2005 Year in Review
Back to Homepage: People in the News Listing | Back to Year in Review Index
Small Business Gives Thanks To Big Business |
|
|
“Once I moved to Morrison I knew this was the life style I wanted. I have never experienced the small town feeling and it’s the best thing to see people wave at you as you’re driving down the road. That never happens in a city like atmosphere, usually it’s a horn to get out of the way. Super Wash brought me here and I never left,” stated Anthony Szabo about his life experiences and what brought him to where he and his family are currently, owners and operators of Midwest Mobile Washers. Midwest Mobile Washers was established in 1992 as A & D Mobile Washers. The name was changed to sound more professional because of the early growth of the business and Anthony and Deb Szabo had a vision to some day service the Midwestern States. Now, fourteen years later that vision and dream is coming true and beyond that. Anthony and Debra met at Super Wash, Inc. as employees. Deb is from the rural Erie area and attended a local community college with Super Wash being her first full-time job out of school. Tony hailed from Northern Indiana as a part-time college student, part-time United Parcel Services worker, and part-time Super Wash attendant. “It was my first years after high school and I was undetermined of what road to take for a career,” Tony said. “I knew I had a passion for cleaning, because one third or better of my pay checks were spent at car washes when I was attending High School.” Tony was given an opportunity to work for Super Wash, Inc., one of the top 500 growing companies in the United States. “I recall the day when Denny Boeck hired me in front of the Jefferson Avenue Super Wash in Mishawaka, Indiana on a cold snowy day while the Super Wash was finishing up construction.” “After a few months of being employed as an attendant, next thing I know I’m moving to Morrison, Illinois to be employed at what I love to do. Being employed at Super Wash for about four years taught me a wealth of growing information and business knowledge that has given my family and I a wonderful life and extremely bright future,” added Tony. Tony left employment with Super Wash in the early 90’s because of the extensive traveling involved with the job. It took him about two years to find his direction again. “Once again I found myself back at my bosses desk (Denny Boeck). Deb and I bought a portable homemade makeshift pressure washer mounted on a flat bed truck that Denny Boeck owned and Super Wash made. We ran to Gary Hayenga, at Smith Bank and presented our business plan, and we were off to wash. I did not know what areas of the cleaning market would pay the best, but I’m back doing what I love to do, it did not matter. (Thank You Gary, for the financial start of our business),” Tony stated. Midwest Mobile Washers now services Illinois – Indiana – Wisconsin – Iowa – Missouri – Michigan – Minnesota – Ohio. Also servicing Florida and jobs in New York and Rhode Island are giving them an opportunity to open a new location on the East Coast possibly in 2006. Services offered include: - House washing
Tony also resides as a board of director for a cleaning organization and teaches classes on the beginning and start-up of a Pressure Washing business. “I stay compliant with the industry standards and laws by education and trade show seminars in the off season. We learn new standards and procedures from manufactures and suppliers in the pressure washing profession,” added Tony. There is an estimated 40,000 pressure washing businesses in the United States; because of the low start up cost involved, it seems everyone tries it. “We want to be recognized as the leaders in the industry, and not only locally, but nation wide. In the last five years Midwest Mobile Washers sales has almost doubled each year in tribute to education, hard work, and applying Super Washes business ethics I learned,” Tony said. “It’s real unforeseen how life treats you and what is going to happen next. My Marriage, employment, and business is all because of Denny Boeck, Bob and Mary Black who may not realize what they have given to me with using this phrase ‘MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE’S DAY OR LIFE USING YOUR GOD GIVEN TALENTS’,” Tony reflected. “That has stuck with me and has led me down the correct path to success. Deb and I Thank You!” You can visit Midwest Mobile Washers website at Midwest Washers or from their button ad on thecity1.com front page. by Dawn Zuidema, theCity1.com |
Copyright © 2005 TheCity1.com.
All rights reserved