Valley Steel Supply LLC

Metal service center

"Having strong key people in place when we opened business"

"To be happy with my employees, family and what I am doing"

"Go into business for yourself."

"We obtained one key account to help keep us going as we built a customer base."

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Company Details

Location: Peoria, AZ
Founders: Bill Burnstein, 60, Debra Burnstein, 56

Website: www.valleysteelsupply.com

Year Started: August 2001

Initial Investment: $1.4M

Turned a Profit: 2002

First Million: 2001

2002 Sales: $6M

2006 Sales: $14.8M

Number of Employees:

Day 1: 8

2006: 32

2007: 35*

* Projected by 2008

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