CHAMPION'S QUEST
Gregory Moss’s (562-799-9184) daughter is partly the reason for him opening the business he runs today. She was a very talented tennis player, who was offered a contract to train with a pro tennis coach. He was crushed when his daughter told him that she just wanted to go to school and enjoy growing up. That’s when he realized that he had been pushing his daughter for himself and not for her. To get Champion’s Quest started Gregory tapped his bank account of $60,000 and created a business that has become a special part of the community. The business focuses on training young athletes for improvement in their chose sport by implementing positive-mental and extensive physical conditioning. The priority is to change kid’s attitudes and teach them hat they are all champions through the journey’s they take not the trophies they win. The business currently grosses about $350,000 per year and has been infused with cash from a new group of investors who plan to increase the amount of locations up to 25-50.

THE DURAN GROUP
Opening a sports related company was always a dream for Tony Duran (800-299-8744). Tony knew he wanted to be in sports and continuously worked for companies that were directly involved with golf. Through his experience selling golf equipment for the various companies, he found his footing and learned on his own how to sell and consult with clients. This lead to his vision of having his own company that would deal with sports related companies that needed support in marketing their products and with their business infrastructure. He started The Duran Group in his home while keeping his full-time job and then the company just quickly learned its way around the market and became a leader in the sports business. Today the Duran Group is considered one of the largest sales and consulting firms in the sports industry. They employ seventeen full-time consultants and staff, as well as contract over 63 independent field representatives. Sales for the company last year exceed the $5 million mark. In fact, he says this year has been his best in business and he is expecting between $6 and $7 million in revenues – 40% more that last year.