I learned an awful lot from my old boss. He kept his nose to the grindstone. That’s what I’ve done, too,” says Eric Mueller, owner of Southeast Septic Services Inc., Carver, Mass.In addition to modeling hard work and teaching the ins and outs of septic system installation, Mueller’s former boss, John Divine, insisted that everyone in his company provide a high level of customer service. All of that rubbed off on Mueller, who routinely puts in 14-hour days to build a growing septic pumping and inspection business that serves a base of 6,500 primarily residential customers in southeastern Massachusetts.But, Mueller
