Chemical romance: Entrepreneur creates new ways to grow lab-based firm

The man who essentially invented the concept of a hazmat team has a refreshingly clean approach to running a business: be unique, stay frugal and avoid debt.

  • By John Haughey
  • | 6:00 a.m. October 12, 2018
Calvin Knight. Rob Kincart founded American Compliance Technologies in 1987.
Calvin Knight. Rob Kincart founded American Compliance Technologies in 1987.
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Rob Kincart has been a chemist for 46 years and a business owner for 38 years — a symbiotic relationship. “Being a chemist,” he says, “teaches all the skills to be a business manager.”

 

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