DOODLETOWN TOYS
December 19, 2010 at 4:56PM
Business: Makes handcrafted wooden toys sold through specialty retailers and company website
Founded: 1972
Headquarters: Big Lake
Website: www.doodletowntoys.com
Employees: Two, plus four part-time "elves"
Executives: Michael Poisson, CEOD (Chief Elf on Duty); Linda Poisson, COEE (Chief of Everything Else)
2010 revenue: $100,000
Strategy: Continue switch from selling at craft shows around the country to selling wholesale to specialty toy retailers, ramp up production as sales grow.
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