Company Name: eHC Central

Website: www.ehccentral.com

e-Mail Address: mdoyle@ehccentral.com

Elevator speech: Since 1997 Matt has been the president of eHC Central. The company provides custom software/technology solutions for small- and medium- sized business. From B2B ASP, EDI and Secure Data Storage, eHC has provided innovative and superior technology solutions to the health care, manufacturing and service industries.

Date Founded: 1997

COSE member since: 2006

What do you like most about being a business owner? The opportunity to work with such a varied number of companies, industies and individuals and the freedom to create unique solutions for our clients.

Least? Sometimes you have to wear too many hats.

What do you like most about having a home office? The commute - especially during the winter months.

Least? You can get cabin fever. I miss the normal office interaction - the water cooler.

Advice to anyone considering starting a home-based business: Dedicate space for work only. Keep a regular business schedule - stay focused and do not accept non-business interruptions.

Biggest business mistake: Not spending enough on marketing our company early on. Since we figured that out the return on investment has been tremendous.

What do you like most about being a COSE member? The profesional staff, services, interaction with fellow members and the opportunities COSE presents.

What two or three personal characteristics are most critical to your success?
1) Ability to learn from my mistakes
2) Perseverance
3) A positive attitude

Advice that you try to live by: Success is a series of corrected failures.

Favorite color: Red

Hobbies: flying, golfing, skiing

Favorite cuisine: Steak, pizza

Favorite movie: Godfather

Favorite book: Robert Ludlum - always a good escape

Favorite album: Beatles - White Album

Favorite TV Show: Seinfeld

What is one thing that is on your “to-do” list that you would really like to check off? My Instrument rating

If there was one more hour in the day you would: Spend it with my wife and daughters

If you could interview one living person, who would it be: Chuck Yeager

If you could have met just one person before they died, who would it have been: Howard Hughes

Country you wish to visit most: Ireland

Most influential person in your life: Dad

Biggest achievement: Building this business

Grandest wish: To fly a P-51 Mustang

What you can't live without: My family

Past Member Profiles:
May 2006 - Jeanne Coughlin, President, The Coughlin Group, Inc.

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