Summer of 1970 - My Bicycle Shop Small Engine Repairs & Lawn Service Location 64 Green Street - Franklin, NC |
1984 Driving a Truck NC to California Buying Wholesale Produce and Food in California - Selling it in Various States |
1999 Was a Slow Business Year for US We Devoted Time to our Twin Sons In 1999 My Mom & Dad Past Away |
2014 - Still the Same for Real Estate Sales We bought and did Toy Shows, Prepper Shows Gun Shows - We also started Wholesale Ammo |
Spring of 1971 - Franklin Fresh Produce Retail Sales Plus Commercial Deliveries Location 84 Highlands Road - Franklin, NC |
1985 Driving a Truck NC to California Buying other goods at the Docks in California Selling to large flea Market Vendors Across USA |
2000 Bought Haven's Motel - Franklin, NC With the Motels I bought My 1st Shuttle Bus I Expanded the Appalachian Trail Business |
2015 - We Were at a Comfort Zone in Real Estate I Started to Promote More & More Shows Different Shows Started a New Trend For Me |
Summer 1972 - Spic & Span - Car Detailing Mid Summer 1972 - Ron's Lube Center Location 300 E Main Street - Franklin, NC |
April 1986 Married in Los Angeles, California Started a 24 Hour Taxi in Franklin, NC Soon Expanding Into a Pawn Shop |
2001 We were Renting & Managing 100 Units I added a Used Appliance Sales Business. I Started an Atlanta / Asheville Shuttle Business |
2016 - Passed So Slow. Our Economy Still had not Gained much Momentum if Any Every Business we had going barely Survived |
Spring 1973 - Ron's Used TV's Appliances Ron's Home Made Swings 214 W Lyle Street - Franklin, NC |
1987 Started Buying Homes to Remodel We were selling Homes Fast - About Every 4th House sold - We saved 1 for a Rental |
2002 - We bought 2nd Motel - The Sapphire Inn I Bought another Limousine and a Tour Bus By Now, I have a larger Number of Workers |
2017 - Our kids were now in College Now The Economy Finally Started Moving Again We Sold The Budget Inn of Franklin |
Spring 1974 - Rare Pheasant Business Colored Baby Chicks for Easter Sales Buying and Selling Riding Horses |
1988 - Bought into 2 Cingular Cell Phone
Stores Also Started a Limousine Service w/Taxis Expanding Farther in Real Estate |
2003 - I ran Tours to Six Flags &
Gatlinburg, TN We Were Moving a lot of Real Estate & Renting Using the Limousine Business A Lot |
2018 The Economy was Still Gaining
Momentum We sold The Sapphire Inn which was Not Profiting It Seemed The Gun Shows Were Booming Though |
Summer 1974 - Haven's Auto Sales Buying & Selling Cars & Pickups East Main Street - Clayton, Georgia |
1989 Started Buying Commercial Property Invested into an Office Building - Franklin, NC Winter Months Buying/ Selling Christmas Trees |
2004 We Started A Hiker Celebration In
Franklin April First Weekend "The April Hiker Fool Bash" Now in Franklin - Budget Inn & The Sapphire Inn |
2019 - We Finally Sold the last Motel We
owned Sadly I last my only other sister at 45 Years Old We did have a Great Year in The Gun Shows |
Spring 1975 - Skipped 11th Grade Graduated High School- Franklin, NC Weekend Pro Wrestling in Atlanta, Georgia |
1990 - Sold our 24 Hour Taxi Business Started Appalachian Trail Hiker Shuttle Business Started buying Apartments and Vacant Land |
2005 - Building More Investment The Real
Estate We Started Started Mijo Snack Company We Bought the Tom's & Lance Vending Machines |
2020 - We The Pandemic Hit - Not Very Much to tell that you don't already know I sold almost all of the Real Estate - We Survived |
1976 - Home Repair & Painting On Sight Residential Construction Weekend Pro Wrestling in Atlanta, Georgia |
1991 Buying Citrus Fruit & Lettuce in California for Sale In Various States Across America Still buying and Selling Properties. |
