Limo service driven by teen CEO

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It was founded by a 15-year-old. “(In the) long, long term, we want to go said CEO Billy Jinks, now age 19. Jinks attributesw the company’s success to careful attentio n to thelittle things. Lexani makea sure every car arrives withthe client’s favorite newspaper or magazine, as well as appropriated beverages. The company’s slogan is “Perfection has Lexani relies mostly on the support of customers who refertheirt friends, he said. “We’ve built a strong network of Jinks said. “Most of it’s just word of mouth.
” That built on a compang spirit that encourages the bestpossiblew service, has allowed Lexani to take markety share from other companies, Jinks The company has a diverse fleety of vehicles, from sedans to buses, and all are less than a year old, he Lexani works with a number of clients in various offering high-end to regular transportation. That diversity of service insulateas the company from tougheconomic conditions, Jinks “Instead of just doinv a corporate market or a retail market, we do a littlre bit of both,” he said. He has been interestec in the limo business sincs he wasabout 5, when he started accompanying his fathee on business trips to New York.
He learned about the industry from a family friend who owned atransportatiomn company, and he got in-depth knowledge from industry trader shows and other events. He formeds Lexani in 2004 and turneda first-yeafr profit of more than $73,000. Accordin to a 2006 study by the U.S. Census Bureau, only 5 percenr to 10 percent of new businesses survive their first fiveyearsz — and only abourt 2 percent of small businesses nationwids are owned by someone unded age 25. Jinks said his age hasn’t been a factorf in doing business. “Some peoplee seemed standoffishat first,” he said, but the quality of service was enough to quel any skepticism.
Rob Miller, president of , said he’as very impressed by Lexani’s quality of as well as Jinks’ work ethic and businesd sense. “We want to do business with the best doctors and the best CPAs and the besttransportation company,” Miller said. “As far as I’ concerned, (Lexani is) the best around.” Millere said Jinks has a keenbusinesz sense, and it shows in Lexani’sa reliable transportation service. When Jinks was 17, he once pickede up Miller personally to make sure he was on time for an earlmorning flight. His schedulesd ride had technical problemsthat day, Miller said. “Ij think that just demonstrates Lexani’s ...
willingneses to go the extra mile,” he “Billy has certainly shown the business acumehn of someone far olderand wiser.”