Name of business: Tinder Wholesale

Phone number: 562-5550

Operating hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday

E-mail address: fmcfarland@tinderwholesale.com

Website: www.tinderwholesale.com

Nature of business: Wholesale building materials

Operations manager: Frankie McFarland

Year founded: 1992

Number of employees: Seven full time and one part time

How’s business: Steady

One thing you wish everyone knew about your business: We are a wholesale distribution location

Something you offer that a customer won’t find elsewhere: Excellent service, good quality products

Your first job: Delivered newspapers for The Alexandria Gazette
Your role model (in business or in life generally): My dad, William McFarland Sr.

THE KEY TO A SUCCESFUL BUSINESS: Give them what you would want at affordable prices, know your clientele and offer satisfaction guaranteed.