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Meet the 2005 Business Owners and read their blogs:
  Maureen Borzacchiello
Creative Display Solutions, Inc.

is the premier resource for all of your trade show display and exhibit design needs. We are a solutions based resource specializing in exhibits, events and graphic solutions.
Bio   Maureen's blog
  Janice Cairns
BREEZE® WINDOW TREATMENT SYSTEM

Janice Cairns has been in the custom window treatment business for 18 years, working for respected Atlanta designers creating custom window treatments for their clients. She earned a B.A. in Business and an M.B.A. Small Business Management, Entrepreneurship and Creativity while working full time and raising her children.

Bio
    Janice's blog
  Dr. Amelia Case
Universal Health Institute

UHI offers a unique combination of drug free, non-surgical traditional and alternative therapies designed to relieve pain and revitalize your life.
Bio
    Amelia's blog
  Saundra Charles
BI Group LLC,

is a mechanical maintenance operation, established in 1998, owns a Metal Fabrication and Welding Shop in New Jersey set up to create products from structural steel beams to steam headers. We perform industrial maintenance, piping fitting, high - pressure boiler installations, safety valves repairs, pumps upgrades, instrumentation, and insulation. We service large industrial, marine and commercial clients.
Bio   Saundra's blog
  Mary Childers
President of ProServ Laundry Maintenance

ProServ was established with a clear vision to provide top-notch customer service on Industrial Laundry Equipment located in hotels, hospitals and other sites that have an on-premise laundry within North Texas.
Bio
    Mary's blog
  Pamela Coppola
Statewide Fire Corporation

installs, services and monitors fire alarm systems. There are very few central stations in the country (a little over a dozen) that have the ability to monitor fire alarms for New York City, because the qualifying criteria for a New York City approved fire alarm monitoring company is essentially very difficult to meet.
Bio   Pamela's blog
  Sandy Corso
Peaceful Company
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is a web-based retail company offering products that encourage people to nurture themselves and others. In 2003 she doubled her sales and did so again in 2004. Her commitment to her company is marked by her dedication to the environment.
Bio
    Sandy's blog
  Francine Glick
Water Journey

specializes in the marketing, sales, and distribution of innovative personal care products. Its flagship patented product is Hands2GO: an alcohol-free, fragrance-free, natural and water based instant hand sanitizer.
Bio   Francine's blog
 

Annette Grignard
Pet Dreams

was the first company (1999) to design bedding for metal dog crates. Our goal is to make dog crates safe, comfortable and attractive. We launched Cratewear, which is sold as a 3-Piece set consisting of a crate cover, bumper and mattress. After dog food, people spend more money in the dog crate category than any other.
Bio   Annette's blog

  Dr. Kim Hefner
Omni Eye Center in Oklahoma City

Dr. Hefner is a four year member of EWF International, and is one of the first three women in the country chosen to receive the Make Mine a $Million award.
Bio
    Kim's blog
  Denise Houseberg
President of MarketExpo.com

With the new influx of much needed capital, MarketExpo.com will be able to expand into more robust technology to handle even more online customers, manufacturers and Internet marketing.
Bio
    Denise's blog
  Cynthia Ivie
President of White Space

The largest firm of its kind in the Midwest, White Space today boasts hundreds of clients and employs 12 trained professional organizers.
Bio    Cynthia's blog
  Desalene Jones
Cha Chaís Doggie Daycare

Dogs have become an integral part of todayís family unit. Dogs now have health insurance, holistic veterinary care, canine wheel chairs, cemeteries and even nuptials.
Bio
    Desalene's blog
  Tanya Jones
Fashion Arts Boutique

a seasonal retail store on Shelter Island New York.
Bio
    Tanya's blog
  Pamela McCauley Bell, PhD
Dr. McCauley-Bell is a nationally recognized motivational speaker, entrepreneur, educator and technologist. Most recently, she authored “Winners Don’t Quit…Today they Call Me Doctor” and “The Winners Don’t Quit Kit”, a novel and empowerment package that inspires success academically, professionally and personally.
Bio
    Pamela's blog
  Gena Nonini
Marian Farms Biodynamic

Marian Farms is an 80-acre Demeter-certified, horticultural diversified biodynamic farm.
Bio
    Gena's blog
  Bonnie Plotkin
1st Class Bail Bonds
Her company is based in Southern California and provides bail bonds services throughout the United States.
Bio
    Bonnie's blog
  Beatriz Ramos
Dancing Diablo Studio, Inc.,
founded by Mrs. Ramos in January 2002, is dedicated to the production of high quality and innovative animation. This intimate and independent studio is known for the fresh bold and positively devilish ideas they conjure for their clients.
Bio
    Beatriz's blog
  Lenie Ramos
little twig

became available in select retail stores in September of 2003 and established a web presence later that year. the products are available in over 300 retail outlets across the U.S., Canada, and Australia.
Bio
    Lenie's blog
 
Sharon Shaheed and Phoebe Simpson
Piano Play Music Systems

is an educational music learning center that has created it's own in-house product lines of music method books, Music CD's and other learning materials for children ages ranging from 19 months to 9 years old.
Bio
    Sharon and Phoebe's blog
  Adrienne Simpson
Smooth Mooove Senior Relocation Services, Inc.

While downsizing and moving my Mom from Georgia to Michigan I discovered how fragmented the moving process is for senior citizens. I decided to put my years of customer service and organizational experience to work.
Bio
    Adrienne's blog
  Julie Tucker and Jennifer Elias
SmartsCo

creates approachabler, easy-to-use products to help you learn more about some of life's great pleasures, Wine, food, sex, chocolate, beer, coffee and more. All of our products are fun, stylishly designed, and created to give you essential and intriguing information in a memorable way.
Bio
    Julie and Jennifer's blog
  Maribeth Vander Weele
President of the Vander Weele Group, LLC,
a professional services firm that provides investigative and security planning services to public and private clients domestically and abroad.
Bio
    Maribeth's blog
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