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Standard Components Inc.
Automotive gauge manufacturer
Success Secret:
"Knowledge of the industry and satisfying customer needs"
What Is Success?
"In a word, growth!"
Best Advice:
"You'll never get rich working for someone else."
Tipping Point:
"When we changed our core business to concentrate on designing and building CMM checking fixtures"
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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
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Company Details
Location:
Sterling Heights, MI
Founders:
James O. Wilkins, 50, Joseph Lucent, 49, David Jackson, 48
Website:
www.scigage.com
Year Started:
April 2001
Initial Investment:
$100K
Turned a Profit:
2003
First Million:
2004
2002 Sales:
$256K
2006 Sales:
$6.1M
Number of Employees:
Day 1:
2
2006:
51
2007:
60*
* Projected by 2008
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