Joe Moss/Embassy National Bank
Embassy National Bank is a community bank located in Gwinnett County dedicated to the success of local and regional small businesses.
Chris Horne/AtlantaPBX
AtlantaPBX provides affordable telephones to small businesses. They provide features normally only available to large-scale companies like call-queuing, interactive voice response (IVR) menus for transferring calls to appropriate departments, and more.
Debbie Faulkner/Carrington Real Estate Services
Debbie Faulkner is with Carrington Real Estate Services, a national, full-service residential brokerage firm with licensed agents in 33 offices across 23 states. Through its parent, Carrington Holding Company, the company has direct access to Carrington’s family of businesses, and by leveraging those connections has transformed from a start-up to one of the largest residential real estate brokerages in the U.S. While its initial focus centered largely on the distressed market, the company has evolved into a recognized leader in all aspects of the market today, with more than half of its transactions comprised of traditional residential resale.
Tary Drouault/Keller Williams Realty
A top agent in Georgia with over 20 years experience, Tary Drouault is with Keller Williams Realty. Since becoming a Realtor in 1990, helping others create wealth through real estate and turning houses into homes has been her passion! One of the marks of a great agent is their past success. It’s not enough to just have special awards – although she has many. The real measure of a great agent is how many past clients they have successfully helped purchase and/or sell a home… and she has helped hundreds! Picking the right agent to represent you can be the difference between getting what you want or not. Call her today at 770-277-2166 to find out more. Let’s get started!
John Ragland, Jr./Supreme Lending
Supreme Lending has a strong and genuine belief in the “customer for life” principle of doing business: it is what fuels the company. Referrals from previous customers and local real estate professionals have always delivered the majority of Supreme’s production.
John Ragland Jr. is a mortgage banker with Supreme Lending. He graduated with a degree in Finance from The University of Georgia. He loves to help clients determine the best financing options for their home purchase.
Phil LeBlanc/ProTech Home & Property Inspection
ProTech Home & Property Inspection is a full-service inspection company offering new construction and re-sale residential inspections as well as commercial property assessments. ProTech provides same day report delivery, radon monitoring, septic evaluations, mold sampling, pool assessments and termite reports.
John Ragland, Jr./Supreme Lending
Supreme Lending has a strong and genuine belief in the “customer for life” principle of doing business: it is what fuels the company. Referrals from previous customers and local real estate professionals have always delivered the majority of Supreme’s production.
John Ragland Jr. is a mortgage banker with Supreme Lending. He graduated with a degree in Finance from The University of Georgia. He loves to help clients determine the best financing options for their home purchase.
Johnny Phelps/Harry Norman, Realtors
Johnny Phelps has been a realtor for almost 11 years, the entire time with Harry Norman, Realtors. He works with buyers, sellers and families who are relocating. He has three (3) designations: ARS (Accredited Relocation Specialist), ABR (Accredited Buyer Representative) and GRI (Graduate Realtor Institute). Johnny also has a broker’s license. For listing purposes, he concentrates on the counties of Gwinnett, North Fulton, South Forsyth and South Hall although he has helped buyers all over the metro Atlanta area.
William “Billy” Hall/NewFields Companies
Founded in 1995 to provide an effective alternative to large institutional environmental consulting firms, NewFields Companies emphasizes a solution-oriented approach to their consulting assignments.
John Carter/Carter Brothers Security Services
As one of the largest privately held, family-owned, security and electrical services firms in the industry, Carter Brothers comprises two operating divisions: Carter Brothers Security Services and now Carter Brothers Electrical Services. These two often work jointly as one entity to provide integrated expertise as a leading provider of access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, visitor management systems, general and specialized electrical installation services, with an expertise in project management.
Joel Levinson/Dynasty Jewelry and Loan
Dynasty Jewelry and Loan has been a trusted name in pawn for over 25 years, but president Ben Levinson’s family pawn history goes all the way back to 1923, when the family first opened for business in Richmond, Virginia. In 1941, Jack Friedman established the Bonded Loan Office in Columbia, South Carolina, which has been family owned and operated ever since.
After learning the business from the best pawnbroker Ben knew, the Bonded Loan Office’s owner (and Ben’s father-in-law) Sig Friedman, Dynasty Jewelry and Loan opened its doors in 1987. After 12 successful years at the original Buford Highway store, Dynasty moved to its current location on Jimmy Carter Boulevard, where it has continued to build a reputation for great customer service, great quality and most of all, great deals.
At Dynasty, they offer a variety of services and inventory, and they value the relationships with both their customers and the community. They are committed to providing the best customer service and giving back to the community through involvement in the Gwinnett County Chamber of Commerce and numerous national and local charities, as well as the Future Business Leaders Scholarship Fund. They are also proud supporters of the National Pawnbrokers Association and the Pawnbrokers Association of Georgia
Sonnie Norris/TNS Properties and SAAG Investments
TNS Properties is a real estate investment firm specializing in buying and selling residential real estate in the metro Atlanta market. They then provide quality housing for families in their targeted areas.
Angeline Kelly/Caliber Home Loans
Caliber Home Loans is a full-service national mortgage lender and agency direct seller/servicer taht offers a variety of loan programs for purchase and refinance such as conforming, jumbo and government products. Caliber also offers innovative servicing solutions for both conforming and non-conforming loans. Caliber is not a bank and they provide a superior service experience for their customers, a fulfilling work environment for their employees, and a track record of quality.
