For years, Cary Hansen felt like he owned just a job while running his business, Hansen’s Plumbing & Mechanical in Ventura, California. But fueled by a relentless drive for self-education in the ways of business, Hansen now feels like he truly owns a company — and the distinction between the two has made all the difference in terms of profitability, not to mention job satisfaction.“When you own a job, you don’t make money unless you’re working,” says Hansen, who established his company in 1987. “But when you own a company, you make money even if you don’t work because you’re
