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by Dan Beenken
October 13, 2010
We're reaching back in the vault to interview our June winner of the 'Dream Big Grow Here' contest - Alan Morrison.
What was your first entrepreneurial endeavor?
I did the lawn mowing thing and I also did quite a bit of farm work growing up in the Greenfield area.
What is your current business all about and how did you get it started?
I currently run AM Guitar Repair - www.amguitarrepair.com in Davenport. As the name suggestions I do a lot of guitar repair work, but I also do just about anything else related to guitars. I give lessons, sell related equipment like amplifiers, sell parts and products on line, teach classes, and play in a band. My sales site is www. guitarupgradesonline.com
I’ve been doing repair work and giving lessons for a long time. A few years back a bunch of my guitar-playing friends were all at a funeral. During the discussion at our table, one noted that the local guitar repair guy in town was moving and they were al...
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