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Danielle was born. returning
some time later to manage Elkin
Travel, now located at the Sug-
ar Tree shopping center in West
Bloomfield.
Getting Trans Global off the
ground took Ms. Schwartz to
places she'd never been. She re-
calls sitting in an office lobby on
her first cold call, nervously wait-
ing to be called in for her ap-
pointment. A man from the
telephone company, on his way
out, looked at her and said, "Good
luck to you today."
She got the account. In her
first year, she organized a trip to
South Africa for the company's
top officers. They, in turn, intro-
duced her to other companies.
She also handles the travel
arrangements for the 5,000 or so
people who attend the president's
annual prayer breakfast and
'Tye worked in a lot of places and
I've seen what happens when
people aren't treated right. The
most important thing is to do
what makes the client happy. I
treat people the way I want to be
treated, and that is basically how
I've grown my business," Ms.
Schwartz said.
In her first year as owner of
Trans Global, revenues were $1.9
million. Last year, she took in $5
million.
In the meantime, Ms.
Schwartz moved the agency to a
new, lower-rent location with bet-
ter exposure to the street.
"We're a mid-sized travel
agency now, but we're moving to-
ward doubling our business," she
said. ❑
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