Pat Grogan got off to a fast start with his plumbing business in 2005, growing at a pace that far outstripped his business plan.He started with just a pickup truck, a van, a landline phone that forwarded calls to his cell phone in the field, and a plan that called for the firm, Pat the Plumber to buy, equip and staff one van a year for its first three years of operation in and around Topeka, Kan.Sometimes even the best-laid plans can go better than expected. With a catchy name and a distinctive logo, the business caught on with customers