2006 - We opened The Penny Pincher - Curios, Jewelry, Collectables, & Thrift Shop Booking Agent for Appalachian Trail Shuttles |
2021 - The Economy Got Even Worse. I just Promoted Shows - It Kept us from Starving We were hoping to see better days coming. |
1977 Film Developing Courier Service Still Wrestling Weekends in Atlanta, Ga Home Construction & Painting |
1992 Started Developing Properties for Sale Also. Investing in Land in Western States. By this Time I had 40 Rental Units |
2007 Opened the Hikers Den Hostel in Franklin, NC Now Running Shuttles From Atlanta Georgia To Damascus, Virginia from March thru May |
2022 - I finished Selling the Real Estate and Retiring. We Still Did The Gun Shows We Didn't Start any Businesses in 2022 |
1978 - Amway Business Multi Level Reaching Direct Distributor in 3 months. Still Wrestling Weekends in Atlanta, Ga |
1993 I bought NC Furniture and Wholesaled It to Retailers in California. Still Dealing in Wholesale Produce & Foods in Various States |
2008 Buying Budget Inn of Hiawassee, Georgia Added Hiker Shuttles to The Motel Menu We Rented a Lot of Residential Real Estate |
2023 - Still owning our home, some commercial rental
shops and a couple of pieces of vacant land One of our Twin Sons is an Attorney Now |
Spring 1979 - Started Dealing Antiques This year I started Trading Classic Vehicles Still Wrestling Weekends in Atlanta, Ga |
1994 - Went to California Once a Month Expanded the Real Estate Business in NC Buying Tomatoes in Florida & S. Georgia |
2009 - We Acquired The Franklin Motel At this time I had about 300 Flushing Commodes I also was on the Franklin Tourism Board |
2024-While waiting for our twin to finish his Intern We Decided to Build a Commercial 3 Bay Shop So, Now Fully Retired, We are just Kicking Back |
1980 Dealing Rare Coins & Baseball Cards Promoting Coin, Stamp, and Ball Card Shows Still Wrestling Weekends in Atlanta, Ga |
1995 Started Buying Various Bank Foreclosure
Businesses and Having Them Management Run Expanding More In Investment Real Estate |
2010 was Elected as Macon County Commissioner I Started what is Today, "Gem Capitol Gun Shows" I also Helped Promote many other projects |
2025 - Look For Our Promotions: Gem Capitol Gun Shows Ron Haven Promotions |
1981 Started Driving Tractor Trailers Bought My First Home 382 Sanderstown Rd - Franklin, NC |
1996 Still Wholesaling Foods in Various States Seasonal Selling Loads from NC to California Buying & Selling More Western Properties |
2011 - I Started a Tow Truck Business I also had a Car Business Plus Rentals I did spend a lot of time now as a commissioner. |
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1982 Bought a Small 6 Unit Rental Trailer Lot Buying Various Vending Machines Still Driving Big Trucks NC to NY |
1997 - Bought The Court Yard Restaurant Food Delivery Service to Commercial Businesses Wholesale Produce Delivery to Eateries |
2012 - I lost one of my two sisters at 51 years old With The Economy Slowing Down. I invested In an Auto Garage - Rented Real Estate |
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1983 Started Driving a Truck NC to California Buying Furniture In NC & Selling in California Produce Delivery to Home owned Truck Stops |
1998 Our Twin Sons Were Born Sold all our Businesses Except the Real Estate Was Back to Dealing Classical Cars199 |
2013 was not any Better for Home & Real Estate Sales were Slow, Property Lost Big Value I Started Selling Many of My Residential Rentals |
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Many Small Side Businesses I Started, I didn't list - These Were just Some I Shared with You - If I can Start Businesses, Anyone Can. Go Start One | |||