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Saint Louis Closet Co.

Jennifer Q. Williams

Saint Louis Closet Co.

Saint Louis Closet Co. designs, manufactures and installs custom closets and organizational for both residential and commercial clients.

Products: Master Walk-In Closets,

Pantries, Laundry Rooms, Home Offices, Playrooms, Kid’s Closets, Entertainment Centers, Murphy Beds and Craft Centers.

Jennifer’s Biography

Started at 25 years old Graduate student at St. Louis University

(communications) Worked for another closet company for 2

weeks—loved!! Dropped out of school, researched

custom closet industry, wrote business plan with help from SBA.

Jennifer’s Biography

Went to Small Business Administration class “How to Write a Business Plan”

SBA Loan with bank Started Saint Louis Closet Co.

Saint Louis Closet Co.

Opened 1991 1st year only 2 employees 1st year $240,000 2nd year $465,000 3rd year $620,000 Today over 58 full and part

time employees

Saint Louis Closet Co. 1996 - Purchased 1st building-

9,000 sq. ft./Maplewood

2002 - Opened 1st remote showroom in Chesterfield

2006 - Opened 2nd showroom in O’Fallon

2006 - Purchased new building-30,000 sq. ft.

2007 - Over $5.5 million

Jennifer’s Biography

Entrepreneurial family-

grandparents and parents 5/4/94 met husband Matt Williams,

fellow entrepreneur— TKO DJs 1997 Married Matt 2000 Son - Matthew 2001 Daughter - Hallie

Opened November 2007 All wines under $20 Wines categorized by taste Fun Labels Make wine shopping

accessible to all Events-private & charity

Why Wine? New Marketing arm of Saint

Louis Closet Co. Exposes new people to closets Allows ‘event business’ part of

plan to work Fun way to have a hobby and

work too!

The Challenges Starting young, inexperienced and

underfinanced Being a woman business owner in a male-

dominated field Juggling business ownership and

motherhood Always wondering, “What’s next?” Continued growth

Jennifer Williams

314-781-9000

www.stlouisclosetco.com