3 Successful Launches
Posted on Aug 04, 2010 by Dennis Driscoll in News, Portfolio, Web Design
This week we had 3 successful website launches. We usually try to space them our so that in case something needs troubleshooting we are not running around like crazy trying to fix a million issues all at once. Sometimes (this time) deadlines don’t get met, so we end up launching 3 websites in one week – ouch!
WillPower Foundation
The WillPower Foundation exists to lend financial assistance to families and individuals with disabilities with little to none of the bureaucracy normally associated with this process. Since its inception in 2008, WillPower has granted more than $12,000 to families in Western Massachusetts to help them meet the needs of their family members.
Visit WillPower Foundation’s website
Fran Johnson’s Golf & Tennis
Fran Johnson’s Golf & Tennis is the largest authorized dealer in the area for: Ping (featuring military special), Mizuno golf equipment, Sun Mountain golf bags and push carts, and Babalot tennis racquets.
Locally family owned and operated for over 35 years, you’ll find experienced player experts to help you get the right fit for your game and be able to choose from the major name brands for golf, tennis, platform, racquetball, squash and badminton.
Adam Quenneville Roofing and Sidding
Adam Quenneville Roofing, Siding and Windows (aka “1-800-NEW ROOF”) is a locally-owned business based in South Hadley, Western Massachusetts for the past 15 years. We are a team that is dedicated to the highest standards of craftsmanship, safety, and customer service. Our goal is to make every customer a raving fan!
Re-opening of Fran Johnson’s
Posted on May 24, 2010 by Peter Ellis in News
Fantastic news from our client, Cindy Johnson, owner of Fran Johnson’s Golf & Tennis in West Springfield:
Popular Local Retailer to Re-Open Thanks to Unorthodox “Staying in Business” Campaign
Customers loan $150k for business to Re-Open
West Springfield, Ma – Local retailer, Fran Johnson’s Golf & Tennis in West Springfield, will re-open on Thursday, May 27th after succeeding in an unusual campaign to raise capital from customers and supporters. The store has been closed since March 9th, after owner Cindy Johnson was unable to secure traditional financing to keep the 35-year-old business running. However, Johnson said that as of this week, more than 140 people have pledged over $150k to keep the family-owned business from closing its doors forever. In addition, Johnson has secured funding from the Western Massachusetts Enterprise Fund.
“I’ve been overwhelmed with the outpouring of support we’ve gotten from customers, friends and vendors. Some of our customers even got together and organized a radio-thon, which raised over $2,000 for the campaign,” said Johnson. The pledges which have ranged from $5.00 to $25,000 are considered unsecured loans to the company, according to Johnson, who said they will be repaid. Pledges over $1,000 will receive interest.
Denise B. Dukette, associate director and director of lending at the Western Massachusetts Enterprise Fund (another client of DIF Design), praised Johnson for having the courage to ask for help and support she needed while there was still time to save the store. “So many times after a business has closed you hear people say they wish they had known and would have done more. In taking her campaign to the public, Cindy was able to let people know what she was facing and the response is a testament to what she, as a small business owner, stands for.”
Johnson said she kicked off the campaign despite naysayer’s from more traditional lending circles who said it would never work. “I listened to what they had to say and then made the decision to move forward anyway. Our store has been a mainstay in the community for so many years that I believed people would want to help keep us around.” Most of the store’s employees will be returning to work when the doors re-open on Thursday.
Along with its grand reopening, Fran Johnson’s will now be celebrating its 35th anniversary.
For more information, visit www.franjohnsons.com
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