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2018 Case Study - Amy's Ice Creams

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Amy Simmons started Amy’s Ice Creams in 1984; it’s since grown to include 15 stores in three cities: Austin, San Antonio, and Houston. From the beginning, the company has embraced the mission statement of “making people's day.” When you buy a frozen treat from Amy’s, you’re also buying an experience.

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Larry DeWitt started his own landscaping business in 1977. Today, the business has expanded into manufactured state-of-the-art textiles and fabrics such as weed and frost barriers that are used in more than 70% of the commercial landscaping done throughout the United States.

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PFSbrands, which was founded in 1998, provides turnkey, branded hot-food programs to more than 1,300 grocery stores and convenience stores across 38 states. The company sells to 70 different wholesale distribution facilities across the United States. These wholesalers ship a full product line—everything from proteins like poultry to sides like macaroni and cheese – sold under the PFSbrands, Champs Chicken, Cooper’s Express, and BluTaco labels.

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Practice Velocity (PV), founded “by doctors, for doctors” in 2002, provides software, tele-radiology and revenue cycle management services to over 2,400 urgent care clinics across all 50 states.

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Founded in 2001, Venturity provides back-office controller and transaction processing services as well as financial consulting to privately-held companies, with the goal of providing them with peace of mind knowing that their financial information is accurately represented and tells the story of their business.

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Founded in 2006, Redman Solutions provides software solutions and consulting services to local government agencies. The company’s purpose is to help people in local government thrive, so that communities can flourish.

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Founded as a turf and grounds care business in 1977, The Motz Corporation (TMC) is now recognized internationally for its thought leadership and innovation in the delivery of high performance turf systems across the sports field and landscape industries. TMC is comprised primarily of two business units: The Motz Group, which is a sports field design and construction company, and USGreentech, which focuses on the sale of progressive infills related to synthetic landscape and sports turf systems.

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Founded in 1954, Willoway Nurseries is a wholesale grower of trees, shrubs, perennials, and seasonal color crops that ships to retailer and contractors in 26 states. Willoway is now the largest wholesale grower of nursery products in Ohio and a leading supplier in the United States, with a customer base of more than 1,200 independent garden centers and landscape contractors in the Midwest and east coast.

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Advanced Services is a pest control company founded in 1986. “We are hired killers,” says Dena Thomas, the company’s president. “We kill bugs for a living.” The company also provides insulation and moisture control solutions as well.

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Daryl Flood, Inc. is a relocation and logistics company with worldwide partners through Mayflower Transit, United Van Lines, and Harmony Relocation Network. The company, which was founded in 1982, currently has five wholly-owned subsidiaries with 15 locations. While about half the company’s revenue comes from domestic household goods relocation, it has expanded into new areas including international household goods relocation, commercial relocation, relocation management, appliance home delivery and installation, and 3PL warehousing.

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2018 Case Study - Amy's Ice Creams

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2018 Case Study - DeWitt

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2018 Case Study - PFSbrands

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2018 Case Study - Practice Velocity

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2018 Case Study - Venturity Financial Partners

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2018 Case Study - Redman Solutions

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2018 Case Study - The Motz Corporation

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2018 Case Study - Willoway Nurseries

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2018 Case Study - Advanced Services Pest Control

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Case Study - Daryl Flood, Inc.

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