About me

    Hey, I'm Volodymyr Barabakh.

    I build businesses and make them succeed.

    My name is Volodymyr Barabakh, and I’m a businessman. I run and manage the companies. My specialty is construction and development, vehicle customization, and retail/e-commerce, but I’m not limited to these spheres. Here’s what I do best: I look for promising niches to start a business and set the workflow, so the company makes a profit.

    I started my career at my father’s construction company. That’s where I understood the universal rules of business, so it was easy to start new ones. My experience gives me a deep knowledge of how to maximize outcomes and minimize risk, how to work with different people from working people to bankers. Maybe I’m the worst tire expert but I’m sure I know how to make a tire dealer a leading US company. I sure know how to make a tire retailer the top company in the US.

    My talent is to see the possibilities and use them. Many of my businesses started that way. I helped a guy to sell a van full of used tires he didn’t need. That’s how United Tires, a tire retailer, started.

        Masonry Chicago

        • Years in business – 15
        • Number of employees – 50
        • Projects finished – 300
        • Annual Revenue – $10M

        Masonry Chicago is a contracting company specializing in masonry, house construction, renovation, general contracting, brickwork, and repair. We provide 15 years of experience in masonry. During this time, we have completed more than 300 projects in the industrial and residential areas of Chicago. Each project has the signature of our craftsmanship.

        Our internal team of more than 50 masonry advisors and specialists allows us to process several projects of any scale at several sites.

        We have the equipment necessary for confident work of brick, stone, marble, limestone, travertine, cast stone, concrete block, glass block, stucco and tile.

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        Fortress Home

        • Years in business – 21
        • Number of employees – 20
        • Projects finished – 99
        • Annual Revenue – $12M

        Fortress Home is a real estate development company specializing in modern designs in Chicago. It’s a family business: founded by my father in 1999, run by my parents, brother and me. We are beginning to use our experience in construction and excellent taste to build safe and comfortable homes.

        We are not just developers. We are also builders. We participate in the whole process, from the foundation to the decoration. This allows us to manage the construction and get perfect results.

        Fortress Home is self-sufficient at every step. Unlike other developers, we don’t need any contractors because we do all the work ourselves: estimates, planning, construction, customization of appliances, and decoration. This allows us to balance the quality, speed and cost of construction.

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            Structural Beam

            • Years in business – 15
            • Number of employees – 10
            • Projects finished – 1K+
            • Number of partners – 6

            At Structural Beam, we design, manufacture and install steel structures. We build buildings from tiny detached houses to 100 apartment buildings. Our steel structures are the key to the durable construction.

            We offer a full range of services: design of drawings, production of metals and installation of steel structures. We manage the entire project, including the entire design process and all aspects of engineering and construction. The best architects and civil engineers in the United States work for us, describing our construction methods and materials and discussing everything from concrete supports to steel supports and bolts.

            We cut a variety of metal materials. Our extensive range of industrial fabrication-specific equipment allows us to meet the requirements of a diverse customer base.

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