Small businesses often win against large ones because they are more like a dirt bike than a freight train. Dirt bikes can accelerate fast, turn sharp, and adjust to their environment much better than those big behemoth companies that lumber along, staying on their tracks. Element Land Surveying, owned by Chad Anderson, is like a dirt bike. He's small and agile and can serve his customers like the big boys can't.

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