team have rocketed the La Verne office into position as the fastest growing MaidPro franchise in the country. Currently servicing the communities between Rancho Cucamonga Rancho Cucamonga (răn`chō k  'kəmäng`gə), city (1990 pop. 101,409), San Bernardino co., S Calif. and Glendora, Chino Chino (chē`nō), city (1990 pop. 59,682), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, inc. 1910. It is the business and processing center of a diversified farming (notably dairying) area. Hills, Diamond Bar and Walnut, MaidPro of La Verne's success will mean quick expansion into all of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . Steve's formula for success is simple. "We provide a valuable service to our customers for a very fair price. They keep coming back and are referring their friends because we truly deliver great service. We're not happy until our customers are." MaidPro was founded in 1991 in Boston, Massachusetts and now services the country coast-to-coast. MaidPro cleans with a level of professionalism, expertise and caring that is guaranteed to satisfy. They'll vacuum, polish, and scrub their way through your house. And bathrooms are their specialty! SOURCE: DigitalWork ( http://www.digitalwork.com ) DigitalWork.com -- Your Business Workshop |
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