Mike Phillips has joined Spirco Manufacturing as general manager and vice president of operations. In his new role, Phillips will oversee all divisions of the metal-building manufacturer and direct its organizational needs.

2. Levine Named President of Southern Growth Studio - Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Mark Levine has joined Southern Growth Studio as president. In his role, Levine leads the firm’s Strategic Analysis team and plays a key part in the company’s culture, business development and client relationship management.

3. Growth Streak - Monday, September 10, 2012

Andrew Holliday and Daniel Brown, the founding partners of Memphis-based branding and marketing firm Harvest Creative, used to joke about one day making the Inc. 500|5000, the list published each year by Inc. Magazine that honors the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.

4. Business Honors - Friday, August 24, 2012

Thirteen Memphis-based companies can officially claim to be among the fastest-growing in the U.S.

That’s according to Inc. Magazine, which put them on its annual Inc. 500|5000 list, an exclusive ranking the magazine published a few days ago that honors the fastest-growing companies by measuring their percentage growth in revenue over a three-year period.

5. Biz Owners Weighing Health Care Law Impact - Monday, August 13, 2012

So far, it’s not easy to get a clear picture of how President Barack Obama’s health care law will affect Memphis-area small businesses.

That’s mainly because there are lots of business owners – including both supporters and even strident critics of the Affordable Care Act – who themselves don’t know what impact the law will have.

6. Tales of Comeback - Monday, August 06, 2012

Jay Myers is gritting his teeth so much it feels like some of them are starting to buckle.

It’s April 2003, and Myers, the founder and CEO of Memphis-based videoconference technology company Interactive Solutions Inc., is sitting in his office with the door closed. His hands are shaking.

7. Events - Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The Memphis Area Transit Authority will hold customer-appreciation days Wednesday through Friday. Events will include discounts, snacks and gifts Wednesday and Thursday at the American Way Transit Center, North End Terminal and Airways Transit Center. MATA rides will be 25 cents all day Friday.

8. Events - Tuesday, April 17, 2012

The Greater Memphis Chamber will hold a lunch and learn Tuesday, April 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Baptist Memphis Education & Conference Center, 6027 Walnut Grove Road. Leadership Academy President and CEO Nancy Coffee will present “Effective Leadership, Effective Management.” Contact Amanda Edmundson at aedmundson@memphischamber.com or 543-3511.

9. Nichols Joins Spirco As Engineering Mgr. - Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Matthew Nichols has joined Spirco Manufacturing as engineering manager.

Hometown: I currently live in Olive Branch. My hometown is Thaxton, Miss.

10. Events - Thursday, November 10, 2011

The Small Business Chamber will hold a power lunch forum featuring Jay Myers of Interactive Solutions speaking on the topic “The Entrepreneurial Mindset” Thursday, Nov. 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Better Business Bureau, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Sally Baker Brenner at 748-8889 or visit www.smallbusinesschamber.com.

11. Events - Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Talk Shoppe will present “Revocable Living Trust – Death to Probate” Wednesday, Nov. 9, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 482-0354.

12. Seeing Success - Monday, October 10, 2011

On the surface, they don’t have much in common other than their home turf. They include everything from a venerable law firm, prominent regional investment companies, tech firms and even a business that manufactures food products like hot dogs and sandwich meats.

13. BBB of Mid-South Elects Officers, Directors - Tuesday, April 05, 2011

The Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South has elected officers and new directors for 2011-2012.

Randall D. Lewis of FedEx Corp. has been elected chairman of the board.

14. Techy Small Biz Ideas Often Path to the Graveyard - Monday, April 04, 2011

Upstart entrepreneurs can get enamored about not just starting a business but doing so with a new techy product or service. This may produce a louder reputation at outset, and there is merit in being unique, but also little likelihood of long-term success.

15. Interactive Solutions Inc. Celebrates 15 Years - Friday, March 18, 2011

Jay Myers, the founder and CEO of video conferencing company Interactive Solutions Inc., once got a call out of the blue from a Memphis business legend.

16. Walking the Plank? - Monday, January 17, 2011

One of the best lines about small business ownership comes from friend Jay Myers. I used it on the cover of my book: “Small business is the fight of a lifetime.” Amen to that.

17. 2010 Ethan Award Goes to Memphian Jay Myers - Thursday, November 04, 2010

Memphian Jay Myers, the founder and CEO of Interactive Solutions Inc., is the 2010 Ethan Award winner.

18. Bouncing Back - Monday, September 20, 2010

When Jay Myers published a book in 2007 about how his Memphis-based videoconferencing company bounced back from a close brush with collapse, the world looked a lot different than it does today.

19. Local Business Owner Covered in WSJ Article - Tuesday, August 24, 2010

The Wall Street Journal recently gave prominent space and attention to a pivotal chapter in the story of Memphis businessman Jay Myers, who founded Interactive Solutions, a video teleconferencing company.

20. ‘Keep Swinging’ Author Nominated for Ethan Award - Friday, July 02, 2010

Memphis businessman Jay Myers has been nominated in the fifth annual Ethan Awards, a literary awards program honoring the efforts and accomplishments of entrepreneurial authors worldwide.

