By almost any measure, Anderson Plumbing, Heating and Air in San Diego, California, is a dynamic, successful business, as evidenced by its 170 employees and about $28 million in annual revenue. But as Mary Jean Anderson will attest, it hasn’t always been smooth sailing since assuming full ownership in 2006.Facing a deep recession and an acquisition that didn’t work out, Anderson was dangerously close to losing the company in 2009, when she was rescued by the Nexstar Network (www.nexstarnetwork.com), a business-development organization that helps independent plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical contractors get back on course. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the
