Julean
Evans spends her day having fun with people less than half her size!
This successful entrepreneur has found success in caring for children
during the day while their parents work. And she's been so successful
in one location, that she has added a second facility to her portfolio
so she can have even more fun!
For some time, Julean had been renting a building for her business
— Moberly's Finest Day Care Center. She decided to purchase the
facility, but finding financing was a challenge. So, she approached
Nick Arends at the University of Missouri-Columbia SBDC. After he
calculated cash-flow projections, Julean returned to the bank and
was successful in obtaining financing.
About a year later, Julean decided to replicate her success in Columbia.
Once again, she rented the facility but soon had a desire to purchase
it. And once again, she consulted with Nick to obtain assistance in
developing a business plan and financial projections for the new location.
Although the financing was once again approved, Julean decided to
wait on the purchase of the facility so she could better test Columbia's
market.
Now,
Columbia's Finest is at capacity with 102 children. Julean anticipates
completing her purchase of the facility in early 2005. She has 14
employees, all college graduates.
Columbia's Finest Child Development Center
3900 White Tiger Lane
Columbia, MO 65202
(573) 499-4466
www.columbiafinest.com
Manufacturer
- Able Products of Joplin - furniture
manufacturer
- Billy Goat Industries of Lee's
Summit - manufacturer of outdoor power equipment
- Dynamic Industrial Services of St. Joseph - rebuilder of electric motors
- Eyes of the World of Rolla - manufacturer of high-quality intraocular lenses for humans and animals
- Eygon Enterprises of Lee's
Summit - manufacturer of a special tool for truckers
- Feather Light Lamp Manufacturing of Kennett - maker of high-quality lighting
- H2OVER Beverage Company of Columbia - canned drinking water distributor
- ISW Group, Inc., of St. Louis - manufacturer of a skin-care product for
African Americans suffering with dermatological problems
- Mo-Sci Corporation of Rolla - specialized glass manufacturer
- The Newberry Group of St. Louis - developer of computer security systems
- Paper Petals of Fenton - printing and custom design of note cards and invitations
- Patric Chocolate of Columbia - gourmet chocolate maker
- Pogue Label and Screen of St. Louis - a specialist in printing labels on plastic containers
- Premier Foods of Milan - poultry processing plant
- Renewable Alternatives of Columbia - specializing in the engineering of phase change materials
to ensure consistent temperatures
- sComm, Inc., of Kansas City - developer of devices to assist the deaf
and hearing impaired
- Sigma Aldrich of St. Louis -
chemical manufacturer
- TechGuard Security of Chesterfield - provider of information network security products
- ValRich Foods of Jefferson City - produces and distributes La Casita salsas
- X-Com, Inc. of Warrensburg, - produces digital communications hardware and software for the Navy and other commercial applications and products
Professional, Scientific and Technical Service
- Aegis Business Solutions LLC of Kansas City -
offers solutions to business problems in information technology
- Big Vision Design, LLC of Platte
Woods - web site designer/developer
- Brick City Custom Works of Mexico - custom motorcycle repair and service shop
- Flexible Staffing of Chillicothe - provider of temporary workers
- Fundraiser Software of West Plains -
a developer of donor management computer programs
- Gaskin, Hill, Norcross of
Springfield - developer of a text messaging system
- Global Solutions Group of Fenton - network solutions, IT telephone and
systems management firm
- H2O Technical Services, Inc., of Springfield, a provider of integrated water treatment services and applications
- Lee Marketing Group of Joplin
- marketing firm
- Logistical Resource Solutions of St. Louis - storage and inventory control
- Lytmos Group LLC of Lee's Summit - provides peer review and grants management support to organizations that sponsor high technology R&D
- Mail Boxes Etc of Leawood, KS - mailing/shipping services franchise
- Mobile Media Technologies, LLC of Kansas Ciy - wireless communications
- Moresource, Inc. of Columbia - professional employer organization
- NEMS/MEMS Works LLC of Columbia - engineering researchers developing early-stage prototypes of nanotechnology delivery devices to target drug applications in patients with life-threatening conditions
- OsteoGeneX of Kansas City - drug research and biotech commercialization
- Paragon Business Solutions of Nixa - consulting firm specializing in building performance driven business systems
- Paternity Testing Corporation of Columbia - forensic investigations, DNA profiling
and parental identification
- P/Strada, LLC, of Kansas City - a
consultant in bio-terrorism and homeland security
- Technology and Networking of Cape Girardeau - computer technology and telecommunications sales and services
- The Vacation Channel of
Branson - independent TV station providing tourism info
- Westinn Kennels of St. Charles
- canine boarding and training facility
- Wren Associates, Ltd. of Jefferson
City - provider of retail fraud detection systems
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