- Joined
- Mar 20, 2005
- Location
- Morganton NC
a little claim to fame.
http://www.morganton.com/servlet/Sa...c=MGArticle&cid=1149189870536&path=!frontpage
IN case it asks for a log in I copied and pasted the article
Series Helped Budbuilt
By Adam Shull
ashull@morganton.com
Tuesday, August 8, 2006
Adam Shull | The News Herald George Rosenberger IV, 14, helps his father's business, Budbuilt, make accessories and parts for Toyota trucks. Rosenberger IV is one of six children in the family that work for their Dad.
Morganton - Even established entrepreneurs benefit from Western Piedmont's Entrepreneur Series.
Just ask Bud Rosenberger.
The owner of Budbuilt Inc., he completed the course in September 2005.
His small business makes Toyota truck accessories and parts.
Rosenberger isn't an accountant but he learned to think like one.
"Working on cash flow projections was most helpful to me," Rosenberger says.
He says the course presented situations that required quick thinking and problem solving.
"That sounds a lot like business," Rosenberger says.
Based on his success in the past year, Rosenberger is putting all of his knowledge to good use.
Budbuilt opened in 1999. Rosenberger says in the past two years, the business is doing three times its original volume.
Most of his customers are out West where demand is high for Toyota truck parts that allow for off-road driving.
These "rockcrawlers" make orders using his Web site (www.budbuilt.com).
Rosenberger serves his customers out of his basement.
He works alongside his wife and about half of his nine children (a true family business).
Business is good, and the budding entrepreneur has positive visions for the future.
Rosenberger plans to move into a bigger building and be able to do installation work on-site.
There is no way to measure how much of his success is due to the course.
But Rosenburger has some advice.
"Take the time," he says. "It's definitely worth doing."
http://www.morganton.com/servlet/Sa...c=MGArticle&cid=1149189870536&path=!frontpage
IN case it asks for a log in I copied and pasted the article
Series Helped Budbuilt
By Adam Shull
ashull@morganton.com
Tuesday, August 8, 2006
Adam Shull | The News Herald George Rosenberger IV, 14, helps his father's business, Budbuilt, make accessories and parts for Toyota trucks. Rosenberger IV is one of six children in the family that work for their Dad.
Morganton - Even established entrepreneurs benefit from Western Piedmont's Entrepreneur Series.
Just ask Bud Rosenberger.
The owner of Budbuilt Inc., he completed the course in September 2005.
His small business makes Toyota truck accessories and parts.
Rosenberger isn't an accountant but he learned to think like one.
"Working on cash flow projections was most helpful to me," Rosenberger says.
He says the course presented situations that required quick thinking and problem solving.
"That sounds a lot like business," Rosenberger says.
Based on his success in the past year, Rosenberger is putting all of his knowledge to good use.
Budbuilt opened in 1999. Rosenberger says in the past two years, the business is doing three times its original volume.
Most of his customers are out West where demand is high for Toyota truck parts that allow for off-road driving.
These "rockcrawlers" make orders using his Web site (www.budbuilt.com).
Rosenberger serves his customers out of his basement.
He works alongside his wife and about half of his nine children (a true family business).
Business is good, and the budding entrepreneur has positive visions for the future.
Rosenberger plans to move into a bigger building and be able to do installation work on-site.
There is no way to measure how much of his success is due to the course.
But Rosenburger has some advice.
"Take the time," he says. "It's definitely worth doing."
This Bud's for you Bud...Hat's Off to ya Brother!!
