Tina and Jake Gordon had built Independence Preschool & Childcare into a growing operation with a second location in the works — but growth was starting to reveal a familiar bottleneck: them. As co-owners, they…
On paper, Provident Law was doing fine. The Phoenix-based firm, built on strong convictions about justice and client care, had a solid practice and a loyal client base. But managing partner Christopher Charles knew something…
Classic Air Aviation trains pilots from their very first lesson through the advanced certifications that lead to a regional airline cockpit — Private Pilot, Instrument, Commercial, and the Certified Flight Instructor ratings that let graduates…
Warren Wheat wasn’t new to landscape maintenance — he’d already built and sold one company in the industry before the entrepreneurial itch brought him back in 2012 with Genesis Landscape Solutions. What started as a…
Arizona Total Home Restoration (“ATH”) handles the calls nobody wants to make — the burst pipe at 2 a.m., the aftermath of a house fire, the mold that’s been spreading behind a wall for months.…
Founded in 1984, Pleasant Places built a reputation as a trusted commercial landscaping provider throughout
In early 2009, Brian Pio went into business for himself leading the U.S. branch of ERI Group, an international packaging company producing eco-friendly, molded-pulp protective packaging for major manufacturers. It should have felt like a…
Chad Jewell had reached the point every business owner dreads: he felt trapped in his own HVAC business and was ready to sell. He’d already started that process with a broker — until he realized…
Jason Fleming had built a solid reputation over more than a decade serving East Valley customers with quality automotive repair work. But solid reputation and solid revenue growth aren’t the same thing, and Jason’s business…
Juan Carlos Vargas had already bought a body shop with 55 years of history behind it and started restoring its reputation alongside his son. But the recession hit hard, and for a while he couldn’t…