Pest control: For Jig-Saw, it's solving a puzzle

OSWALDO QUINTERO, 45, of Willow Grove, owns Jig-Saw Exterminating in Feltonville. He got into the business in 2001 and it has been on Rising Sun Avenue near Mascher Street since 2010. Jig-Saw does mostly commercial exterminating. Quintero recently finished the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses 12-week program at Community College of Philadelphia designed to help companies grow.

Q: What did you learn during the program?

A: I better understand financials. Sometimes we know how to make money, but it's not how much you make but what you do with it after you make it.

Q: You've grown your business since the program?

A: Part of what I learned was seeing opportunities to expand. After finishing the program, I began negotiating with the owner of Triumph Exterminating in South Philadelphia, and we have [acquired] that company.

Q: How'd you acquire Triumph?

A: I sold some property.

Q: How'd you get into the exterminating business?

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Pest control: For Jig-Saw, it's solving a puzzle