Brad Finkle, founder and president of Creative Decorating in Omaha, Nebraska, is a man who capitalized on one of his favorite things to do and make it into his dream career.
"It started when I was a teen, putting up decorations for my parents' house," says Finkle. "Every year, I made it bigger and bigger. One year, a neighbor asked me to help her with her lights, and said she would even pay me for it. I thought she was crazy, but all her friends called and wanted to pay me to put up their lights, too. Before I knew it, my business was born."
"When it comes down to it, it's simply a great hobby. The best part for me is sitting in my car in front of one of my projects, just to watch people drive by the house. I love the look on the kids' faces, even adults too."
Many homeowners have a safety concern as well, and don't want to risk the fall from the roof of their house "The last thing people want to do in the middle of winter is climb up ladders," Finkle says. The service you're able to provide obviously negates that safety concern for people who might have no business tap dancing on the roof, messing with the lights.
"This is a service that people simply want" says Finkle. "They don't need it, they simply want it, and there is something about that that makes this business so much more satisfying. There is so much work out there, if you can't find work in this area, you're simply not looking."
There is enough work to go around as the service of hanging holiday lights becomes even more popular, and with a comparatively small financial investment, this business is really starting to pick up. |
