Entrepreneurs are known for their desire to do things their own way. For some, it is control. For others, like Steve Buchanan, it is because he feels he has found a better way to do something. It did not happen overnight, but then, that is another hallmark of small business owners.
Originally from Stilesville in Hendricks County, Steve worked for Caterpillar. His father was a carpenter, so it was not a surprise when Steve began part-time building spec homes. As the part-time endeavor took flight, Steve left the management job at Caterpillar and began building and selling homes full-time. That was 33 years ago. He says he has started and sold several businesses over that 33 years. Although the market was dead when the housing crash came, the entrepreneur took on building a subdivision out of state. “Building houses is what we knew,” Steve said. “So that is what we did.”Read the Full September 2020 Edition Here.
