{"product_id":"9781539802983","title":"How I Became An Entrepreneur","description":"In addition to Clarksville, I opened up stores in Memphis and Jackson, in Tennessee, and in Atlanta and Marietta, in Georgia. I also opened up a second store in Nashville, in the Madison area, which I named Music City Custom Truck Accessories and which became the center of my truck accessory business. In addition to these endeavors, I also branched out into the motorcycle business... So says Thomas R. Scales in How I Became an Entrepreneur. Born into a poor family, Scales got his first taste of entrepreneurship as a child of nine going door-to-door selling potholders for 25 cents each. This was in the post-war period. America was a different place then. After a stint in the National Guard, Scales landed a job selling rechromed bumpers to automotive body shops. Then, with help from a friend, he put together enough money to buy the business himself. And what started out as a single, stand-alone auto accessory outlet grew eventually into a multi-tiered business enterprise-involving manufacturing as well as sales-that spanned two states. Along the way there were ups and downs, however--lots of them. Early on, his first store outlet was destroyed by fire. Later there were problems with employee theft, including a bookkeeper who embezzled withholding taxes. The loss was so great it almost sank the business and took nine and a half years to repay the debt owed to the IRS. But through it all, Scales kept his faith in God, a faith that has guided him throughout his life. Thomas R. Scales is very much a man who has lived the American dream. This is his story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eThomas R. Scales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eNov 18, 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e86 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e1539802981\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9781539802983\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49149253189937,"sku":"9781539802983","price":12.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8215\/8385\/files\/9781539802983__97358_870ecfbb-c4a4-4cf6-9df2-688a04544484.jpg?v=1716197647","url":"https:\/\/www.recomparo.com\/products\/9781539802983","provider":"ReComparo.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}