About Pete Schopen

Pete Schopen shares his eight mentees he will write about this year. The goal is to meet monthly, and sometimes more if situations warrant it. Each month, he will highlight one of these companies in the magazine....

Over the past 12 months, there have been several significant moments with the four mentees who participated in our “Start-up” articles this year. As we wrap up 2024, let’s take one more look at our four companies....

Joseph Nguyen had an excellent first year in 2023, finishing with $110,000 in revenue. He hoped to double that in 2024, but he is well on his way to tripling his first-year numbers....

This past August marked the fourth anniversary of Pest Patrol, a Portland, Ore.-based company. Seymour, who was in a different industry five years ago, has made an incredible conversion to pest control....

Marcus Richardson of Finally Pest Control explains the company's growth strategy is much better than merely ‘adapt or die.’ It’s more about how to ‘adapt and live’!”...

Zach Bernstein and Kiki Uher, co-owners of Palm Beach, Fla.-based Bugsy’s Pest Solutions, overcame growing pains over their first 18 months of business before beginning to achieve success....

Read more about how a group of kayakers use compassion and professionalism to help relocate Canada geese to designated areas....

Pete Schopen keeps with the spirit of graduation season, celebrating three companies that have graduated from the Schopen “Start-up Stories” University 101....

I thought it would be good to catch up with last year’s start-ups and see how they are doing. Are they growing? Are they making money? ...

Joseph Nguyen comes from a long line of people who have overcome all the odds to succeed....