DBT40 Honoree: Michael Widdoes – Delaware Business Times [Video]

Title: President

Workplace: R. S. Widdoes & Son, Inc.

Age: 37

Michael Widdoes has been a determined small business owner from day one, spending his entire life in concrete construction. When he was young, he was involved in the day-to-day operations of his father’s business, learning all about hard work and business development. At the same time, he started his own landscape business which he ran in the Christiana area for at least a decade before he closed up shop to focus on R. S. Widdoes & Son and his military deployment with the U.S. Army.

In 2018, Widdoes took over the company after his father’s passing. Since then, the company’s revenue has grown by 450%. In the past five years, the company has been able to grow while attracting and retaining staff. Projects under R. S. Widdoes & Son, Inc.’s belt includes concrete products under $1 million in value. 

He believes that …