Just out of high school, Jeff Dorr decided to take a job at Frontier Tire,
owned by a friend of the family, never suspecting that one day he would own
the business. Jeff learned he really liked working with people and giving
service in a timely manner. Over the next few years he tried out other jobs
but always came back to Frontier Tire. Jeff says, “The tire business is in
my blood.” When the owner decided to retire, Jeff knew what he had to do.
On December 16th Jeff will have owned the business 17 years. He started out
by himself and one employee Today he has seven employees.
It wasn’t easy at first, he applied for gap monies from the City of Worland
for curbs and gutters, he slowly changed from manual accounting to Quick
Books. An even bigger obstacle was gaining trust from people in the community
to do business with him when the other owner retired. He also found that good
employees are not that easy to find. Jeff offers paid vacations, gives out
bonuses and pays for holidays.
In August 2005, Jeff was able to start remodeling his building by applying
for a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan. He visited with Connie Clark
at the American National Bank who helped him prepare the loan application. In
March 2006 the remodeling was completed and he has a great building for his
business.
Jeff likes to help the community by sponsoring end of the year high school
activities such as buying advertising in the year book, supports Special
Olympics, has supported the County Fair for the last 15 years by purchasing
livestock or buying advertising, is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and
enjoys helping people in need. Jeff told a story about an older gentleman who
came in for an oil change and mentioned he would be back in the spring for a
new set of tires. He left with a new set of tires and a Merry Christmas from
Santa and Jeff.
Jeff invites you to stop by and visit with him at 417 North 10th St. in
Worland.
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