DOODLETOWN TOYS

December 19, 2010 at 4:56PM

DOODLETOWN TOYS

Business: Makes handcrafted wooden toys sold through specialty retailers and company website

Founded: 1972

Headquarters: Big Lake

Employees: Two, plus four part-time "elves"

Executives: Michael Poisson, CEOD (Chief Elf on Duty); Linda Poisson, COEE (Chief of Everything Else)

2010 revenue: $100,000

Strategy: Continue switch from selling at craft shows around the country to selling wholesale to specialty toy retailers, ramp up production as sales grow.

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