Published: June 1998 | Elizabeth Seay | Wall Street Journal In the shadow of a downtown shaped by corporate downsizing, one business thrives on hiring the downsized. Entrepreneur Antoinette Allocca has built her technical-writing business, Essential Data Corp. of...
When Antoinette Allocca started her own business, there were many risks. But in just three years, the company, Essential Data Corp., has grown from $1 million to $20 million in total annual sales and recently was recognized by Working Woman Magazine as one of the top...
THE NEW YORK TIMES by Diane Serapina When Lisa Benne left her job as a seller of medical diagnostic equipment two years ago to join the Essential Data Corporation, a Stamford consulting firm, little did she expect to get breakfast at the office every morning, not to...
It was a big risk, but one that Antoinette Allocca had to take. Following the adage “follow the money,” Allocca shifted her company’s primary focus from the private sector to the public sector. The federal stimulus money poured into the economy too much for her to...
For Antoinette Allocca, a Stamford entrepreneur whose vision led to the burgeoning market for technical writers, passion is essential. For Antoinette Allocca, the financial landmines of 1989 were threatening to destroy her business and derail her career. She was...
