Copyright (c) 2007 U.S. Chamber of Commerce /content/profiles.htm /content/0807_si.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:41:51 GMT /content/0805_9b.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 17:55:35 GMT /content/0804_si.htm Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:17:29 GMT /content/0803_si.htm Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:42:48 GMT /content/0802_si.htm Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:16:18 GMT /content/0801_9b.htm Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:45:14 GMT /content/0712_4a.htm Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:21:57 GMT /content/0712_3pov.htm Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:12:50 GMT /content/0711_9.htm Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:01:39 GMT Since childhood, Brenda Miller expected to take over her familys furniture business. So its fitting that she sells her all-American, all-wood furniture in her original childhood home. /content/0711_6_7.htm Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:12:42 GMT /content/0710_9.htm Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:41:49 GMT /content/0710_4c.htm Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:41:32 GMT /content/07/09/0709_9a.htm Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:32:03 GMT Any fears that small business owner Bob Bagga may have had about expanding into faraway foreign markets were short-lived. /content/0707_9b.htm Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:23:28 GMT Amy Scherber of Amys Bread did not let initial financing rejections or a neighborhood with the ominous nickname -Hells Kitchen- prevent her from realizing her vision of bringing bread-and pastries and sandwiches-to the community. /content/0706_9a.htm Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:23:09 GMT Make no bones about it. M.I. Industries-a producer of all-natural and organic nutritional pet products under the Natures Variety label-is benefiting from a booming export market, giving the Nebraska company plenty to bark about. /content/0705_9a.htm Tue, 01 May 2007 17:22:52 GMT The first rule of business is -be flexible,- according to Joe Martinac of JM Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. /content/0704_9.htm Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:22:32 GMT Carlette Anderson, who taught CPR certification classes for the American Heart Association (AHA) and served as a volunteer for the American Red Cross, realized that there was a better way to teach CPR. /content/0704_7.htm Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:22:31 GMT As the nation observes Earth Day on April 22, both small and large companies are voluntarily developing clean energy and conservation tools to save costs while improving the environment. Here are some Chamber members in action. /content/0703_9b.htm Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:22:15 GMT Having faced both a state audit and a major flood, Echo Concepts Alan Luzietti admits hes had some bad luck and has made a few business mistakes. /content/0702_9a.htm Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:20:26 GMT Christine Hutman is not one to let a lack of technical know-how and a major national competitor get in the way of operating a successful business geared toward her love of pets. /content/0701_9.htm Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:19:50 GMT Susan Hager has made a name for herself not only as head of her successful public relations firm, Hager Sharp Inc., but also as a pioneer in social marketing and an advocate for women business owners. /content/0611_9a.htm Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:45:37 GMT Hurricane Hugo was good to Ocean Breeze Awnings. A third-generation family-owned business, Ocean Breeze had its best year ever after the 1998 hurricane wiped out most of the existing awnings and patio rooms along South Carolinas coast. /content/061009.htm Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:46:07 GMT Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Derthick, Henley and Wilkerson Architects is dedicated to quality work-even if it means turning down a multimillion-dollar project. /content/060909a.htm Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:33:19 GMT Using Business Skills for a Good Cause /content/0607_9.htm Sat, 01 Jul 2006 20:28:50 GMT As global competition intensifies, many small and medium-size business owners are losing customers to countries like China and India, with their cheap labor and reduced costs. /content/0606_09si.htm Thu, 01 Jun 2006 20:26:15 GMT Small Firm Rebounds From Fire /content/0605_09.htm Mon, 01 May 2006 20:22:53 GMT Julie Geiger knows that she doesnt fit the stereotype of a typical quilt maker. But that hasnt prevented her from parlaying a love of fabrics dating back to her childhood into one of North Americas top quilt shops, Prairie Point Junction. /content/0604_09b.htm Sat, 01 Apr 2006 20:19:06 GMT Solving business problems has always been easy for Suzie DeBusk. Finding the problems was the hard part. However, 18 years after founding DragonPoint Inc., DeBusk, the companys president and CEO, has made the success of other businesses her business. /content/0603_09.htm Wed, 01 Mar 2006 20:08:26 GMT How does John Register distinguish his screen printing company in the marketplace? Through continuous innovation and problem solving. /content/0602_09insight.htm Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:03:25 GMT Walk into any California Tortilla restaurant in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, and you’re likely to encounter more than just a menu of tasty Tex-Mex treats. /content/0601_09_success.htm Sun, 01 Jan 2006 19:45:28 GMT As the only woman small business owner with a munitions contract with the U.S. Army, Norma Byron has learned some tough lessons firsthand. /content/0511_13_si.htm Tue, 01 Nov 2005 19:18:37 GMT Like many veterinarians, Jon Geller was often woken up in the middle of the night by pet owners with serious concerns about their furry friends. -After all, pet emergencies dont just happen during normal business hours,- says Geller. /content/0510_13_si.htm Sat, 01 Oct 2005 19:15:15 GMT Lynn Gordon keeps her ear to the ground. As the president and founder of French Meadow Bakery, Gordon stays ahead of the health food curve by listening to people in line at the grocery store and reading letters from her customers. /content/0509_si.htm Thu, 01 Sep 2005 19:12:21 GMT -There are very few choices of health insurers for small businesses like mine, and the cost of employee premiums seems to double every year,- says Anthony Montville, president and CEO of HealthTek Solutions in Norfolk, Virginia. /content/0508_11si.htm Mon, 01 Aug 2005 19:04:22 GMT International trade can seem overwhelming for many small business owners, but often all it takes is one sale on foreign soil to get started. That’s what happened to Leon Trammell, CEO of Wichita, Kansas-based Tramco, Inc. /content/0507_09si.htm Fri, 01 Jul 2005 18:53:33 GMT Small businesses in the advanced technology sector face a special challenge: communicating the value-added benefits of their technology to potential customers with little or no technical background. /content/0506_09si.htm Wed, 01 Jun 2005 18:48:34 GMT Quality customer service sometimes seems like it’s going out of style, but not for Ray Ventura, founder and president of Ventura Uniform Service. /content/0504_09si.htm Fri, 01 Apr 2005 18:27:22 GMT As the chief executive officer of America’s Blood Centers (ABC), Jim MacPherson’s secret to success is keeping ABC’s word. -We deliver on what we promise.- /content/0503_09si.htm Tue, 01 Mar 2005 17:56:27 GMT Mary Kisseberth is a majority of one. As the owner and operator of Major Carriers, Inc., a trucking company focused on the shipment of high-tech equipment, she would have it no other way. /content/0502_09si.htm Tue, 01 Feb 2005 17:52:43 GMT Starting a new business entails all kinds of challenges, that’s why Chris Pratt, founder and owner of the CandyWarehouse, says that the wisest thing he ever did -was to realize that I did not have all the answers.- /content/0501_09si.htm Sat, 01 Jan 2005 17:44:07 GMT Advanous, a five-year-old company, helps distributors generate higher profits through more effective margin and pricing management practices.