Seattle-based Terradigm Solutions is the distributor of a biodegradable, corn-based alternative to the ubiquitous plastic covers used to wrap chairs, tools, and equipment in medical and dental clinics. Founder Sherry Jones’s goal is to help reduce the millions of square feet of plastic waste generated each year by the healthcare industry. To help her accomplish this, she knew that marketing her business online was going to be one of the pillars of her success.

Sherry turned to Qwest and was set up with a Core Connect package that included a business phone line, a fax line, high-speed Internet, website hosting, and access to Nate, from the Qwest Small Business Tech Support Team. “Nate spent a lot of time with me,” says Sherry, “helping me set up a Facebook page, a blogging page (on her site), and making me aware of thing I had never thought of.”

Currently Terradigm’s website is also its store, collecting orders and processing payments through PayPal. With the website in place and the company’s social media presence established, Sherry is now focusing on expanding her website’s marketing efforts. “I want to make a carbon footprint calculator for dentistry in itself. I think that would be a really good marketing tool. And a real big eye-opener,” says Sherry. “Core Connect has been very helpful in giving me the little nudge I needed.” 

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