2. Student Business Plan Success Stories 2015

3. Erik Nelson Sixth Avenue Medical Pharmacy Spokane, Washington

4. Sixth Avenue Medical Pharmacy Sixth Avenue Medical Pharmacy was started in 1964 by Gerald Stocker and his wife Marilyn. The pharmacy began with filling only 8 prescriptions a day and grew into an incredible business, having multiple locations at its peak. Sixth Avenue Medical Pharmacy is the pharmacy after which Erik and his colleagues at Washington State University modeled their 1 st place 2010 Business Plan.

5. “We were fortunate enough to gather respectable information from the store we did the business plan on, and after we were done I approached the owner and asked him what his plans were. We struck up the conversation from there and the rest is history. I still keep in contact with him on a regular basis and he has become a huge mentor for me. I owe him a lot for helping me get started. ” Erik on buying Sixth Avenue

6. “I did the NCPA Business Plan Competition with some friends. We ended up doing well at it, and it made me realize that ownership was a reality for anyone that put their mind to it.” Erik on entering the Business Plan Competition

7. Erik has now owned Sixth Avenue Medical Pharmacy for two years. He feels really lucky to have a supportive family. His wife and kids are super understanding of his late nights at the store and are eager to help when they can since it is a family run business.

8. “I can truly say that doing the NCPA Business Plan competition and then getting involved with NCPA afterwards changed my career path and has made ownership a reality for me.” Erik on NCPA’s influence on his career

9. Erik Nelson and Sixth Avenue Medical Pharmacy an NCPA Student Business Plan Competition Success Story

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