January 2018: James Ferman Jr.
Season 2018 Episode 1 | 26m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Host Geoff Simon interviews James Ferman Jr., CEO/President of Ferman Motor Car Co., Inc.
One of Tampa's great home-grown family business started in the 1890s as the Tampa Cycle Company. There were less than 10,000 people living in Tampa, when young Fred Ferman set up his bicycle shop. When he heard about the new-fangled automobile, he and one of his employees decided to build one out of bicycle parts and an engine. Before long Ferman became Tampa's first automobile dealer.
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Suncoast Business Forum is a local public television program presented by WEDU
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January 2018: James Ferman Jr.
Season 2018 Episode 1 | 26m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
One of Tampa's great home-grown family business started in the 1890s as the Tampa Cycle Company. There were less than 10,000 people living in Tampa, when young Fred Ferman set up his bicycle shop. When he heard about the new-fangled automobile, he and one of his employees decided to build one out of bicycle parts and an engine. Before long Ferman became Tampa's first automobile dealer.
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