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ATD-AMERICAN Now Ranked 14th
among Women-Owned Businesses in Philadelphia
ATD-AMERICAN, a national and international supplier of school furniture, is pleased to
announce they have been ranked 14th
among women-owned businesses in Philadelphia by a
recent survey conducted by the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Philadelphia Business Journal
survey, published this past July, ranks the best women-owned businesses based on the number of
local employees. The same survey also ranked ATD-AMERICAN 4th
among the five oldest
women-owned companies in Philadelphia as well.
Irving Zaslow founded Jaffe’s Art Linens, a Philadelphia retail store, in 1931. Over the years, the
store has evolved into ATD-AMERICAN, satisfying millions of customers around the world
with high-quality school furniture, office furniture computer desks and other products for
religious, education, business, and government organizations. The Zaslow family has continued
to own and operate ATD-AMERICAN over the past 82 years, celebrating a successful history of
growing into a national and international distributor.
There are currently nine members of the Zaslow family, including six women on the
management team that help with day-to-day operations of ATD-AMERICAN. Philadelphia
Business Journal asked women business owners who met the guidelines of the U. S. Small
Business Administration's Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program to put their
spin on Margaret Thatcher’s quote: “In politics, if you want something said, ask a man; if you
want something done, ask a woman.” Executive Vice President and co-owner of ATD-
AMERICAN Yvonne Zaslow responded by pointing out that Margaret Thatcher was also famous
for saying, “It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the eggs." Zaslow then
added, “Not only does she lay the eggs, she also hatches them. And if she wants to crow about it
a little...well, there's nothing wrong with that."
ABOUT ATD-AMERICAN:
ATD-AMERICAN, a national and international school furniture supplier, serves schools and
universities in over 80 countries on six continents with classroom, library, laboratory, computer
and other school furniture. ATD’s Lifetime Guarantee lets educators buy with confidence when
choosing quality school furniture, school chairs, school desks and preschool furniture. Transform
spaces with stacking chairs, folding chairs, folding tables, break room furniture and cafeteria
tables that set-up quickly and store compactly. Their office chairs, ergonomic chairs, swivel
chairs, office furniture desks and computer furniture are designed to work for you. Take
command of meetings with state-of-the-art conference room furniture. Whatever the needs,
whatever the style, ATD has the furniture. They also offer professional installation services and
free space planning.
To hear more, please visit them on their website at http://www.atdamerican.com.