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Friday, November 21, 2008
Some feel downturn's impact less than others
Some feel downturn's impact less than othersWhen Phil Prebor's aircraft mechanic job flew away for the fifth time, he decided he had had enough. "I realized that the only way I was going to have steady work or control my destiny was to work for myself," said Prebor, who started a repair business in Peachtree City after he was laid off by Delta Air Lines in 1994. After two weeks of handing out fliers and knocking on doors, Prebor knew he and his new business, Routine Maintenance, could prosper by fixing folks' cars, homes, airplanes or whatever.
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