Business: Public relations and public affairs consulting for private companies and public and nonprofit agencies
Founded: 2002
Headquarters: Minneapolis
Website: www.vmgcommunications.com
Executives: Valerie Gunderson, managing partner
Revenue: From $100,000 to $130,000 a year
Strategy: Maintain a high level of personal service to retain current clients and generate new business through referrals; continue to encourage future microbusiness moms.
Just as Lawrence Kazmerski, a top official at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, was about to give the keynote address at the University of Minnesota's annual E3 conference at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, the lights went out, bathing the audience in darkness and a deep sense of irony.
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