Show STUDENT EXPANDS CAREER Christie Paye Community Editor The doors opened in mid-June mid to an evolved shipping and copy center Starting out with an idea of being a Mailbox Etc store former Salt Lake Community College student Michael S. S Higbee and his two brothers created created created cre cre- cre- cre Mail It This store is the new center for your c copy py graphics and shipping needs Mail It is located a West South on the comer corner of Highway and South Planning to franchise this business the second store will hopefully be open next summer Currently the three brothers work time full-time filling all positions positions positions from janitor to the company president What started out as a family meeting with the father of these three boys turned into the planning planning planning plan plan- ning and purchasing of this busi busi- nessI nessI nessI ness I always knew that I wanted to togo togo togo go into business for myself I owned a landscaping company which was great but I knew I needed to do something else So I sold the company and started to work at a sales company learning everything I needed to open this business said Higbee See Success on page 4 m I Success continued from page 1 Higbee explained it was perfect perfect perfect per per- timing because all three r r brothers wanted to get into business business business busi busi- ness for themselves Though their opening was delayed t- t because of the lengthy process of acquiring an loan this coma company company com com- a pany made a profit by the second secondi i month in business which is isI I unheard of in the small business world Mail It evolved from the idea I of a Mailboxes Etc type store but the had all of the ability to merge a copy and shipping shipping shipping ship ship- ping centerA centerA center A small business can actually run out of this building They can have a business address as well as the people technology and resources to create and promote their business We do everything from the communication tools to the marketing aspects said Higbee The name Mail It was was' chosen t I Ion on the basis that it was the most catchy name the team had thought of but also because it was the most marketable Internships of many areas are available Some include the graphics portion of this business You learn how things are done with hands on activities and experience If you are interested in marketing or customer service there is a strong strategy the Mail It team uses This can teach you how to contribute running a successful successful successful suc suc- business in the Salt Lake area Success is not having a four year degree The knowledge from Salt Lake Community College is more than adequate for you to become successful The official degree you get doesn't doesn't doesn't does does- nt amount to much if you dont don't use that knowledge to create better better better bet bet- ter jobs and businesses to help the economy If you have the desire to be successful you can and will succeed said Higbee 0 C |