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A HANDSHAKE, A SMILE, A BUSINESS CARD...
A WEEK LATER, WILL THEY REMEMBER YOU?
Sharon Quercioli, the owner and mastermind of Sprouts, Inc., has a product that in today’s highly competitive and environmentally conscious world will separate you from your competition. Sprouts, Inc. is a unique company that designs and distributes 100% recycled paper filled with easy to grow flower, vegetable or herb seeds. Instead of contributing to landfill waste, Sprouts paper can be planted in the earth and a beautiful garden will grow.
In February 2004, Quercioli literally planted a seed to start her new company. Since then she has watched it grow into a blooming business. “We make ideas bloom with custom-printed seed-paper products, such as notecards and bookmarks,” she said. Sprouts! products are especially effective in the business world, where they give people an opportunity to start a conversation and then serve as a continual reminder as their flowers grow. “Our clients love to send our invitations and direct mail pieces because they not only attract so much attention, but also are environmentally-friendly, which is a real touchstone with today’s green consumer,” Quercioli said. Sprouts! also offers lucrative and customized fundraising program that utilizes Sprouts! seed-paper products and Quercioli’s extensive experience in raising funds for schools, charities and other organizations.
Quercioli, a veteran of the entrepreneurial world of small businesses, is a three-time president of her own corporations, with various top-level marketing positions in between. From Tech•Nique, a remanufacturer of recycled laser cartridges to Imagine Achieving Excellence, Inc. (IAE) which provided “turn key” fundraising partnership vehicles for individuals and organizations desiring to raise funds for worthy causes, Quercioli has served as a community leader in the recycling industry.
Rooted in a fundamental commitment to help protect our environment through recycling, IAE encouraged individuals and organizations to collect used cell phones and empty inkjet and laser cartridges instead of tossing them into the landfill, and recycle those items to raise funds for the organization or charity. IAE assisted or partnered with over 100 fundraisers including the Palm Beach Unit of the American Cancer society, the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, The Make a Wish Foundation, The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Healing Touch Buddies, and Wheels for Kids.
Quercioli’s commitment to the environment, coupled with her un-yielding search of worthy causes to support has inspired many to follow in her green footsteps. The creation of Sprouts!, custom printed seed-paper products, allows others to send their own messages in this environmentally-friendly medium as well.
To order Sprouts! products please visit www.sproutem.com or call 561-840-8089.
This article appeared in the Sept. 2007 addition of “Metro Woman Directory of the Palm Beaches.”
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