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Location: 116 S. Park Blvd., Greenwood
Phone: 240-0744
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.bittersweetcandle.com
Founded: 2000
Founders/owners: Gene and Heather Kramer
Service/product: manufactures and sells scented candles
Employees: 5
Revenue (2006): $600,000
Date of first profile: October 2002
After starting out as a thriving business, the Bittersweet Candle Co. began to crumble.
The company founded in 2000 grew quickly-reaching $1.5 million in revenue thanks to 1,000 sales representatives-but quality and customer service suffered, said co-founder Gene Kramer.
About two years ago, it started losing money.
"It almost put us out of business and we...