Young Entrepreneurs – David Garbera, Michael Jones, and Benn Jessney
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David Garbera, Michael Jones, and Benn Jessney
To succeed in business, you don’t have to invent a flashy new product or design the latest hot gadget. For the founders of KH Smilers, a business selling plants and hanging baskets in Hull, in northern Britain, the simple proposition is focusing on top-quality horticultural products that its clients want to buy.
Started in October 2004, when Garbera, Jones, and Jessney were still in school, KH Smilers has grown exponentially in a short time and now provides table decorations for corporate events all over the country. This year, the company expects to grow 50,000 bedding plants, compared to just 3,000 in 2004. The founders also are planning to buy another greenhouse that could allow them to grown tens of thousands of extra plants—proving that sometimes the best business plans are the simplest.
