ST. LOUIS, MO, March 05, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- With over two decades of experience owning small businesses, St. Louis resident Stephen McGoff is confident he'll triple revenue at his Metro East EMT in the next year - regardless of the fickle economy. McGoff previously owned seven auto service franchises throughout St. Louis with his father, Paul. Together they managed 50,000 customers and generated nearly $6 million in sales annually. Yet in 2006, the two decided they were ready for a change and sold it all.
Paul, 75, attempted to retire while Stephen, 52, continued to manage an auto store for a year before working as a financial advisor for another two years. In January 2010, however, Stephen and Paul McGoff embarked on a new business venture and launched Metro East EMT, which serves all of Madison, St. Clair and Monroe Counties.
Express Medical Transporters, or EMT, is the nation's first non-emergency medical transportation provider. EMT provides professional, non-emergency transportation services for a wide variety of clients. Examples include transportation to and from doctor's appointments, hospitals, dialysis treatment, rehabilitation appointments, nursing homes or even schools. Students who have special needs, are not on a regular bus route or attend school outside of their district all use EMT. Furthermore, the marketplace for non-emergency transportation services is growing rapidly because America's senior population continues to grow.
At its headquarters in St. Louis, EMT operates more than 170 vehicles, employs more than 200 employees and does more than 500,000 transports each year. In 2009, revenue was $6.5 million.
Yet McGoff said he recognized that Metro East was an underserviced area and wanted to reach out to the community. In order to help generate business, McGoff and his assistant - who had previously been at EMT's headquarters for 11 years - have been calling and visiting local nursing homes, school districts and various other institutions to explain their services. "Everyone has been extremely welcoming," said McGoff. "I've noticed this is an underserved area, and I'm happy to have the opportunity to serve residents in such a profound way."
Several school districts throughout Missouri rely on EMT to adequately transport children to and from school, and McGoff is hoping to continue that in the Metro East area. In St. Louis, EMT currently transports over 500 students under the No Child Left Behind Act every day.
A trip can be scheduled by simply calling an EMT customer service representative or visiting its Web site. All drivers are equipped with mobile devices that allow dispatchers to locate their position on Trip Tracer - a Web-based, real-time tracking screen created by Datatrac Corporation. Integrated with Google Maps, the system provides position and safety data while allowing dispatchers to quickly adjust workloads in response to weather, traffic and other scheduling considerations.
With its efficient process and demand across several markets, McGoff sees his EMT business growing exponentially over the next few years. "I'm excited to continue to provide such a personal level of service to people in need," said McGoff. For more information, visit http://www.emtmetroeast.com.
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