Today, people generally recognize the importance of shopping locally and supporting our region’s independently owned and operated businesses. But that wasn’t always the case. As recently as seven years ago,…
Steven Koeppel Scottsdale Jean Company Title: Owner Est: 2005 | www.scottsdalejc.com “You can never learn too much and you can never be too smart – ask a lot of questions.”…
Welcome to our weekly green news roundup. This week we’ve gathered stories about green entrepreneurs, alternative energy sources, bioplastics and more. Feel free to send along any stories you’d like…
Heidi Paley & Mike Dietterick EnVizon Title: Co-Owners Est: 2007 | www.envizonit.com “Even though there’s that recession out there, there’s been more of an opportunity for us in Arizona. It’s…
Mel Sauder Microblend Title: President and CEO Est: 1998 | www.microblendtechnologies.com “We plan to bring the painting industry into the 21st century like cell phones did for communications and digital…
Ron Edwards Audio-Video Networks Title: Executive Producer and CEO Est: 1985 | www.audio-videonetworks.com “It’s my job to find out what makes a business unique and to turn it into a…
Gary Naumann Director ASU Spirit of Enterprise Center Small businesses are guardedly optimistic about 2010, says Gary Naumann, who heads the ASU Spirit of Enterprise Center at the W. P.…
Presented by the Arizona Small Business Association in conjunction with the Edward Lowe Foundation Gov. Jan Brewer The businesses of the 2009 class of Comerica Bank Arizona Companies to Watch…
In response to an economic downturn the likes of which has not been seen since the Great Depression, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009…
Laura Scheller, CMP, not only is a member of the Arizona Sunbelt Chapter of Meeting Professionals International, she also is the chapter’s president-elect. In the course of the 18 years…
Officially the dual market sales manager for Dave and Buster’s, Jennifer Castro prefers to call herself the Ambassador to Fun. With a title like that, you can expect passion, out-of-the-box…
July of this year marked the beginning of Mike Stawiarki’s one-year term as president of the Arizona Sunbelt Chapter of Meeting Professionals International. With this role comes great responsibility, but…
