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Success in a small business requires any number of attributes, but perhaps the most important one is a love for the work. Bill McDaniel, 55, of Atlanta feels that way about the dry-cleaning business. He has tried his hand at half a dozen other jobs, but none has matched the satisfaction he derives from operating Bill McDaniel's Cleaners in Atlanta. Says he: "I am intrigued by the business. It is fast moving, and the time goes by quickly. In dry cleaning, you can really stay busy...
...World War II sailor on board the oil tanker Nantahala, McDaniel washed his own dungarees in the boiler room and patted a crease into the legs. But his initial try at running his own dry-cleaning operation failed in 1972 because of the increasing popularity of wash-and-wear garments and the loss of two high-volume customers. After his business declined by $30,000 over three years, McDaniel was forced to sell out for $32,000. He had unsuccessful flings in real estate leasing and carpet cleaning, but then in 1975 he bought a second dry-cleaning shop from...
...McDaniel's shop, which is located next to an insurance office in a small shopping center, draws about 200 steady customers from nearby office and apartment complexes. Business has increased steadily in the past few years, thanks in part to the growing number of two-income families who have less time available for laundry chores. Last year McDaniel's Cleaners did a business of $130,000, up from...
Rising costs are McDaniel's biggest concern. He tries to keep his overhead to a minimum by working long hours and closely watching the use of energy. McDaniel opens the shop himself at 7:30 each weekday morning and fires up the boiler that makes steam to press garments. By the tune a helper arrives at 8 a.m., McDaniel has already cleaned a 50-lb. load of clothes and hung them on hangers. His wife helps run the shop, working the counter and mending garments; and all three of their children have also worked there...
...DiMaggio 92)"You stink" 93)BroccaBella 94)Willie Horton 95)Lindy and Von McDaniel 96)Lloyd and Paul Waner 97)harry and Stan Coveleski 98)Matty and Felipe Alou 99)Rick and Paul Reuschel 100)Mort and Walker Cooper 101)Lou Boudreau, Mary Marion and Don Kessinger 102)George and Dick Sisler 103)Ralph Houk...