[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 37 (Monday, March 5, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E453]
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   CONGRATULATING MICHAEL ADY ON BEING NAMED THE 2007 SMALL BUSINESS 
        ADMINISTRATION VETERANS SMALL BUSINESS CHAMPION FOR GUAM

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 5, 2007

  Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Mr. Michael Robert Ady, the president of M80 Office 
Systems, for being named as the 2007 U.S. Small Business Administration 
Veteran Small Business Champion for Guam.
  Born in Joplin, MO, and educated at Midwestern College in Denison, 
IA, Mr. Ady studied business administration while serving in the U.S. 
Army. After his discharge in 1971, he went to work for Phillips and 
Ober in California and came to Guam in 1970 as the firm's general 
manager. Between 1984 and 1995, Mr. Ady served as general manager for 
several Guam companies, including Connell Brothers Guam, Oceana 
Trading, and Office Concepts. In 1995, he struck out on his own, 
establishing M80 Office Systems as a one-man operation in a home office 
with a single client. M80 Office Systems, today is a strong small 
business with 10 employees that specializes in office design and 
furniture supply. M80 ably serves both the public and private sectors.
  Mr. Ady is a role model for other veteran entrepreneurs, and he takes 
that role seriously. He is an energetic supporter of veteran events and 
an always-willing volunteer participant in seminars, conferences and 
community events aimed at providing veterans with access to support, 
information, and educational programs to assist them with their lives 
and careers.
  Mr. Ady is an active member of the Guam Chamber of Commerce and 
readily shares his knowledge and experience as a member of the 
Chamber's Small Business Development Committee. He was named co-
chairman of the Small Business Development Committee in 2005. Mr. Ady 
was instrumental in aligning the committee's activities toward training 
and outreach programs to encourage more small business participation in 
chamber activities. As a result of the opportunities for participant 
feedback, participation in training programs increased 100 percent and 
membership in the Small Business Development Committee increased by 14 
percent.
  His other small business advocacy activities include serving as a 
business plan mentor at the 2003 Shell Guam Livewire Business Planning 
Competition for Youth, contributing as an exhibitor at the 2005 Small 
Business Matchmaking Fair, and presenting a veteran-owned business case 
study at the 2006 Guam SBDC Veterans Small Business Conference.

  Mr. Ady is the recipient of numerous awards and commendations for his 
efforts to promote and support small business. He was named Panel 
Concepts' Dealer of the Year in 1997 and enrolled into Maxon Furniture, 
Inc.'s President's Club I 2006. In 2004, he was named the U.S. Air 
Force Reserves' Employer of the Year.
  An avid surfer in his earlier years, Mr. Ady spends most of his 
leisure time with his family, working a farm in Yona. He, his wife 
Jovita, and their children Toby, Robert, and Robin raise mangoes, 
papayas, bananas, pineapples, betel nuts and local vegetables. We wish 
them a good harvest always, and we offer our best wishes as Mr. Ady now 
joins other Veteran Small Business Champions to be considered for the 
Small Business Administration's National Small Business Champion award.

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