Monday, October 1, 2007

Here & There Column 10-2-07

Jamy, Bryce and Taylor Flynn in front of their new Everyday Apparel & Awards Inc. Store on East Broadway, Monticello.

Taylor, Bryce and Jamy Flynn inside their new Everyday Apparel & Awards Store on East Broadway, Monticello.



A Family Home Based Business Moves To Broadway

Many family home based business ventures remain the way they started but this certainly is not the case for Bryce and Jamy Flynn who for the past 10 years have owned and operated Champion Awards and Kodiak Sports at their home located on Route 42 near Monticello.
Several months ago they purchased Universal Uniforms at 366 East Broadway, Monticello and incorporated the three business names into their new business called Everyday Apparel & Awards Inc.
With a newly designed floor plan they will officially hold their grand opening on October 5-7 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Bryce and Jamy started Champion Awards some 10 years ago and specialized in trophies, awards, medals, plaques, sports inserts and stock certificates. Bryce noted that a major factor in the growth of this business was the personal customer service they provided and that all of their products were all hand assembled by the team at Champion Awards. Their customer service was available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Some five years after Champion Awards was started they added Kodiak Sports which featured apparel and accessories with screen printing and custom embroidery serving teams, leagues, schools, clubs, businesses and corporations,
Originally at their home based business they occupied some 800 square feet but with the addition of Kodiak Sports the two-car garage was added and the business grew into 1,000 square feet. The new store location on East Broadway occupies 2,600 square feet for both custom embroidery, screen printing, merchandise display and sales. .
Everyday Apparel & Awards Inc. now features law enforcement and parade uniforms, whites and waitress uniforms, scrubs and lab coats, nursing shoes, 5.11 tactical gear, badges and duty/gear bags, Brand name uniforms and accessories include Landau, Elbeco, Nurse Mates and White Swan.
The new business presently employs both Bryce and Jamy and their son, Taylor and two part-time employees.
They enjoy a customer base from the Tri-State area along with a daily walk-in trade.
Open Monday through Saturday their phone number is 845-794-1090 and the e-mail address is everydayapparel@verizon.net
It's healthy to see a family based business expand from their home to a store front location and Everyday Apparel & Awards Inc. really knows what good customer service means.

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