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Cliff Carter's Bio
As a youth I always enjoyed competing in sports and participated at
the varsity level in baseball and football during high school at
Murrell Dobbins A.V.T.H.S. In Philadelphia, PA. from 1976 to 1980. I
continued to carry this competitive attitude as a non-scholarship
player to a division one-baseball program, Temple University in
Philadelphia, PA., where I also studied business management.
By making the baseball team as a walk-on and earning a starting
position and scholarship my first year at Temple helped me pave my own
way; which took a financial burden off my parents in paying for my
education. My parents knew that what ever I set my mind to doing I was
going to give my very best, so just making the team and earning a
scholarship was not enough. In 1984,my last year at Temple, I was the
number one baseball player in division one to lead the country in
Triples (13) and also broke three school records along with becoming a
prospect to play professional baseball. Now it's year 2008 and my
records still stands. I remember thinking if I get drafted I wanted to
take care of my parents and start a business for the rest of the family.
In June 1984, the professional baseball draft came and went and I was
not drafted. I thought all that hard work and drive was all a waste of
time. My parents said the lord had another plan for me. That hard work
was not in vain. I played minor league baseball for a few years in New
York but the league was dis - continued the following the year. I
didn't get an offer to play with another team.
At this point I made the decision to start my own business and
let my competitive nature and desire be my foundation in paving my way
in the business world. With the support from family and friends and a
pick-up truck and lawn mower, CLIFF CARTER SERVICES was born and has
grown over the last 22 years. My existence depends on me to continue
to bring my hard work drive to my customers. Though I started out as a
landscaper I found out that my customers wanted much more. My
customers prompted me to do more than landscaping as they were happy
with the service that I provided, which lead me to get my general
contractor license. In my 19th. year through hard work and
perseverance I am still remodeling homes and offices. I am servicing
over 500 customers and growing.