Check out this very positive piece in today’s San Diego Union-Tribune on a company that we’ve been privileged to help out in support of their 100th Anniversary!

Jim Frost, president and general manager of Frost Hardwood, works longer hours these days and has more duties. Before the recession, the company had 57 employees and brought in more than $1 million a month. Business has shrunk by 40 percent, and the remaining 29 employees have taken pay cuts. John Gastaldo • U-T photos

Bosses’ job descriptions grow

By Tanya Mannes, Union-Tribune

Ever seen a chief executive driving a forklift?

You likely won’t find statistics this Labor Day on how hard small-business owners are working to keep their companies afloat. But ask any local entrepreneur and you’ll get an earful about his or her ever-growing “to do” list.

We profile three hard-working San Diego business owners here.

“I don’t really add up my hours, because it’s whatever it takes to get the job done,” said Jim Frost, president and general manager of Frost Hardwood in San Diego. Frost is not only the boss, he’s also the company’s credit manager and buyer of imported lumber, positions left unfilled for now.

And when there’s a truck to be unloaded, guess who may be doing the heavy lifting?

“I don’t wear a tie anymore, because I never know when I’ll have to jump on a forklift,” Frost said.

Read the rest of the article here.