THE-BEE - Phillips, WI: "At that time Janssen was employed as a sports equipment salesman but was aware of a demand for dependable people to do exterior painting. He began doing that type of work part-time and found that he preferred painting because he could be outdoors when the weather was nice.
'I began doing painting jobs in Phillips in 1997, and within a year, I decided to move here,' he said. 'I was doing interior painting, too, and noticed a need for handyman work. My grandfather was somewhat of a handyman, so I knew how to do some of those jobs.'
Janssen learned how to do additional construction-type tasks and began accumulating the tools and equipment required. However, he never expected that the business, J & J Painting, would expand so much that he would need to replace his work van with two enclosed trailers."
