Gwinnett business owner hopes to generate generational wealth with UPS store

On this Juneteenth holiday getaway we are sharing inspirational tales of accomplishment.

Channel 2′s Dave Huddleston talked to a Gwinnett County gentleman, who stuck to his dreams of one day opening his possess business enterprise.

Tecumseh Peete started off out as a shipping driver for Mail Packing containers And so forth. He claimed that’s when the concept was planted to keep in the driver’s seat, and just one day have his possess small business. Peete drove the Mail Bins And many others. truck for extra than a decade — planning for the future and until he was ready.

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“Oprah Winfrey mentioned, I feel, ‘Luck is exactly where preparation intersects with prospect,’” Peete explained. “You go by your company employment so on and so forth, and now, we had been at that intersection wherever I was ready, and chance arose,” he explained.

Peete opened a branch of The UPS Retail outlet retail outlet four decades ago in Lawrenceville on Scenic Highway South.

The business claimed Peete manages the organization so well that it’s become a position new retailer owners take a look at to understand how to get it suitable.

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“The greatest point to me is the planning, and the focus to detail that I furnished prior to opening this shop,” Peete mentioned.

Client Howard Small stated that he has employed other The UPS Retail store spots, but likes Peete’s the greatest.

“I was quickly drawn to Tecumseh. His personality is pretty heat and inviting,” Little explained.

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Peete said his intention it to sustain his organization and make it the ideal spot.

“I can make that generational prosperity that was denied African Us residents for so a lot of years,” Peete reported. “After 10 decades, I might re-up for an additional 10 years, and at that stage, I look to retire.”