Established: 1997

Location: 565 University Ave., Fairbanks

Telephone: 907-479-9322

Web site: www.webbweavers.com

Major focus of services: Web Weavers handles Web site design plus graphic and logo design, interactive multimedia presentations, Web hosting and CD or CD-ROM duplication.

History of the company: David Duplessis and Ginger Stock, who had worked together at KIAK-FM, founded the company. Operating from Duplessis' kitchen, they started with one computer but no business startup loans. Business grew during the next two years, and Duplessis and Stock added two other computers, an intern and a part-time employee and moved to the current office location.

Web Weavers first designed Web sites, then began updating and hosting sites. After more than three years in business the company began providing interactive multimedia services, CD duplication and database application programming.

Duplessis, who specializes in the technical side of the business, and Stock, who handles graphic design, are self-taught Internet designers and programmers.

A turning point for the company came as the Internet grew in popularity for businesses. One growth area is CD duplication for musicians or custom CDs for graduations or weddings.

Web Weavers' clients include Chena Hot Springs Resort, the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, KUAC-FM, ABC Alaska's Superstation, the Fairbanks Concert Association, an ABC affiliate in Santa Barbara, Calif. and a jazz musician in Boston. Most clients are based in Alaska and more than one-third are nonprofit organizations.

The company employs eight people including one in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Top accomplishment of the company: In October Web Weavers received the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce Bill Bivins Small Business of the Year Award. Although the company already tallied 300 clients at the time, the award provided increased statewide recognition for Web Weavers, Stock said. Strong customer service also is a key ingredient for success, Duplessis said. "I think it really boils down to customer service and that people trust us," he said.

Major players: David Duplessis and Ginger Stock, owners, Web Weavers.

Duplessis, who earned a theater degree from the University of Utah, moved to Fairbanks 13 years ago. He helped start the Fairbanks Shakespeare Theater. Stock, born and raised in Fairbanks, earned a marketing degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She worked for the Fairbanks News-Miner. Duplessis and Stock worked in sales at KIAC-FM before starting Web Weavers.

-- Nancy Pounds