Interview with Erick Stewart
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Interviewers
Elizabeth Luitje (transcriber)
Description
Interview with Erick Stewart, co-founder of Stewart Industries in Battle Creek Michigan. Stewart Industries LLC provided automotive, aerospace, define, and medical device industries assembly, manufacturing, inspection and foreign trade zone services. During the interview Mr. Stewart discusses:
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Becoming an entrepreneur;
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His early projects and customers;
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His feelings and mentality toward his work;
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Working with his father;
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His family life;
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Being a minority business;
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His core values;
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Motivating his employees;
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The biggest challenges his business has faced;
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His goals for the future;
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Reflecting on earlier business decisions, and;
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Advice for entrepreneurs.
Date of Interview
2014
Series
Speaking of Business
Keywords
Oral History, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Business, Battle Creek, Black Entrepreneur
Disciplines
Business | Oral History
Language
ENG
Document Type
Interview
Recommended Citation
Stewart, Erick, "Interview with Erick Stewart" (2014). Speaking of Business. 6.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/speaking-of-business/6
Length of video
27:50
Length of video log
17 pages
Notes
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