Secrets of Success

One of the six companies that make up BOS Holdings, BOS IL, Roselle, Illinois, focuses on furniture, which accounts for 90% of its sales. The family-operated business began operating in…

In 1981, Art Sinkey and Bill Kominga opened a small, three-employee copy machine company in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, naming it after their initials. The company soon became known for…

Gregory Modica, CEO of Government Supply Services (GSS), El Dorado, Arkansas, and a certified pilot, was on course for a career in the skies when his life took a different…

In 1946, having just returned from World War II, Armour Anderson was keen to start a business, but wasn’t sure on exactly what. He canvassed some friends and his community…

For Gary Molz, vice president of EZ Office Products, the secrets to the company’s success are rooted in how “success” itself is defined. “I’m not sure we are successful by…

In 1958, John Parker opened Parker’s Workplace Solutions in Farmington, New Mexico. In 1974, Roger Smith and his wife, Christina, decided to purchase the company. “My grandfather worked at a…

For over six decades, Dawkins Office Supplies has demonstrated that long-term success in the IDC isn’t about chasing trends; it’s about people, adaptability and an unwavering commitment to service. Dawkins…

As a fourth-generation Porter, Mark grew up in Porter’s Office Products, Rexburg, Idaho—a company founded in 1915 by his great-grandfather. Mark left to pursue other interests but returned to the…

In 1955, Martin Wist opened an office products dealer in Tempe, Arizona. Today, that company is led by his grandson, Ian Wist, whose son Trevor joined the company a few…

When you have been an independent dealer for 80 years—growing from one to 14 locations, employing 300 people and enjoying annual sales of $90 million—you will know a thing or…