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Ole Miss grad back home, in business with The Shed.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 28-JUL-03 		Format: Online - approximately 1249 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Ole Miss grad back home, in business with The Shed.(The Shed Barbeque)(Restaurant Review)

Article Excerpt
OCEAN SPRINGS -- Normally people go from the country to the city to eat out. But in the case of The Shed Barbeque, people are coming from the city to the country to eat out.

And in this case, we are talking "out" as in outside. Picnic tables surround the popular eating place, with most folks opting to eat outdoors. Even inside the Shed there are large windows with a view to the outside. Previously it was open air, but air conditioning was added to make it more comfortable for patrons.

The Shed Barbeque was literally started in a shed-like building by University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) graduate Brad Orrison next to his parent's Camp Journey's End on Highway 57 just north of Interstate 10.

"We started The Shed on a shoestring budget--without the shoestring," Orrison said.

Orrison learned a lot at Ole Miss that helped him launch the successful business. But while his degree in marketing gave him a leg up, off-campus experiences also had a lot to do with his formula for success.

After graduating and working as a small business consultant for a...

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