NINA HALE CONSULTING
Business: Search engine marketing company that helps clients receive prominent display for their websites on Google, Yahoo and other search engines.
Founded: 2005
Headquarters: Minneapolis
Website: www.ninahale.com
Executive: Founder Nina Hale, president and CEO
Employees: 8 full-time, 3 part-time
2008 revenue: $442,000; expected to reach $940,000 in 2009
Quote: "How un-Minnesotan of me." -- Hale, talking about naming the company after herself.