21. Dodd's Wife Serves on Health Care Company Boards - Monday, June 15, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The wife of a senator playing a lead role on a national health care overhaul sits on the boards of four health care companies, one of several examples of lawmakers with ties to the medical industry.

22. Events - Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Talk Shoppe will present “Keep Swinging: An Entrepreneur’s Story of Overcoming Adversity and Achieving Small Business Success” today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. Jay B. Myers, president and chief executive officer of Interactive Solutions Inc., will present the seminar. For more information, call Jo Garner at 482-0354.

23. Local Book Now Sold By Major Retailers - Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Memphis businessman Jay Myers decided in 2004 to write a book about his professional career for much the same reason he launched his cutting-edge venture Interactive Solutions Inc.

He believed the shelves at book retailers already are plenty stocked with biographies of larger-than-life corporate executives and histories of multi-billion-dollar enterprises.

24. Lesson Learned: Only Way To Prevent a Virginia Tech Is to Loosen Those Lips - Friday, April 27, 2007

Editor's Note: This article is part of a continuing series examining the Virginia Tech killing spree and its effects in Memphis.

On the afternoon of Dec. 16, 2005, Annette Brown was walking back to the accounting office on the University of Memphis campus and talking on her cell phone when she noticed a strange-looking man heading in the opposite direction.

25. Gerard Appointed Administrator at Methodist Cancer Center - Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Dr. Dava F. Gerard has been appointed administrator for the Methodist Healthcare Cancer Center. She previously was the founding vice president and chief operating officer of the Nevada Cancer Institute in Las Vegas.

26. Businesses Rely More on Tech Tools, Less on Travel - Monday, August 01, 2005

Like many of today's companies, Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. isn't limited to one location.

EPE, the corporate entity created by the Elvis Presley Trust to manage its assets, has a home office in the Bluff City, as well as a two-person office in Los Angeles. Despite the distance, though, staying in touch isn't a problem. Instead of requiring a plane ticket and hotel reservation before staff meetings can be held, the organization depends on an increasingly popular tool: videoconferencing technology.

27. Archived Article: S. Main (lead) - Friday, January 09, 2004
STEPHANIE MYERS

South Main Shops Wait Out Slow Season

Gallery, store owners wait for Christmas in July

STEPHANIE MYERS

The Daily News

To close out a year marked by retail development and stepped-up marketing efforts, store owners in t...

28. Archived Article: Trends Focus - Monday, October 27, 2003
From conferences to cafs, wireless Internet coming

Wireless Technology Offers World of Possibility

ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

Yum, its been light years since you programmed synthetic brownies, said George Jetson in his namesake cartoon. ...

29. Archived Article: Standout - Friday, August 08, 2003
Familiar encouragement moved Myers forward

Familial encouragement shaped Myers vision

By ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

If Jay Myers lacked confidence when starting his business venture, then together, his brother and father picked up the sl...

30. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, March 26, 2003
George T. "Buck" Lewis

George T. "Buck" Lewis, a shareholder in the Memphis office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell, recently was elected to represent the Ninth Congressional District on the Tennessee Bar Association...

31. Archived Article: Isi P.2 - Wednesday, November 07, 2001
Interactive Solutions sales soar

Interactive Solutions sales soar

Annual sales for Interactive Solutions Inc., a Memphis-based video conferencing firm, have grown more than 1,535 percent during the past five years, and sales for 2001 are on th...

32. Archived Article: Tech Focus - Wednesday, October 31, 2001
2 Memphis firms make the Inc

2 Memphis firms make the Inc 500 list

By SUE PEASE

The Daily News

Inc magazines annual list of fastest-growing private companies in America has hit the newsstands and two Memphis technology firms are on it. <...

33. Archived Article: Tech Focus (video) - Wednesday, September 26, 2001
Local videoconferencing market seeing more interest along with national trend

Local businesses now opting to travel via video

By SUE PEASE

The Daily News

While the travel industry was trying to bear a sluggish market earlier this year, i...

34. Archived Article: Focus (high-tech) - Wednesday, February 07, 2001
High tech corridor showing steady growth Small business new player in high-tech corridor By SUE PEASE The Daily News When giving someone a street address or directions to the office of a technology business, it can be an asset to add, "Were in ...

35. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, July 28, 1999
Mike W Mike W. Myers has been named chief operating officer for Back Yard Burgers Inc. Myers formerly was regional vice president of Whataburger Inc. in Irving, Texas. He has a masters degree from the University of Phoenix. Lawrence C. Day has been ...

36. Archived Article: Marketplace - Monday, May 24, 1999
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Roadmap to success Memphis Entrepreneurship Institute at U of M adds classes, offers business owner hopefuls training, advice   By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Instructor Roger Kirk is looking forward to summer, but not b...

37. Archived Article: Tech Focus - Wednesday, May 19, 1999
Satellite feed Satellite feed The use of satellite technology streamlines training and continuing education in the corporate world By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News In rooms across the country, nationally known speakers are training business people ho...

38. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, September 04, 1996
Susan Harris is the new regional coordinator for behavioral health services for the eastern Arkansas region for Charter Lakeside Behavioral Health System. Harris has a masters degree from Arkansas State University and was a senior rehabilitation cou...