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fVom enin Careers
B usiness R esources
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Oregon Association of
Minority Entrepreneurs
4134 N. Vancouver, Portland, OR 97217
503-249-7744
jorge@oame.orgwww.oame.org
Oregon Tradeswomen Inc.
1714 N.E. Alberta, Portland, OR 97211
503-335-8200
connie @ trades woman, net
www.tradeswomen.net
Oregon Women Lawyers
PO Box 40393, Portland, OR 97240
503-595-7826
orwomenlawyers@msn.com
www.oregonwomenlawyers.com
Portlandia Club Inc.
818 SW Third Ave #132, Portland, OR 97204
503-796-2700
laura.conarton@elementsconsulting.com
www.portlandia.org
Small Business Development Center
2025 Lloyd Center Mall, Portland, Or 97232
503-978-5080 yjohnson@pcc.edu
www.pcc.edu/pcc/pro/sbdc/
www.sbdc.citysearch.com
Breaking into Demolition
Taking on the
challenges of
construction
by
M When you conjure up a vision o f a typical
demolition contractor, it doesn't look like
me. Being a little unique doesn't hurt.
- Jeanne Staton, owner of Staton Companies
J eanne S taton
Why not start a demolition busi­
ness?
I distinctly remember the reac­
tion we received from a local banker
when my husband and I brought in
our projections, crude business plan
and our dream. We asked fora loan
to buy equipment and seed money
to get started. He said, “You need a
‘guardian angel,’ not a banker. If it
was as easy as that, the bank could
go into the demolition business.”
Very humiliating.
Fortunately, I had a dad who
was much more experienced in
these matters. He showed me how
to take a different approach. We
tried another bank. Dad offered to
co-sign the loan for us, they agreed,
and we began. We started by bid­
ding the demolition of the Spring-
field High School to a general con­
tractor that my husband knew well
and worked for many times. We
made enough money to pay for our
annual insurance premium and pay
back a loan from my dad.
We grew slowly, and were for­
tunate to hire some very talented
people along the way. Staton Com ­
panies now employs 25 and is very
well respected in the industry. We
demolish any type of structure and
are especially expert in heavy con-
crete removal. Our nickname has
become “Bridges R Us”— in the
last several years we have demol­
ished over 2(X) bridges and over­
passes in the Northwest.
Eight years ago, a divorce meant
tough decisions. We had three as­
sets: the business, commercial prop­
erty and our lovely home in the coun­
try. I took the business and left be­
hind the rest. I had worked too hard
growing this business, and I cer­
tainly was not willing to walk away
from it ad fade into the woodwork.
Being a single woman in busi-
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