Reprinted from Syracuse
Herald-Journal (now Syracuse Newspapers Post Standard),
07-25-1996 - by Orah Sherman, contributing writer.
Name of Business: Able Al's(tm)
Location: On-sight at people's homes and businesses
throughout Central New York.
Owner: Al Somlo
Number of employees: One
Type of business: Computer services for people.
Market area: Central New York.
How long in business: Officially since October 1995.
Owner's former occupation: Somlo used to do computer repair
work locally for a retail store.
Philosophy for running a successful business: "At Able Al's(tm),
we are more than fair to our customers and we offer the most
outstanding value at the lowest possible cost. " Somlo said.
What problems did you have to overcome?: "To have my company be
discovered by people," Somlo said. "Currently, business comes
70 percent from word of mouth from satisfied Able Al's clients."
What's next for your business? "We are starting to expand
into offering further services such as business World Wide Web
page programming and doing digital scanning and editing for
our customers," Somlo said.
