Alphonso Whitfield

Every 11 seconds someone starts a new business in their home or apartment. The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, recently announced there are almost 21 million small businesses owners operating out of their home. Many of these owners started their company with an investment of less than 5,000 yet have gross revenues between $100,000 and $500,000 annually. Clarence Briggs, a U.S. Army veteran, and CEO of AIT Inc. created his firm in the spare bedroom of his home. AIT has survived and thrived in spite of the bursting  "dot.com" bubble and that subsequent fall out of the 2001 recession and now the current recession. AIT has worked hard to achieve 13 years of profitability while developing numerous Web-based products and delivering services to help entrep... (more)