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By KATHY HEBERGER
Assistant to the Editors
Partying, studying, eating and living
together are nothing new to the Herbkersman
brothers; and when Bill, Tom
and Marty opened their new Cycle Center
this Saturday in Five Points, they
added working together to that list.
'The beauty of it is that my brothers
are my friends. That makes it good
working together now," said Tom Herbkersman,
the fourth oldest of seven
Herbkersman brothers.
As the accountant of the three Cycle
Center executives, Tom said being in
business with your brothers is different
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iir opening day festivities this Saturday.
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business Dartners. but vou can fore
them two minutes later and get back
business as usual," he said.
All of the brothers attended USC, ar
all were in Lamda Chi Alpha fraternit
just as their father was. Marty Herbker
man, who is graduating with a theafc
degree and business minor in May, sa]
the decision to go to the same schoi
was not collective nor coincidental.
"We're a pretty close-knit family
We've always done things in group:
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close to home and a good school," h
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Could I work an evening
shift?" Perfect. But that's how
UPS is. They make it easy for
student to work part-time.
"Picking your own schedule
is only part of it. I get
almost $10,000 a year, paid
holidays, paid vacations and
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working about four hours a
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to in Columbia," Marty said.
Bill Herbkersman, at 32, is the second
lcj oldest. He agreed that opening a cycle
y5 shop in Columbia feels good. It s neat
s_ to be back in Columbia and at USC," he
er said.
Bill, while renting beach equipment as
31 part of a job for the Hilton Head beach
patrol during his undergraduate years,
noticed the demand for bikes. He opened
!. his first Cycle Center in Hilton Head in
s. 1987.
is Bill got his journalism degree from
USC in 1982 and his masters in commu>r
nication from Pepperdine University. He
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U.S. Olympic team, before returning
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largest Trek bike dealers in t
Southeast.
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has developed in the past 10 mont
Marty says the brothers try to surroi
themselves with pro cyclists, athle
and mechanics who are in the thick
the bike business. The strategy is pay
off. "Business is great," he said.
Tom, who graduated with his mast
in accounting in 1987, joined his brotl
when Bill needed help expanding,
says he and his brothers get along vi
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^ad brothers) because you know what they're
the thinking. You've grown up with them,
he lived with them your whole life. You
know them like the back of your hand,"
en- he added.
hat The brothers said their strong family
hs. background has been a primary factor in
ind their professional success and in their
tes personal happiness. Marty said their paof
rents have always supported him and his
ing brothers.
The oldest of the seven brothers is
ers producing the movie Ghost House in Caher
lifornia. One of the brothers was killed
in an accident. "Our family really came
ajjry togetherjoj*et through it," Marty said.
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