Current Position: Retired. Bill Lucas, 72, recently relocated to a retirement community in Georgetown, Texas. After a successful, colorful and storied 39-year career in the fast-paced world of dry cleaning, he is currently enjoying life in the slow lane. Pre-dry cleaning: His first job was at H.E.B. Texas Grocery in Corpus Christi, Texas. Lucas mastered […]
Category: Business
Business Owner Or Business Operator?
Fortunately for our industry most owners are operators. They are there most every day and keep an eagle eye on their business. They did not train Junior to run it after a couple of months. They continue to come in and oversee their creation. Sadly, a good number of owners don’t practice being at the […]
What A Drycleaner Learned About Facebook, From ebay
After I sold my drycleaning shops, I moved into consulting with drycleaners. While building my consulting business, an opportunity arrived unexpectedly, I had found an opportunity to receive large amounts of government surplus computers and sell them to a training center teaching people to refurbish and upgrade computers. I became a partner in a sideline […]