Name of Business:

Manry Rawls

Street address: 22319 Main St. Courtland

Phone number: 757-653-2412

Operating hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

E-mail address: mfkeener@manry-rawls.com

Nature of business: Insurance

Principle owner/manager and title: E. Warren Beale Jr., President; Dan Cook, Executive VP

Year founded: 1872

Prior locations: Waverly

Number of employees: 35

How’s business? Steady growing

One thing you wish everyone knew about your business: Homegrown

Something you offer that a customer won’t find elsewhere: Real person customer service

Advice to young entrepreneurs: Go the extra mile and learn and grow from those who have been around

Your first job: Receptionist

Your role model (in business or in life generally): Martha Stewart

The key to a successful business is:

Give 100 percent and maintain a good attitude in work and life