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Shan
Industries LLC is one of the few majority woman-owned
holding companies that acquires, owns and operates
manufacturing businesses. The company focuses on
acquiring businesses that it can grow and build
to the next level.
Through
a combination of value engineering, cost reduction
services, visionary management, and product development
rarely found in small companies, Shan has a proven
track record of increasing market share and profitability.
The company had 2002 revenues of $16 million.
As
the owner of Shan Industries, Sheri Orlowitz plans
to continue to grow her company organically through
the development of new product lines and capabilities,
and through synergistic acquisitions. She has set
a goal of reaching $100 million in revenue within
five years.
All
of the Enterprising Women of the Year award winners
share one thing in common. They support and mentor
other women business owners and give back to their
communities.
Sheri's
primary focus is on children and she gives back
in a number of ways. Perhaps her most important
contribution is through the Orlowitz Children's
Advocacy Center, a 22,000-square-foot facility in
downtown Miami that houses seven agencies that help
children who have been the victims of sexual abuse.
Sheri sits on the board, raises money, and guides
the Center's mission.
Her
advice to other women entrepreneurs is to never
take no for an answer. "If you believe you can,
and you hold on to that belief, persistence, tenacity,
and creative thinking will get you through," she
says. "You make your own luck and there is plenty
to go around."
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