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Allied 100 LLC
Emergency medical equipment
Success Secret:
"We created an efficient infrastructure to make lifesaving AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) accessible to everyone."
What Is Success?
"Success is using original ideas to make a positive difference in others."
Best Advice:
"Be original."
Tipping Point:
"Making #55 in Entrepreneur Magazine's "Top 500" in 2007!"
Success Secret
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Tipping Point
Sources of Startup Capital
Friends & family
Venture capital
Bank loan
Private investors
Line of credit
Credit cards
Savings/personal funds
Company Benefits
Health insurance
Flextime
Life insurance
Company car
Telecommuting
401(K)
Tuition reimbursement
Stock options
Company Details
Location:
Woodruff, WI
Founders:
Jonathan Dobbs, 39, Kenneth Raupach, 44
Website:
http://www.aedsuperstore.com
Year Started:
April 2002
Initial Investment:
$40,000
Turned a Profit:
2002
First Million:
2003
2007 Sales:
$16.7 million
Number of Employees:
Day 1:
1
2007:
10
2008:
13*
* Projected by 2009
Company Background
Premier supplier of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and other emergency medical equipment frequently used in public areas such as airports, schools, churches, health clubs, etc.
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