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Cardoza Plumbing Corp.
Commercial plumbing installation and renovation
Success Secret:
"Dedication, hard work, and to have listened respectfully to our father's very best advice."
What Is Success?
"If you love what you're doing you will be successful."
Best Advice:
"I am the key to my own destiny."
Tipping Point:
"When we were awarded our first $3 million job."
Success Secret
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What Is Success?
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Best Advice
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Tipping Point
Sources of Startup Capital
Friends & family
Venture capital
Bank loan
Private investors
Line of credit
Credit cards
Savings/personal funds
Company Benefits
Health insurance
Flextime
Life insurance
Company car
Telecommuting
401(K)
Tuition reimbursement
Stock options
Other Benefits:
Pension plan; Profit sharing
Company Details
Location:
Westbury, NY
Founders:
Marie Morena Pontillo, 39, Raymond Cardoza, 42
Website:
http://www.cardozaplumbingcorp.com
Year Started:
September 1999
Initial Investment:
$50,000
Turned a Profit:
2001
First Million:
2001
2007 Sales:
$11 million
Number of Employees:
Day 1:
2
2007:
100
2008:
120*
* Projected by 2009
Company Background
We provide plumbing installation and renovation for all commercial buildings and institutions.
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