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Entrepreneurs Succeed in Chattanooga
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Entrepreneurial fire
Harshad Shah, Hamilton Plastics
Harshad Shah is a native of India who moved to Dalton, Georgia (just south of Chattanooga) from Chicago in 1982 to work in research and development for a plastics firm. Throughout his travels, one thing stayed with him, a desire to work for himself. Burning inside him was the entrepreneurial fire. More...
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A supportive environment for minority professionals
Dorothy Lee Grisham, AllState Insurance
When Grisham was being recruited by AllState Insurance 27 years ago, she had a choice of two locations -- Chattanooga, Tennessee or Raleigh, North Carolina. After visiting both cities, she recognized even then that Chattanooga held a great deal of promise for her and her business. More...
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You can go home again
Richard Johnson, Appliance Furniture Warehouse
You can go home again. Just ask Richard Johnson of Appliance Furniture Warehouse. He is living proof. More...
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"I needed a change . . ."
Rick Lee, Stephen R. Elliott and Associates
You are a success in your hometown. You are known in business and political circles. What do you do to challenge yourself? If you are Rick Lee of Stephen R. Elliott and Associates, you pack-up and move to Chattanooga. "I needed a change," Lee said. And that is how a prominent architect from Waynesville, North Carolina found his way to the Scenic City. More...
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It didn’t take long to fall in love with the city. . .
Walt Smith, IDS - Integrated Document Solutions, Inc.
Walt Smith, CDC, came to Chattanooga by way of the United States Coast Guard in 1971. "Chattanooga was a welcome relief from my duties in Alaska and one huge surprise for me. It didn’t take long to fall in love with the city and the people of Chattanooga and I haven’t looked back since." More... |
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Taking advantage of Chamber membership
Dale Robertson, Truckstuf
Dale Robertson met the challenge of learning legal business requirements and setting up an accounting system for his start-up business by attending Chamber workshops. More...
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Clients across the country? No problem.
Donna Williams, Granger Advisors, LLC.
Though Donna Williams has clients located across the United States, technology allows her to operate her business from her home office. More... |
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Change and progress
Wade Hinton, Attorney at Law
A native of Chattanooga, Hinton returned to home to pursue his professional interests after graduating from Emory University and University of Memphis. Prior to starting his own law business XYZ, which is a full-service law firm, he served as Title VI Director for Hamilton County. More...
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Optimal Location for Businesses
Dan K. Anderson, Diversified Supply, Inc.
Although Diversified Supply has 10 branches and satellite offices in other cities throughout the country, Chattanooga remains its headquarters for centralized operations such as finance, information technology, human resources, etc. Dan Anderson attributes much of the attraction to Chattanooga to its central location. More...
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Building the largest studio
James Schoomaker, 2 0 4 Studios
204 Studios, the area’s most technologically advanced photography group, has been creating, designing, producing and hosting media since 1997. Owned by James Schoomaker, the company was founded in North Georgia to fill a need in the marketplace for creative services and has been thriving ever since. . More... |
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