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Flagship receives award;
welcomes new client
Anderson, Ind.
–The Flagship Enterprise Center
(FEC) recently host an open house to showcase
their facilities, clients and
client support programs. Great
Deals Magazine, a new FEC
client, will conduct a
ribbon-cutting to celebrate the
opening of their first office.
The event is free and open to
the public. U.S.
Congressman Mike Pence, 6th
District of Indiana, presented the Flagship with a
certificate of appreciation on
behalf of the United States
Department of Commerce. In
addition, Indiana State
Representative Terri Austin,
District 36, announced the
re-certification of the Flagship
Enterprise Center by the Indiana
Economic Development
Corporation.
The
open house was attended
by Anderson Mayor Kevin Smith.
The certificate recognized
the Flagship Enterprise Center
as a finalist in the 2007
Economic Development
Administration Excellence in
Economic Development program.
The program recognizes
Excellence in Community and
Faith-Based Social
Entrepreneurship [Right
Photo: U.S. Congressman
Mike Pence, Charles Staley and
Catherine Staley]
“The
clients of the Flagship
Enterprise Center continue to
realize many successes,” said
Charles Staley, president and
CEO of the Flagship Enterprise
Center. “One of the best
successes we can celebrate is a
new member, like Great Deals
Magazine, becoming a part of the
family.”
 In
addition to the certificate
presentation, Pence and Smith
particiapted in the Great
Deals Magazine ribbon cutting
ceremonies. “We’ve been in
business since 1993, but because
of the franchising of Great
Deals nationally, the expansion
necessitated the move to a
centralized office. We do
business all over Indiana, with
a lot of our business coming out
of Indianapolis which makes the
Flagship a centrally located
facility for our needs,” said
Jim Mougeotte, owner and founder
of Great Deals Magazine. “That
combined with the professional
services made this move the
logical choice.”
When
Great Deals Magazine Owner Jim
Mougeotte graduated from Ball
State University, he dreamed of
owning his own radio station.
After working in radio for
nearly 15 years, Mougeotte left
the industry and started Great
Deals Magazine in Muncie, Ind.
Today it has grown to be one of
the largest direct mail coupon
magazines in the Midwest
boasting over 5.5 million
mailings annually. With their
move to the Flagship, Great
Deals Magazine has begun the
process of franchising their
magazine nationally. For more
information contact Jim
Mougeotte at (765) 649-3302 or
visit
www.greatdealsmagazine.net.
Created through a partnership
between Anderson University and
the City of Anderson, the
Flagship Enterprise Center
serves as a small business
incubator and growth stage
business accelerator. Through
its client-specific Client
Support Program, the FEC helps
emerging companies to become
independently viable. Located at
I-69 and (exit 22) in Anderson,
the FEC provides ongoing contact
with management consultants,
university researchers, student
mentoring opportunities and
access to capital.
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