November 18, 2022
Duke International Magazine | The Success Story
He had used up all of his credit cards, but then he got an offer to buy a gas station and convenience store in Maplewood, a suburb of the east metro area. Owning a gas station is a big source of income for many business owners, and Kubei hoped he could make the most of his money with the station.
His plan to own a gas station didn’t work out, though. He found out later that the property had a leaky underground storage tank. It would have cost too much to fix, and without gas sales, the business went out of business. “I had nothing left. My car was taken away. “I didn’t pay my rent, so I was taken to court,” Kubei told Sahan Journal.