When Wendy’s husband Rick went in to see why his eyes had turned yellow, Wendy had some reasons for optimism. Rick was a successful real estate developer in California, and Wendy was very successful at her job as a sales and marketing rep. They found out that Rick had bile duct cancer, and things just got worse from there. It turned out that Rick’s business partners had borrowed against their properties, and those assets were soon to be lost. Wendy was doing great in her job, but her employer was self insured, and was surprised by Rick’s $300,000 hospital bill. Rick told Wendy that they would fire her in a month, but it only took two weeks before she was fired.
With a large house payment, two small boys, Rick very ill, and both parents unemployed, they had some problems. They both had experience in the real estate business, and wanted to put that experience to use in a business that Wendy could carry on if Rick died, and that would also allow her to be at home with the boys as they grew up. They came up with a simple device, but one that was needed in the real estate business.
When a house was for sale, realtors put up a small plastic box on a post. The plastic box had a lid, and inside were flyers with information about the house. The plastic box sold for about $35, and had the disadvantage that if the lid was left up, the contents of the box could get wet. Wendy and Rick designed a large plastic bag with a sturdy, self closing lid. It had grommets for mounting, and kept the bag contents dry. They learned how to make it, and assembled thousands of them in their dining room. They also got a patent on it, U.S. patent 5,267,643, and began selling it through real estate stores. They called the product The Advelope.
They were surprised by the response, and soon sales were growing beyond their production capacity. They found a plastics manufacturer that could make the product, and had the product shipped from the factory. When Rick died a few years later, the business was a well established home business and continues to sell the Advelope as their main product today. Wendy’s company is called RESupply. Wendy has come up with other products that are well received in the real estate world, including a larger version of the Advelope, called a Permit Pouch, a lot locator sign, a housekeeper organization system, and other products. Wendy’s sons are now grown, and one of them is a partner in the business, located in Meridian Idaho.
Entrepreneur’s Story
When Wendy’s husband Rick went in to see why his eyes had turned yellow, Wendy had some reasons for optimism. Rick was a successful real estate developer in California, and Wendy was very successful at her job as a sales and marketing rep. They found out that Rick had bile duct cancer, and things just got worse from there. It turned out that Rick’s business partners had borrowed against their properties, and those assets were soon to be lost. Wendy was doing great in her job, but her employer was self insured, and was surprised by Rick’s $300,000 hospital bill. Rick told Wendy that they would fire her in a month, but it only took two weeks before she was fired.
With a large house payment, two small boys, Rick very ill, and both parents unemployed, they had some problems. They both had experience in the real estate business, and wanted to put that experience to use in a business that Wendy could carry on if Rick died, and that would also allow her to be at home with the boys as they grew up. They came up with a simple device, but one that was needed in the real estate business.
When a house was for sale, realtors put up a small plastic box on a post. The plastic box had a lid, and inside were flyers with information about the house. The plastic box sold for about $35, and had the disadvantage that if the lid was left up, the contents of the box could get wet. Wendy and Rick designed a large plastic bag with a sturdy, self closing lid. It had grommets for mounting, and kept the bag contents dry. They learned how to make it, and assembled thousands of them in their dining room. They also got a patent on it, U.S. patent 5,267,643, and began selling it through real estate stores. They called the product The Advelope.
They were surprised by the response, and soon sales were growing beyond their production capacity. They found a plastics manufacturer that could make the product, and had the product shipped from the factory. When Rick died a few years later, the business was a well established home business and continues to sell the Advelope as their main product today. Wendy’s company is called RESupply. Wendy has come up with other products that are well received in the real estate world, including a larger version of the Advelope, called a Permit Pouch, a lot locator sign, a housekeeper organization system, and other products. Wendy’s sons are now grown, and one of them is a partner in the business, located in Meridian Idaho.
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About RESupply
The business of RESupply is the creation, manufacturing and marketing of outdoor...