Keeping Up With the Joneses

Whether you are a multimillion-dollar powerhouse doing business with corporate giants, a startup, or an established home-based business, success means keeping pace with tech developments on all fronts -- hardware, software, and the Web. Stan Richard, president and owner of Summitline Industries Inc,...

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Published in:	Black enterprise 2007-11, Vol.38 (4), p.104
Main Author:	Donaldson, Sonya A
Format:	Magazinearticle
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Automation Corporate profiles Distribution centers Employees OEM Success factors Systems integration
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Summary:	Whether you are a multimillion-dollar powerhouse doing business with corporate giants, a startup, or an established home-based business, success means keeping pace with tech developments on all fronts -- hardware, software, and the Web. Stan Richard, president and owner of Summitline Industries Inc, says Summitline needs a more robust and integrated tech backbone and that its methods were becoming obsolete. Over the last four years, he has invested some $500,000 in technology integration, upgrades, and employee training. At Summitline, which projects year-end 2007 revenues of $40 million, the investment has paid off in many ways, including the ability to win contracts with other companies.
ISSN:	0006-4165 2691-5510