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NationsHealth

Medications and durable medical supplies

"Perseverance and an entrepreneurial attitude that allows us to overcome hurdles in a complex, highly-regulated health-care market"

"Having a satisfied customer base where we have delivered real value and exceeded customer expectations."

"Exceeding 10,000 new enrollments in a single day, consistently!"

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Tipping Point

Friends & family	Venture capital
Bank loan	Private investors
Line of credit	Credit cards
Savings/personal funds

Health insurance	Flextime
Life insurance	Company car
Telecommuting	401(K)
Tuition reimbursement	Stock options

Rank Sales 2006 Industry Region

Company Details

Location: Sunrise, FL
Founders: Lewis Stone, 46, Glenn Parker, 43, Robert Gregg, 41

Website: www.nationshealth.com

Year Started: June 2002

Initial Investment: $2M

Turned a Profit: 2006

First Million: 2002

2002 Sales: $2M

2006 Sales: $87M

Number of Employees:

Day 1: 3

2006: 623

2007: 700*

* Projected by 2008

Company Background

NationsHealth provides medical products in a market of approximately 41 million Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. Dr. Glenn Parker, Lewis Stone, and Robert Gregg founded NationsHealth and Parker has served as the company's CEO since 2002. Parker received a B.S. from the University of Florida in 1986 and an M.D. from the New York Medical College in 1993. He's licensed as a medical doctor by the Florida Department of Health.

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