Work has been very busy for Fort SmithSA国际影视传媒檚 Colter Freund. For a contractor, thatSA国际影视传媒檚 a good problem to have. 

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Freund has been operating CPOW Productions in Fort Smith, his hometown, for about six years. 

The company offers a range of services. About 95 per cent of those relate to construction, Freund said. The other five per cent, he added, pertain to his SA国际影视传媒渉obbies,SA国际影视传媒� such as drone operating and music production. 

Business is good, he assured, despite ample competition in a town of fewer than 2,500 people. 

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Freund grew up around construction. His father was a carpenter, and he was building his own skateboard ramps before he was a teenager.  He also worked at his grandfatherSA国际影视传媒檚 lumber yard until he was about 18, when he got his first real construction job. 

"I was always around construction in one way or another,SA国际影视传媒� he said. 

He was inspired to go into business for himself by his grandfather. 

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Freund enjoys running his own enterprise. He encouraged anyone else who is considering launching a business to SA国际影视传媒済o for it,SA国际影视传媒� whether itSA国际影视传媒檚 the construction sector or another industry. 

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Of course, it helps doing business in Fort Smith, according to Freund. ItSA国际影视传媒檚 a tight-knit community where people support each otherSA国际影视传媒檚 efforts SA国际影视传媒� so much so that he barely needs to advertise his services. 

SA国际影视传媒淥h definitely, I feel the support of the community,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淚SA国际影视传媒檝e never really advertised too much and I'm always busy.SA国际影视传媒