A good example is A-1 Sewer and Drain in Rapid City, South Dakota, which by any measure started out small in 2000. That’s when Jason Franke started the venture with just a small cable machine, an old jetting truck once owned by the City of Los Angeles and a used Ford pumper truck for cleaning septic tanks.But the company steadily grew by recognizing emerging markets for other services — especially sewer cleaning and inspections, along with trenchless pipe relining — then capitalizing on those opportunities by making careful investments in equipment.Today, the company — now owned by Jason, 36, along
