Amanda Ross lost her job so she and her husband, Andy Ross, decided to do something about it and start their own business.
Stunning Creative specializes in web development and graphic design. Andy handles the technical aspects while Amanda handles the business end. It has allowed the Ann Arbor couple to turn the business into their full-time jobs.
"It has grown by leaps and bounds," Andy says. Most of that growth is from word-of-mouth referrals from its clients, he says. Some of its projects include brochures for Masco's cabinetry division and trade-show presentations for other clients.
Stunning Creative is working to continue its organic growth with improved project quality and the slow, steady addition of new clients. Andy hopes to one day soon turn his company's stable of freelancers into the firm's first employees to help spread some of the work around.
"It (running the business) consumes a lot more of our time," Andy says. "There are a lot more details to deal with."
Source: Andy Ross, owner of Stunning Creative
Writer: Jon Zemke
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