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Tech Happy
WebIXI: Father-son business dedicated to helping small businesses thrive
By L'Oreal Thompson
March 2, 2012 | 9:27 a.m.
Back in the day when AOL , not Google , dominated the Internet, Pat Chambers was at the forefront of modern technology. A self-proclaimed geek, Pat has been busy “cleaning up the Internet¬–one regrettable website at a time” since 1995 as president and founder of WebIXI in Churchville.
The businesses specializes in website design, search engine optimization and social media marketing on websites such as Facebook and Twitter. Once a website is complete, WebIXI also provides post-development services, such as website updating and maintenance training, performance analysis and lifecycle support.
Before he was a web design guru, Pat, 50, worked with computers for a military defense contractor after serving time in the Navy. “When I started in 1995, we were a dial-up Internet server provider,” Pat says. “Web design was a natural adjunct of that and what I really liked about the business. And we could turn it [web design] into something to help people.”
Eldest son PJ became vice president in 2007 and two years later, his youngest son, Steven joined the family business as lead designer on most of the company's website development projects. “I'm lucky we have such a great relationship,” Pat says. “We're laughing all the time. We have a great time together. It's nice to have people I trust with all of my heart surrounding me.”
PJ agrees with his dad regarding the family dynamics. “Although many people claim that they couldn't possibly work with their family members, I am quite the opposite,” he says. “I consider myself incredibly blessed to be able to work with my father and brother, both of which are my partners, family, and best friends combined.”
Read the rest of the article at The Baltimore Sun 
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• There are twice as many Web-enabled mobile devices today as there are Internet connected PCs.
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The Small Business Survival Summit: September 2011
WebIXI - The Poster Child of the Economic Recovery
To think that a small family-owned business would spearhead a project as ambitious as the Small Business Survival Summit is unfathomable – especially during these tough economic times.
That said, there really was no choice, according to Patrick Chambers, president and founder of WebIXI (IXI), a three-man website design and development firm in Churchville, Md. “We hear it all the time. Small businesses are the driving force of the economy, yet they continue to struggle, stagnate and fail. Small business can't afford to ride this out. If we, as small business owners, don't own this, if we don't actually lead the economic recovery, there may not be one,” Chambers says. “IXI put the Small Business Survival Summit together simply because somebody had to do it.”
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For-profit Companies, Nonprofits Combine Efforts for Charities
WebIXI is a firm that specializes in website design for nonprofits. The company decided to host a summit at the Baltimore Convention Center this year with the ambitious goal of bringing private companies and charities together for the benefit of both.
The 2011 Small Business Survival Summit which was held September 7 -9, and the organizers hoped it would give small business owners and nonprofits that are struggling with a difficult economy to network, share ideas, and benefit from useful seminars on staying efficient and competitive to help them outlast the economic downturn. Small businesses are the engine of the economy and represent the best chance for recovery and lasting strength, according to the founders of WebIXI.
Businesses and charities strive to improve the lives of children.
The idea of for-profit companies working with nonprofit agencies is one of the goals of the 2011 Small Business Survival Summit, which is being held at the Baltimore Convention Center, Sept. 7-9.
The summit is the brainchild of Pat Chambers, along with sons P.J. and Steve. The men are the founders and owners of Webixi, a website design services company.
Dealing with many small businesses in the Baltimore metropolitan area, Pat came up with the idea of a summit where small business owners can meet, share ideas, network and attend seminars that will keep them competitive, efficient and able to weather the current economic downturn.
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