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Honey-do List 2.0

A father-son entrepreneur duo got out of the carpet-cleaning business right before the economic downturn. But their new line of work isn't without challenges.

Ted Ehrlich and his son Brian built up a $1.7 million carpet-cleaning business that stretched from Sarasota to Naples before hitting a growth wall in 2006.

The condo-conversion craze of 2005 was the first punch: Apartment complexes that were a big revenue driver were turning condo and no longer needed the Ehrlichs' company, Unlimited Carpet and Tile Care. But an ever bigger problem, the Ehrlichs discovered, was building a customer base through avenues besides referrals. read the full article. . .

ABC7 Sarasota Interview with Brian

Creating Community

Brian and Sharon Ehrlich believe in communities. Small, big, on the Internet, in person. Doesn't seem to matter what form it comes in, but community ' connecting with people who share common interests ' is central to their lives together as a couple. And that's one of the reasons they moved to Sarasota five years ago from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ' the community. read the full article...