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CONTRACTOR SUCCESS STORY I
Aveline , Luxury Townhomes in La Jolla
couple even visited Germany , where Beth did some sightseeing while Adam got certified to install the Bulthaup brand of luxury cabinets , precision-engineered in Germany , which he started installing upon their return .
Then the pandemic hit and like everyone else , Adam and Beth weren ’ t sure what was going to happen – except that Adam figured it would be similar to what he ’ d seen during the 2008 recession . “ I thought the residential market would flop and that all of that work would move into commercial and public works projects instead . We decided to pivot our business .” So , when the COVID-19 Economic
Injury Disaster Loans ( EIDL ) became available , they applied for and received funding – providing the company with a direct injection of cash which they used as a line of credit to pay for materials and labor while transitioning to bidding on public works projects . They credit the EIDL for enabling them to stay in business and change sectors .
In late 2020 , they became a signatory to the local carpenters ’ union , and by 2021 , they were being awarded larger jobs and decided to incorporate their business , changing the name to Fixed Dimensions . However , moving from the residential sector to the commercial
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