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Archive for 2009/01


The Accidental Businessman

The branding of a bearded ‘Jim’ wearing a bucket hat is an Australian icon. Jim Penman, founder of Jim’s Mowing, talks about his eccentricities, a simple lifestyle and stumbling into business. Initially established as a one-man business in 1982, Jim’s Mowing has since matured into the Jim’s Group, with 25+ individual Divisions that are constantly [...]