A Unique Office Supply/Equipment Store and Much More!
By Edita McQuary
Business with Pleasure is like no other office supply and equipment store you have ever seen. Walking into the gold building at #1 Victor Square, you enter a lobby with mailboxes on the left wall just before you walk into the store. The first thing you see inside the store is a display of special items, such as handbags, scarves, home goods, knitted shawls, gloves, scarves, and many other personal and gift items as well as office and art supplies.
Five photocopiers (color as well as black and white) are tucked away in the various nooks and crannies of the main floor. Along with this equipment, which is available to the public, Business With Pleasure offers services in graphic design, website design, digital and offset printing and creating promotional products. Their staff is trained to safely pack and ship a wide variety of items domestically and internationally. They can print and copy in color or black and white from hard copy or digital files. Finishing and binding services are also available.
How did this all-around business evolve? A local company since it opened in 1992 located in Boulder Creek and then was moved to Felton when Marcelo Siero bought it in December 2002. Siero moved the business to Scotts Valley in 2006 where in 2012 he acquired the former Victor Computer Company building at 1 Victor Square. This was serendipitous since Marcelo, a refuge from Cuba at age 11, was dedicated to becoming educated as a computer engineer and had worked for some of the biggest electronics companies in Silicon Valley for a number of years.
Siero then became an independent consultant in computer design and software. While an independent contractor, Marcelo could see what was to come in the future and he acquired a number of domain names, among them Artists.com which leads us to another facet of Business With Pleasure. Through Artists.com they provide artists’ services, such as artwork photography, digitizing, printing, and marketing. Their motto is “Canvassing for the New Renaissance.” Please see www.artists.com.
It is well known that a man with a thriving business requires a woman to help him manage it. In Marcelo’s case that woman is Chief Operating Officer, Janell Coburn, who also happens to be his fiancée. She had a 23-year long career in administration working with CEOs of companies and the superintendents of Pajaro Valley Unified School District. While at the PVUSD she created a district-wide newsletter, wrote press releases and designed the first district website.
Several years ago while Marcelo was on a trip to Cuba re-visiting his homeland with the Santa Cruz Sister City project, Janell hired Cary Coleman as General Manager of Business With Pleasure. Cary has extensive printing experience and is excited about the challenge of building a small business. He is totally committed to providing excellent customer service and loves working with the community.
Speaking of community, Business With Pleasure has recently been named Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce Business of the year for 2015 and recently Kiwanis thanked them publically for participating in their Music at SkyPark fundraiser for the Scotts Valley Unified School District’s music education program.
Business With Pleasure has been very active in supporting the community which includes their years of sponsoring the Scotts Valley Art and Wine Festival, the website their staff created and donated for the Scotts Valley Art, Wine and Beer Festival at no cost to the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce, and they have recently redesigned and donated the Chamber’s new website to the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Come and see what they can do for your business!
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Business With Pleasure is located at #1 Victor Square, Scotts Valley, 831.430.9711, www.businesswithpleasure.com or [email protected]. Hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 to 5:00 p.m. and they are closed on Sunday.