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Thomas Wick, 29.(Focus)(evitamins.com)
Crain's Detroit Business, April, 2007 by Harrison, Sheena
Byline: Sheena Harrison President, evitamins.com, Shelby Township Education: Bachelor's degree in finance from Western Michigan University. Claim to fame: Selling discount vitamins and nutritional supplements on the Web. Next step: Expanding evitamins.com's offerings to include more medical supplies, fitness equipment and cosmetics.
What started as a side job in college has become a growing online retail business for Thomas Wick. Evitamins.com generated revenue of $3.8 million last year and expects $5.2 million in 2007 revenue. The company has 12 employees, a network of more than 300 suppliers and sells its products through the Web, a quarterly catalog and two stores in Shelby Township. Wick didn't always expect evitamins.com to become a success....
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