Small Business of the Day: Ajax Union

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Small Business of the Day: Ajax Union

Who: Co-founder and CEO Joe Apfelbaum, 32, @ajaxunion

What: An online marketing company for small businesses

When: 2007

How: Apfelbaum was working in technology as a systems administrator and dabbled in marketing on the side. He and his co-founder and President Zevi  Friedman recognized the need for small and medium-sized businesses to learn how to leverage the internet affordably. The services are offered on a month-to-month basis for clients—to make it more affordable for business owners.

"We figured out that we could actually educate them and show them what they can do themselves if they can't afford to continue with our services," he said.

Where: Brooklyn, N.Y.

In his own words: "We set you up with all of the different things you need to do as a business to succeed online. And, if you're not happy, you can keep everything [you learned] and do it yourself."