Business: Duplicates CDs for independent musicians and DVDs for corporate clients. Copycats also has created separate companies that provide postproduction services for music and videos aimed at the Internet and a record label and film-distribution company with a focus on Internet distribution. Founded: Copycats in 1996, the others in 2006-07.
Headquarters: Minneapolis
Website: www.copycatsmedia.com
Executives: Owners Steve Javinsky and Joshua Wert
Employees: 35 at Copycats, 10 at the three related companies.
2007 revenue: $5.6 million for Copycats, $1.55 million for the others.
Quote: "We wanted partners, not employees." Wert, explaining why they created separate companies to diversify and recruited entrepreneurs to function as CEOs and co-owners.
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