AREA BUSINESS REALLY IS UP IN THE AIR.BUSINESS NAME: Don Wolf and Associates Inc. BUSINESS ADDRESS: 21012 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills PHONE: (818) 348-6756 WEB SITE: www.donwolf.com OWNER: Don Wolf Sr. ESTABLISHED: 1983 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 4 DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS: Industrial sales representative and distributor of analyzers, monitors, instruments for air quality and miniature valves The miniature thermionic valve (vacuum/electron tube) is a development of the older style of thermionic valve in which the pins for connecting the valve to circuitry were mounted in a Bakelite base, into which the valve envelope ("bulb") was glued. It was invented in 1938. , pumps, regulators and flowmeter See flow meter. distributors. IS THIS YOUR FIRST BUSINESS? No, I helped my mom run a heating oil company in Chicago after my dad died. WHY DID YOU START THIS BUSINESS? I was ``let go'' from my job of 25 years at ITT ITT Initial Teacher Training (UK) ITT I Think That ITT Invitation To Tender ITT Individual Time Trial (professional cycling) ITT Intention-To-Treat ITT In This Thread (forums) General Controls. WHERE DID YOU GET THE IDEA? I found new product lines that competed against my former employer. HOW LONG WAS IT FROM CONCEPT TO OPENING? Six months. WHAT DID YOU DO DURING THAT TIME? I converted the den into an office and made sales calls as I could. WHAT WERE YOUR STARTUP COSTS AND HOW DID YOU FINANCE THE BUSINESS? I took out loans on the house to fund it. I worked out of the house until the 1994 Northridge Earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. forced us to move. WHO DID YOU RELY ON FOR ADVICE? Friends and bankers. WHAT HADN'T YOU CONSIDERED BEFORE OPENING? The stress of trying to pay bills when customers aren't paying timely. WHAT IS YOUR EXPECTED REVENUE THIS YEAR? $500,000, which is down from $1.5 million in 2000. WHAT GOALS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE COMPANY? Purchasing of some items and data sheets online and to specialize more in instruments and analyzers. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) From left, Don Wolf Jr. holds a combustion analyzer as Don Wolf Sr. displays a toxic gas detector A gas detector is a device which detects the presence of various gases within an area, usually as part of a system to warn about gases which might be harmful to humans or animals. Gas detectors can be used to detect combustible, toxic, and oxygen gases. with fellow worker Joan Wolf Joan Wolf (b. 1951 in Bronx, New York) is an American writer of romance novels. Wolf grew up in the Bronx, New York. She obtained a Bachelor's degree in Mercy College and Master in English and Comparative Literature in Hunter College. . Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Staff Photographer |
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