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SCORE Naples Success Story |
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Written by SARAH DONOVAN - Naples Daily News
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Saturday, 04 September 2010 05:20 |
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Lely High School students get real-world experience at corner store
Friday, January 22, 2010 (Reprinted with permission)
NAPLES — The newly opened Lely High Corner Store is giving Lely High School students entrepreneurial experience and an opportunity to prepare for life after graduation.
“This is an opportunity for the kids to get job skills (through) a school-based enterprise, which is helping them develop their entrepreneurial job skills,” said Dr. Katrina Nedley, who manages the Network for Students with Emotional Disabilities project.
The school celebrated the grand opening of the completely student-run store on Thursday during its lunch period. The Corner Store — which occupies a space that was previously used as a storage room for the wrestling team’s mats — is the fruit of the labor put forth by the students who are enrolled in a career development class, which gave them the opportunity to develop the business from the ground up.
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A SCORE Naples Success Story |
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Written by Roy Duffus
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Tuesday, 08 June 2010 18:47 |
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Starting a Successful Pet Bird Shop Without Winging It
Maryann Fritzpatrick translated her part-time work with pet birds in an aviary into a full-time job in her own shop, It’s for the Birds, which opened earlier this year in Naples. Her former experience helped her gain specialized training in nutrition, reproduction and behavior of pet birds. She became an American Federation of Aviculture Certified Aviculturist.
When the aviary, where Maryann worked, closed in April 2008, there was a need of similar services and that is when she opened a store at Flamingo Island flea market on a part time basis. However, it had always been her dream to have her own bird store as a full time business, Before making that commitment, she decided to first consult with SCORE Naples to determine whether or not it would be feasible.
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Furniture Sox,LLC, a Naples SCORE Success Story |
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Written by Gray Poehler
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 22:48 |
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Ever had the felt pads come off your chair legs and your floors get scratched before you know it? Nancy Rodina experienced this several times in her own home. She came up with a totally unique idea out of her own genuine need and thus was the beginning of her business, Furniture Sox, LLC.
 Nancy Rondina is the founder, owner and "mompreneur" behind Furniture Sox, LLC. The Naples based textile manufacturing company was founded in 2007 and markets its products under the trade name NancyProtectz™ Floor Protectors. "The patent pending furniture socks have the unique feature of rubber grips on the inside to help keep the socks from slipping off, as well as a chic design that adds glamour to any room," says Nancy.
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Pulse Magazine, a Naples SCORE Success Story |
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Tuesday, 01 September 2009 00:55 |
Pulse Magazine is the premier entertainment and lifestyle guide for the city of Naples, Florida.
The publication provides young adult oriented coverage of the people, places and events that are the pulse of the city. The bimonthly magazine is distributed free of charge in stands throughout local businesses. For more information visit their website www.pulsemagazinenaples.com
Pamela Lazarto is the owner/editor of Pulse Magazine in Naples. Editorials promote nightlife, local music and other relevant information for the under 40 demographic. Ms. Lazarto says "I first heard about SCORE two years ago through a family friend. At the time we were exploring the options of either selling the business or bringing in an investor to inject some additional capital into the magazine. Neither my former partner nor I had any experience with these types of transactions. We needed guidance, but a high priced law firm simply wasn't in our budget."
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Naples SCORE Success Story-American Property Management Services, LLC |
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Monday, 03 August 2009 04:00 |
Mr. Orlando Miserandino’s success in the competitive property management business, during a period of a severe economic downturn, is a classic entrepreneurial success story. One of a person who has exhibited perseverance and hard work in executing a well thought out business plan.
Before starting his own business, Orlando worked for various property management firms. Over time he became an Operations Manager, with responsibility for supervising all of the Property Managers assigned to the various community associations. Using his own experiences, Orlando developed a Business Plan for formulating his own business.
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Henry Rambacher and Roger Clapp. Henry, who became the second Chapter Chairman some 20 years ago, is still an active volunteer today and 
Roger,is usually found at the office and our workshops taking care of the administrative needs of our educational programs. We thank both these fine gentleman for their devoted service to the SCORE mission and particularly their contributions to the Naples Chapter.
