When Brian Miller left his employer to start a competing septic pumping and installation business, he didn’t go far. He parks his equipment in the same yard, in fact.Three years ago, Miller formed Brian’s Septic Service in Tallahassee, Fla., and went into competition with Miller Septic Service Inc., the family business founded by his grandfather, B.B. Miller, in 1960, and run by his father, Buck Miller, since 1970.Brian Miller wanted to modernize the business, especially using a computer to improve management. His dad prefers pens, pencils and paper.“You know, he is from the old school, so he doesn’t think you
