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2B CljE CfliirlottE Thursday, March 18, 2004 HISTORY omen Growing Their Business ■IBM ■■■■■■■■■■■ ! HI iBni ic Alexander, President and C.E.O. Alexander By Fran Farrer-Nash THE CHARWTTE POET The ideal candidate for “Women Growing Their Business,” Mic Alexander took a family owned busi ness, Overflow Printing Inc. and did just that. Overflow provides market ing services, promotional items, and commercial printing to companies and organizations throughout the southeast such as BB&T, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Metro Credit Union, Duke Energy, and the Charlotte Bobcats. Overflow was founded in 1990 by Mic’s father, Elmore who had 40 years printing experience. Three months into the business, the Alexanders found themselves losing money fast. In 1991 Mic Alexander was called home to help close the business. Instead, remembering early lessons from her par ents, Alexander put energy into marketing the compa ny, began forming a strong employee team, and giving superior service. After 13 years of rent ing, Overflow relocated to a new facility near uptown Charlotte. The facility was created with the vision, lit erally in the form of a dream, of not only manu facturing commercial print ing, but to serve small busi nesses and individuals by providing meeting space at affordable prices. The con ference suite and state of the art media center are ideal for holding training classes, board meetings and special events. Overflow employs a team of marketing experts that use the facility to hold training classes and make presenta tions to clients and their key customers. “We believe that diversity is the key to our continued growth,” says Alexander. Involved in the commu nity, Alexander is a mem ber of the Printing Industries of the Carolinas, Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Women Business Owners, the Urban League of Charlotte and United States Olympic Drug Testing Committee. She sits on the boards of BB&T CRA, Johnston YMCA, the Chamber’s Small Business Council and Charlotte- Mecklenburg Workforce Development Board. As a result of her dedi cation and leadership, Alexander has received honors that include: Women Business Owner of the Year Finalist, 2002; The Business Journal’s Largest Minority Owned Business List, 2002; Charlotte Chamber’s Entrepreneur of the Year Winner, 2001; Charlotte Chamber’s Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, 1999; Women in Business Achievement Award Winner, 1999; Charlotte Chamber’s Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist, 1998, and will be recognized for her accom plishments again in May at The Charlotte Post “People of Prominence” celebration. The daughter of Elmore and Marie Alexander, Mic was born in Buffalo, attended area schools and Indiana State University. She began her career with a series of entry-level posi tions in corporations such as Gulf Oil, Burroughs Welcome and Robinson Humphrey/American Express. However, it was at American Telephone and Tele^aph (AT&T) that she was introduced to business basics and corporate infra structure. She was hired as an engineers assistant in the engineering depart ment and later moved to administration where she planned corporate events and taught time manage ment seminars to both management and non-man agement engineering per sonnel. Success earned her a promotion to budget coor dinator, managing a $2 mil lion furniture and equip ment budget for 10 depart ments. Away from Overflow, Alexander enjoys golfing, playing pool, boating, rid ing her motorcycle and relaxing to the sounds of KINLOCH PRODUCTIONS, INC. The area’s only minority owned and operated “turnkey” video production company! We work with our clients to create a professional, high-impact product...complete with crisp writing, specialized graphics and creative editing. Let us put our imagination to work for you! Specializing In: Corporate Videos • Marketing Videos Training Videos • Commercials Full-scale Television Programming TelePrompTer Training and On Camera Skills Training Von and Lee Kinloch, Owners Office - 704-455-6836 Mobile - 704-560-1741 “Putting Our Imagination To Work For You!’' Essy\x/lls S{ Spd! Esther Onwukwe Look Good!! Feel Good!! Esther Onwukwe announces the opening of her Upscale Day Spa and Salon. jJair Carfi/Pesign • Nail Care • N/jassage paciaL iikin Care • &;7dyv/rap CJ'ift Certifcate • -fspeciaLty Cfao? 4915 ^[onroe E^ad • Charlotte. hIC Ph: 704.566.4664 Fax: 704.566.4727 i i I I I TO (MICH. SCcr^cutcc invites you to GOSiPEL Saturday, May 1st, 2004 11am - 7pm @ Independence Park 300 Hawthorne Lane “Greatest Mothers In Charlotte” Do you have a Wonderful Mother of Virtue, Courage or Compassion? Then nominate your mother for the “Greatest Mom of Charlotte” Award. Submit your original essay of 100 words or less to: Christian Women of Elegance 242 Water Oak Dr., Pineville, N.C. 28134 FAX: 704-889-1209 , or E-mail: fhallc(®aol.com For vendor, performer or general information call: 704-333-2809 or 704-493-2536 I I jazz. “My parents and I paid very close attention to how we were treated as con sumers, compared notes, compiled lists and conclud ed that Overflow Printing, Inc. will always be dedicat ed to uncompromising excellence. It is the person al responsibility of all of our family members to pro vide our clients with a product that will proudly represent their image and ours. Under no circum stance will we knowingly compromise our quality or our deadlines by taking short cuts, using substan dard materials or telling untruths to win client busi ness.” - Mic Alexander Highlighting ^omenfs History” is dear to the hearts of the management and staff of The Charlotte Post. It is our goal to recognize the accomplishments of women fmm the past that have helped to mold the world in which we live. However, in 2004 we realize that no one else can be the first to refuse relinquishing their seat on the bus, or spend months brining slaves to fi'eedom, starve for the right to vote, invent the hair peiin, or even be the first women to integrate the schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg. We do however realize, that women continue to mold the future in business, education, technology, medicine and more. For that reason we are proud to feature today’s women as role models and mentors to follow, or at least to know “that all things are possible.” - Fran Farrer-Nashy Advertising & Mkt. 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