Overlapping personal passion with technical expertise can often spawn a successful business. Chris Kelley, president of California Cycleworks, exemplifies the small business owner who envisioned opportunity and took a leap of faith.

While Kelley was working at CA Cycleworks as a college student, the company’s second owner left in 1997. Kelley stepped in with the intention of serving existing customers, finishing work orders, and shutting down the operation upon the completion of his college education.

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