Minnick presents Economic Development Summit Bullet Tools receives Exporter of the Year Award
Published: 8/29/2009
Coeur d'Alene Press, The (ID)
Minnick presents Economic Development Summit
Bullet Tools receives Exporter of the Year Award
Rick Thomas; Staff writer
Published: August 29, 2009
POST FALLS - A sweep through Idaho for a series of summits on economic development brought Rep. Walt Minnick to the city on Tuesday, just in time to present a North Idaho manufacturer with the Idaho Exporter of the Year Award for 2009.
Spokane Branch Manager Ted Schinzel from the U.S.
Hayden Firm Top Exporter
Published: 4/5/2009
Hayden firm top exporter
Bullet Tools of Hayden, Idaho, has been named the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2009 Exporter of the Year for the Northwest region.
Bullet Tools on target
Published: 4/5/2009
Coeur d'Alene Press, The (ID)
Bullet Tools on target
Growth leads to state honor for Hayden business
Bill Buley; Staff writer
Published: April 5, 2009
HAYDEN - The messages are clear, concise and they cover the walls on both sides as you walk up the stairs. "Never mistake activity for achievement."
"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Character is what you really are. Reputation is what people say you are."
Bullet Tools earns state award via the NIC ISBDC
Published: 3/30/2009
Bullet Tools earns state award via the NIC ISBDC
3/30/2009
Bullet Tools, a Hayden-based company that develops and markets tools for the construction industry, has been selected as the recipient of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2009 Northwest Small Business Administration Exporter of the Year Award.
Hitting a Traget in Flooring
Published: 1/16/2009
Hitting a target in flooring
By Mike McLean
Of the Journal of Business
An innovative device designed to cut laminate flooring has landed a Hayden tool developer and manufacturer a solid footing in a niche market.
NIC Idaho Small Business Development Center: Helping your business succeed
Published: 11/25/2008
NIC Idaho Small Business Development Center: Helping your business succeed
By LUCY DUKES
NIB writer
COEUR d’ALENE – Cedar Mountain Tilemakers owner Jared Lyda’s interaction with the North Idaho College Small Business Development Center helped him grow his Hayden-based business into Montana and central and southern Idaho, as well as land regional distribution doubling the number of showrooms representing him.
Bullet Tools nominated by NIC ISBDC for national award
Published: 11/18/2008
Bullet Tools nominated by NIC ISBDC for national award
11/18/2008
The Idaho Small Business Development Center (ISBDC) at North Idaho College has nominated Hayden-based Bullet Tools for the Family-Owned Small Business of the Year Award through the U.S. Small Business Administration. Winners of the national awards in this and other categories will be announced during U.S. Small Business Administration National Small Business Week May 17-21, 2009.
Bullet Tools once again thriving with help of NIC ISBDC
Published: 3/30/2008
Bullet Tools earns state award via the NIC ISBDC
3/30/2009
Bullet Tools, a Hayden-based company that develops and markets tools for the construction industry, has been selected as the recipient of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2009 Northwest Small Business Administration Exporter of the Year Award.
NIC unit helps Bullet Tools
Published: 1/18/2008
Spokesman Review
NIC unit helps Bullet Tools
The focus of the North Idaho College Idaho Small Business Development Center is to help small businesses thrive and grow, which it has done for the Hayden-based Bullet Tools.
The ISBDC helped the fledgling company create its first business plan and obtain initial financing in 1998 when the company was launched from Dalen and Mary Gunn’s home, where they produced a floor-covering tool. With friends and family willing to work for free, Bullet Tools expanded to an emerging force in the flooring market. The Gunns and co-owner Ben Toews focused on the business full time.
Bullet Tools thrives with NIC's help
Published: 1/15/2008
Coeur d'Alene Press, The (ID)
Bullet Tools thrives with Nic’s help
Published: January 15, 2008
The focus of the North Idaho College Idaho Small Business Development Center is to help small businesses thrive and grow, which it has done for the Hayden-based Bullet Tools several times over the company's nine-year history through both startup and struggle. The ISBDC helped the fledgling company create its first business plan and obtain initial financing in 1998 when the company was launched from Dalen and Mary Gunn's home.