From Jobless To Entrepreneur

Seven weeks ago, Dwight Richards stood in a coat and tie at a busy Stockton intersection displaying a placard advising he needed a job, reports Recordnet.com.

Wednesday night, he held up another oversized piece of paper, only this time on a stage in the Stockton Golf & Country Club ballroom, and it was one of those ceremonial checks declaring he’d received $7,000 in cash and more than $7,000 worth of business services as the winner of the San Joaquin Entrepreneur Challenge.

The prize should help the Stockton resident build a business around The Mark, a device he’s developed for truckers to quickly adjust their trailer-axle settings.

“It’s an absolute start. It can give me a really good solid start,” Richards said of his winnings.

Photo by The Record.

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