2. • My uncle, Michael White, is the owner of a cabinetry
business called Creative Cabinets
• He went to a vocational high school and took classes on
cabinet making.
3. • He has been in business for 17 years.
• The business is located in Walpole, Ma
• He designs cabinetry such as kitchens, dressers,
bathrooms, etc.
4. • Michael White got started working at a cabinet shop and
learned a lot there for him to start his own business.
• He eventually started up his own business while
continuing to work there.
• Two years later business was strong enough that he was
able to leave that job and work exclusively for himself.
5. • My uncle started this business because he had gone as
far as he could, working for someone else. He also had a
passion in creating beautiful pieces of work.
6.
7. • In this field there have not been many changes to the
way the end product is turned out, but in all the years, he
has gained more experience and confidence in customer
relations.
8.
9. • His business reputation and the ability to employ people
to provide quality work.
10. • He said the most difficult challenge is getting customers
to pay their bills on time. Most of his business is with
builders, building new construction. Builders are working
with bank draws and money is released to them upon
stages of the build.
11. • He ask for deposits at the time of the order and
installments as the job progresses.
12.
13. • A good reputation along with a strong client base.
15. • My uncle plans to stay in business for as long as he can.
His goals are to have the business continue to grow and
to upgrade equipment and to eventually step aside and
let the business work for him.
16.
17. • He told me, if you plan to go into business on your own,
make sure it is doing something you love to do. You want
to be able to wake up every morning and look forward to
going into work instead of waking up and dreading
getting out of bed.
