To set the stage for this interview, would you please tell us a bit about yourself?

KM: I’m originally from North Dakota; relocated to the DC area for my husband’s job. I have two beautiful daughters, Jamie 24 & Brandi 22. My two poodles (the boys) keep me company now that the girls are on their own. I love cooking, reading, and working. I’m currently developing a delicious pastry that I want to market to specialty stores.

Okay, give us your elevator speech, or 30-second spiel, about what you do, about your business:

KB: Suzette Flemming, thank you for taking the time to participate in this interview for our readers.

To set the stage for this interview, would you please tell us a bit about yourself?

SF: I have been assisting service corporations, e-commerce start-ups and non-profits in untangling their finances and providing clear financial direction since 1994.

My passion is helping businesses thrive and prosper as well as educating business owners about how to best manage their finances. I keep all of my clients informed about the latest tax laws, financial strategies and new technology to ensure my clients benefit from the latest developments in accounting, tax laws and finance.

KB: What a great business Suzette, especially since most of us don’t know all we could or maybe even should about these very things.

Okay, give us your elevator speech, or 30-second spiel, about what you do, about your business:

SF: Every successful business owner knows personal and financial success means dedication, hard work and long hours. It also means knowing when you need to find help to attend to the hundreds of details that it takes to run your business on a daily basis.

Flemming Business Services can help. FBS is a full-service financial agency that manages the accounting tasks necessary to keep your business healthy, while providing you with the experienced insight of a high-level CFO to help you grow your business. FBS manages the day-to-day financial activity of your business, including cash flow, accounts payable and receivable, and taxes and payroll in an easy-to-understand format so that you know where you money is coming from and where it’s going at any given moment.

In addition, at FBS, we make it our business to learn everything we can about your business, so that we can manage your finances and provide you with financial advice and direction about best practices, tax benefits and big picture analysis with your specific business goals in mind. Whether you have a staff of one or 1,000, Flemming Business Services provides the financial framework to guide your business to the next level.

KB: Linda Miller, thank you for taking the time to participate in this interview for our readers. To set the stage for this interview, would you please tell us a bit about yourself?

KB: Wow, a true Internet success! Okay, give us your elevator speech, or 30-second spiel, about what you do, about your business:

KB: Mary McDonald, thank you for taking the time to participate in this interview for our readers.
To set the stage for this interview, would you please tell us a bit about yourself?

MM: Thank you for inviting me! My background is in engineering, and my interests are varied! I like to play piano, scrapbook our family photos, watch movies, and get involved in environmental causes. I have a wonderful husband who stays at home while I travel, and two children ages 13 and 11. We live in Austin, TX after having lived in upstate NY for 15 years; I grew up and went to school in New England.

KB: Wow, you are very blessed Mary to have a husband who does that while you travel and pursue your dreams.

Okay, give us your elevator speech, or 30-second spiel, about what you do, about your businesses:

MM: I have two businesses – performance improvement consulting, and online movie rental (which is also a business opportunity for others).

The McDonald Consulting Group is a performance improvement consulting group that helps companies improve their bottom line (keep more of their profits) by improving the way that they do assignments and tasks. I’ve been able to take the techniques that work for production and manufacturing and improve processes for service companies also, and we are going to start providing services for companies that work in Asia – providing engineering and quality services.

The business that my husband Bill and I are involved in is online DVD rentals, similar to NetFlix and Blockbuster Online, called Mailbox DVDs. You can rent unlimited movies, 3 at a time, for only $20 monthly. You make a commission on every customer that rents movies from your site, and the movies, the money, and the shipping is all done by another company. Best of all, anyone can have an online site including support for less than $200!

KB: Now that’s a new spin on network marketing (which I love) and also a great way to have the best of both worlds: movies AND a business!