Local residents become consultants with Tastefully Simple
The following local residents have become independent consultants with Tastefully Simple Inc., a national direct-sales company featuring “easy-to-prepare gourmet products: Megan Pauley of Millsboro, who can be reached at (302) 933-8175; and Bobbie Murray of Millsboro, who can be reached at (302) 934-6212
As consultants, they offer the company’s gourmet foods and beverages to guests at home taste-testing parties. Guests receive samples, meal ideas, recipes and serving suggestions.
“The Tastefully Simple opportunity is designed to be life friendly,” said Jill Blashack Strahan, Tastefully Simple Inc. founder and CEO. “Consultants find a great deal of satisfaction through its fun nature, flexibility, unlimited earning potential and top-notch products.”
Tastefully Simple is an ideal opportunity for those seeking new or additional business options, supplementary income, more time with children, or simply control and freedom, Blashack Strahan said.
For more information about Tastefully Simple, visit www.tastefullysimple.com online.
DE’s first intellectual property patent agreement signed
Delaware Economic Development Office Director Judy McKinney-Cherry and Streamline Industries Founder and CEO Eric Townsend recently signed the first patent agreement under the state of Delaware’s Intellectual Property Business Creation Program. With the agreement, Townsend and his father took ownership of two patents dealing with automotive coatings and finishes.
“We are thrilled the Townsend family is the first to take advantage of Delaware’s Intellectual Property Business Creation Program,” said Gov. Ruth Ann Minner. “Our pioneering patent initiative provides a distinctive edge for technology-minded entrepreneurs in Delaware. By participating in this program, the Townsends have the opportunity to create and sustain a successful business with unlimited growth potential here in Delaware.”
Streamline is a start-up company that will manufacture high quality coatings for automotive original equipment manufacturers, as well as the refinish, electronic, plastics and appliance markets. The products are designed with improved resistance to weather, suitable resistance to abrasive chemicals, a uniform surface and are environmentally friendly.
Eric Townsend is a chemical engineer with DuPont in Southern New Jersey. His father, Gary Townsend, has more than two decades of experience as an automotive engineer with the General Motors Corporation in Delaware.
“We would like to thank Gov. Minner and the state of Delaware for developing the IP Business Creation Program for entrepreneurs,” said Eric Townsend. “Through the program, we were able to realize our business dreams. Securing these key patents will give our products the competitive edge to compete in this mature painting and coatings market. Additionally, the professionals at DEDO were a great resource throughout the process.”
The Delaware IP Business Creation Program was fostered by Minner’s New Economy Initiative, a comprehensive economic stimulus package that promotes all businesses within the state of Delaware. The program was developed to give entrepreneurs an opportunity to have access to the donated patents from two of Delaware’s legacy companies, DuPont and Hercules Corporation.
“This first signing indicates a growing interest in the IP Business Creation Program,” said McKinney-Cherry. “Streamline Industries is leading the way for future entrepreneurs to use this unique program to develop home grown companies here in the First State. No other state has ever done this before — it will likely transform future economic development efforts as other states seek to develop similar initiatives,” said McKinney-Cherry.
The patent portfolio is available on the DEDO Web site at http://dedo.delaware.gov/business/
patent_portfolio/index.shtml.
Mueller celebrates 10-year anniversary with corporate takeover
Jerry Mueller Real Estate is celebrating its 10-year anniversary at the Bethany Beach location at the corner of Route 26 (Garfield Parkway) and Half Moon Drive, located at the entrance of the Bethany West community. And, to start off the anniversary celebration, broker/owner Jerry Mueller has announced that the company has successfully completed a corporate takeover of ECR Properties Inc, which owns the property located at the corner of Route 26 and Half Moon Drive.
“We now own the corporation that originally developed Bethany West,” Mueller explained.
Anyone interested in the history of the development of Bethany West and other communities can stop by, Mueller said, and he will be happy to share the history that dates back to 1967.
“For our 10-year anniversary, we will be offering the public monthly specials where they can realize real savings after they make their best deal on price and terms,” Mueller said. “We also have a buyer’s broker program where the public can preserve and save thousands of dollars with our 25 percent rebate from the commission we receive at Jerry Mueller Real Estate. January specials include a free home inspection and a free one-year home owners warranty.
“We are a small office that gives the very best personal and professional real estate services,” Mueller added. “We like to think of ourselves as your neighborhood boutique realtor, offering a wide array of real estate services that are the marketable difference between Jerry Mueller Real Estate and the other real estate companies.
“My wife, Ruihua ‘Carol’ Mueller, is also realtor/owner of Jerry Mueller Real Estate and is somewhat of a real estate fashionista,” Mueller noted. “Our clients and customers love her style and dedication to them.
Jerry Mueller has been a Realtor since 1983 in Delaware and Maryland. Those wanting more information about the business can stop by Jerry Mueller Real Estate, located at 678 Half Moon Drive, Bethany Beach, or give Jerry and Carol Mueller a call at (302) 539-5872, or going to their Web site at www.findingbethany.com.