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BARACHEL CAR WASH

(302) 722-0559
          

 

      (Barachel = God has blessed)     

 

 

 

Ricardo Bennett is following in his uncle’s footsteps and a childhood dream to own a carwash.  However, Riccardo has added a modern twist: his is a mobile carwash. He was one of the SBIC’s first and youngest (age 27) clients. He came to our first programs in 2004, sat and talked about his interest in starting a mobile car wash, and was the first to use the Business Plan Pro software to write his business plan. 

Ricardo brings his carwash to you.  All you have to do is call for an appointment.  In addition to washing about 20 cars per week, Ricardo has company contracts to wash car fleets for Nationwide Insurance in Newark, Clark Properties in Middletown, and Integrity Mortgage and UPS in Bear.   

He named his company Barachel which means “God has blessed.”  In his first year of business, he has earned $10,000 and says, “I’m not in any debt, I completely own my business…God is the reason why I’m making it.”  

Ricardo grew up in a sleepy little town in Georgia.  When he joined the Army, he was assigned to the Aberdeen Proving Ground.  Love and marriage kept him here. He attended Cecil Community College to study accounting, and he found a position with UPS.   Now, he has two jobs.  Proudly, one is his own business.

  

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