Category: Small Biz

The Small Business section of AZNow.Biz covers small business news and success stories from businesses around the state.

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Steve Randazzo, Owner Of Randazzo’s Home Systems, Is A Self-Described ‘Gadget Guy’

Steve Randazzo Randazzo’s Home Systems Title: Owner Est: 2005 | www.randazzoshomesystems.com “I love music and sound systems, I love movies, TV and presenting those formats for overall enjoyment.” – Steve Randazzo, Randazzo’s Home Systems Steve Randazzo describes himself as a … Continue reading

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Pasquale J. Piscitelli, Founder And CEO Of Simply Surveillance, Took His Background In Technology To The 24-hour Monitoring Business

Pasquale J. Piscitelli Simply Surveillance Title: Founder and CEO Est.: 2003 “The greatest achievement is starting with just a vision and shoestring budget, and then being able to complete projects that challenge most large companies while keeping our integrity.” – … Continue reading

Mel Sauder, President And CEO Of Microblend, Wants To Bring Paint Into The 21st Century

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 cameras did for picture taking.  We plan to improve the … Continue reading

Ron Edwards, Executive Producer And CEO Of Audio-Video Networks, Always Knew He Would Work In The Music Industry

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 campaign; to think outside of the box.” – Ron Edwards … Continue reading

Who To Watch: Gary Naumann

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. Carey School of Business. He senses the mood from what … Continue reading

AZ Companies to Watch

Celebrating Second-Stage Entrepreneurial Companies

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 represent the determined, innovative spirit necessary to advance our great … Continue reading

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Recovery Act Provides New Tax Benefits For Small Businesses

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 (commonly referred to as the Recovery Act) into law on … Continue reading

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Laura Scheller: CMP, President And Founder, Solmonte Hospitality

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 Scheller has been involved with MPI, she has held numerous … Continue reading

Jennifer Castro MPIPhoto: Jerry Portelli

Jennifer Castro: Dual Market Sales Manager, Dave And Buster’s

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 thinking and positive energy. But there is even more to … Continue reading

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Mike Stawiarski: Owner/Technical Producer, MFS Event Technology

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 Stawiarski is up for the challenge. As president, Stawiarski leads … Continue reading

Arthur Andrew MedicalFounder and CEO Justin Marsh | Photography by Jerry Portelli

Justin Marsh, Of Arthur Andrew Medical, Uses Japanese Enzymes To Cure People

Justin Marsh Arthur Andrew Medical Title: Founder and CEO Est: 1999  |  www.arthurandrew.com Justin Marsh, co-founder and CEO of Arthur Andrew Medical, is shining a light on an unconventional approach to improving health. But it all started far from the … Continue reading

Small Businesses Continue To Power The Valley’s Economy While Maintaining A Personal Touch

Small Businesses Continue To Power The Valley’s Economy While Maintaining A Personal Touch

As we approach a new era in Arizona business, I find myself reminiscing about the small business environment in the Valley 25 years ago, recalling the pioneering spirit of many courageous and determined entrepreneurs. In that era, the Five Cs … Continue reading

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