With the numerous regulatory changes that have occurred in recent years, technology has never been more important within the lending industry. In response to this reality, Caliber has made a substantial investment in building their own proprietary, end-to-end loan origination system. H2Online is a single sign-on system that allows you to complete a loan from start to finish with a paperless process designed around today’s mortgage banking industry. They employ a veteran team of mortgage banking technologists to enhance and maintain H2Online. While most national mortgage bankers are struggling to change processes supported by multiple outdated legacy systems, H2Online allows them to gain a competitive advantage through their agility.
Caliber is dedicated to preserving the entrepreneurial spirit of a mortgage bank while ensuring the necessary operational controls to originate and service quality loans and create a company with longevity
Jimmy Lin/The Network
The Network, based in Norcross, is a leading provider of integrated governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions that allow organizations to create better workplaces and ethical cultures. The Network’s Integrated GRC Suite, recognized as the “Apple of GRC” by the research firm GRC 20/20, is the first natively integrated enterprise GRC software platform in the compliance industry, and leverages the way employees retain and apply ethics and compliance information and helps companies prevent, detect and re-mediates non-compliance and unethical conduct.
The Network offers integrated solutions for policy management, training and communications, Code of Conduct, surveys and assessments, and case management, all on a reporting and analytics platform. The Network is privately held and established the first whistleblower hotline in 1982 and today serves thousands of global organizations in every industry, including nearly half of the Fortune 500.
Jimmy Lin is the Vice President of Product Management & Corporate Development at The Network and leads corporate and product strategies for the company’s Integrated GRC Solutions. He is responsible for defining long-term product strategy and managing the product portfolio for the company. Jimmy has more than 15 years of experience in and around software and technology, from implementing software to analyzing new markets and leading product strategies for organizations like Oversight Systems, Manhattan Associates, UPS Supply Chain Solutions and IP2Biz. Jimmy is a Certified GRC Professional (GRCP).
Scott Jacques/Crown Realty & Management
Crown Realty & Management is a full-service real estate company specializing in professional property management services for more than three decades. They service all of the metro Atlanta area providing leasing, property management and lease purchase, as well as sales and acquisition investor services. Crown currently manages over 1,000 single family homes and townhomes, placing over 8,000 tenants. They are members of the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM), the industry’s trade association which helps the public to identify the knowledge and experience of the managers in the marketplace. Their distinct position among their peers includes every designation offered by NARPM including the coveted Certified Residential Management Company (CRMC) as well as the qualifying broker having a Master Property Manager (MPM) designation.
David Garrison/OFL Preservation
There is a growing need for property preservation in the real estate business due to the rapid increase of foreclosures in today’s market. For real estate companies, asset managers and property managers, it can be difficult, time consuming and expensive to find qualified service providers when looking for professionals to cover the broad range of their needs.
OFL Preservation is educated in HUD conveyance preparation, code violation abatement and conveyance condition management. They will ensure that all necessary work required by the regulatory guidelines for the loan type is complete and the property is in conveyance condition. If any work is needed to bring the property into conveyance condition, and can be completed within the published regulatory fee schedule, the work will be completed under this order. If the work cannot be completed for the published fee, an estimate will be provided to bring the property into conveyance condition.
Derrick Harris & Brenda Mitchell/StandBy Talent
StandBy Talent is a minority-owned firm originally founded in 2003 by Derrick Harris as an HR consulting and HR staffing company called The Human Resource Department – Atlanta. Despite their success, they decided to change the name to StandBy Talent Staffing Services and broaden their staffing services to include other functional areas such as Information Technology, Accounting, Finance, and Administration to go along with their expertise and strength in staffing for Human Resources. Since this change, they have experienced significant growth and success. This growth led them to be selected by Inc. Magazine in 2013 as the 447th fastest growing company in America on their annual list of the 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America.
StandBy Talent leverages the best and most cutting edge technology available in the industry to source, screen, qualify, place and manage the talent they bring to their clients. They employ social media resources like Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook and other lesser known web resources to find and attract the best and brightest talent in the market.
With more than 80 years of combined experience, their team of staffing professionals knows how to help you hire, and they know the Atlanta market inside and out. They can lead you to the strongest candidates and the most sought after area employers.
Mike Rowan/KPItarget
KPItarget was founded with one purpose in mind. They want to use the power of the internet and cutting edge interactive marketing techniques to drive real results for their clients. They begin by identifying your KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators), which are defined as “a set of quantifiable measures that a company or industry uses to gauge or compare performance in terms of meeting their strategic and operational goals.” They then use their arsenal of tools to drive not only business to your site, but the right kind of business for your needs.
Alex Turrin/NXT Link
NXT Link is a full service web design studio catering to small business owners who value quality work at affordable rates. They are passionate about their work and this shows in everything they do!
Based in Newnan, GA, NXT Link offers wide range of small business web services, including website design and maintenance, web hosting, logo design and search engine optimization (SEO). They don’t just build websites; they help you grow your business! Whether you need a brand new website or are just looking to freshen up your current one, NXT Link is here for all your needs. NXT Link offers superior quality customer service not available from larger firms. They also pamper their clients, especially with fast response time to customer service and technical support requests.
In today’s highly competitive marketplace, your business cannot afford to be without a website. Having a web address is more than a status symbol; it is a cost-effective and necessary way to market your business and products.
Raquel Ornelas-Barlowe/Ornelas Associates
Ornelas Associates has provided interior design services for over 28 years. Ornelas and staff offer the attention and needed involvement as skilled Interior Designers. They are pleased with the goals of service, excellence and attention to detail. That has been the cornerstone of successful business. Ornelas’ unique brand of excellence has been recognized through repeated contract awards.
The types of facilities that the firm has been involved with include multigenerational housing, assisted living, AgeSmart housing, senior housing, wellness and recreation facilities, education facilities and medical facilities. Their clients are developers, architects, and various types of consultants.
