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- What is your name?
- Charlene Ierna
- Are you currently heading a woman-owned business?
- Yes
- If you are in business, what is the name of your business?
- Ierna's Heating & Cooling, Inc
- Where did you get your idea for your business or the business you'd like to start?
- My husband was in the Industry and I saw an amazing opportunity; living in Florida, for a small town, honest and reliable A/C Company. With some serious determination and dedication, we made the decision to establish our own A/C Company.
- Where is (will) your business located? (City and State)
- Lutz, Florida
- If you already have a website, what is the address for your business?
- http://www.IernaAir.com
- How long have you been in business? (Or when do you plan to open?)
- We have been licensed, bonded and insured for 4.5 years now. We have been in the industry for 12 years.
- How many employees do you have, if any?
- 11-20
- What is your annual revenue?
- $250K-$500K
- Describe your product or service, or the product you plan to introduce to the market.
- We provide our customers with honest and reliable A/C & Heating services including: Duct Cleaning, Annual Cleanings, Emergency Service Calls, Free Estimates on System Replacements/Add Ons or Replacements, Equipment Repairs, Duct Work, Home Standby Generators, Thermostats, Air Purification, Ultra Violet Lights, Duct Sanitizing and more. We provide these services and products on New Construction, Residential and Light Commercial properties, 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
- How did you (or plan to) fund your business startup?
- personal savings
- What was (is) the biggest hurdle in getting your business off the ground?
- Obtaining the right employee's to represent our Company, our products and services; along with our philosophy of providing outstanding customer service to all customers-all the time.
- What would you advise other women interested in starting a similar business?
- Stay focused on you goal at all times and don;t let any obstacle get in your way of obtaining your goal.
- What has been your biggest mistake?
- Being naive and too trustworthy (in some cases).
- What has been your smartest move?
- Opening up a store front on a major highway and coupling that with constant advertising, PR and networking.
- Are you willing to answer questions from other women business owners about your business?
- Yes
- What is your email address?
- charlene1010@verizon.net
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2009 Small Business of the Year!!
IERNA's Heating & Cooling, a Lutz-based company providing heating & air conditioning sales, service, maintenance and installation is the recipient of the Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce "2009 Small Business of the Year Award". The news was announced at the 70's inspired awards banquet held at the Saddlebrooke Resort in Wesley Chapel, FL. Many of those attending the event donned their funky b… Continue
Posted on October 29, 2009 at 8:05am —
Charlene Ierna Featured as Extraordinary Woman In The Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine
http://magazine.tbparenting.com/publication/?m=1129&l=1
Posted on September 9, 2009 at 12:26pm —
CHARLENE IERNA – 2009 BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR FINALIST
Pictured Left to right
Robert Kress - Marketing Director, IERNA’s Heating & Cooling
Heather Kress – Sales Associate, Wingate Realty
Charlene Ierna – Vice President, IERNA’s Heating & Cooling,
Ron Ierna – President, IERNA’s Heating & Cooling,
Jeff Walls – Regional Sales Specialist, Red Bull D… Continue
Posted on September 9, 2009 at 11:28am —
Charlene Ierna Finalist For Business Woman of The Year!
Print Email Reprints RSS Feeds Add to Del.icio.us Digg This Comments (1)Fifty-two local businesswomen have been named finalists for the 2009 Tampa Bay Business Journal BusinessWoman of the Year awards.
The women were named finalists in eight categories. Winners will be named at an event on Aug. 21 at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina.
The following finalists have been chosen:
• Business Services: Beverly F. Birk… Continue
Posted on July 11, 2009 at 7:42am —
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Young Remington Walls with Family and Friends are making a difference with Eosinophilic Esophagitis.
Young Remington Walls was diagnosed with Eosinophilic Esophagitis in October of 2004 at age 4. Since then he has not been able to eat or drink anything other than Water and a s… Continue
Posted on June 27, 2009 at 6:56am —
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