EditorialIf at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again, Says This New Minnesota PRO

If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again, Says This New Minnesota PRO

Following a small-business dream, Jeff Pederson made his share of mistakes along the way. But now his portable sanitation business is looking up.

If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again, Says This New Minnesota PRO
If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again, Says This New Minnesota PRO If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again, Says This New Minnesota PRO

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If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again, Says This New Minnesota PRO

Jeff Pederson is shown with his Ford F-350 with a Satellite Vacuum Trucks tank and a Conde (Westmoor) Super 6 pump. (Photos by Brad Stauffer)

Jeff Pederson started his portable sanitation business in 2017 when he was 24. He had no college education, no trade school background, no experience in the industry. His education can only be described as the School of Hard Knocks.

Shortly after high school Pederson began a...

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