Ep. 37 Charleston, SC: Exploding Onto the Charleston Fireworks Scene With Chase and Earl

from Invest Local · host Earl Fleetwood, Chase Lemacks, Malcolm McDonald

1:23 How Earl got started (early entrepreneurial ventures)4:40 How Chase and Earl joined forces5:38 Types of licensing needed for selling fireworks7:38 Near-term vision for their business, building their fireworks empire8:02 How the revenue model works with the extreme seasonal dependency of the fireworks industry10:02 How they find places to set up their shop11:58 Winning customers and establishing network relationships15:40 Tapping into online sales and curbside pickup with preorders (changing the fireworks game)21:40 How to shoot a good firework show :)25:50 Outro/how to get in touch or find out moreFleety's Fireworks Website

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We sat down this week with two young entrepreneurs, Chase Lemacks and Earl Fleetwood, to discuss how Fleety’s Fireworks has blasted off from a rickety plywood contraption to a full-fledged operation with all the bells and whistles, right in the Lowcountry of SC. Tune in for some insider info on what it takes to start and run a fireworks stand along with how they’re shooting to change the game.

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