Somers Convention Furniture Rental Inc. of Las Vegas may have been wounded by the cancellations of conventions and trade shows following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but the company did not choose to sit still and wait for business to pick up on its own. Rather, Somers worked to develop a new approach to corporate […]

Entrepreneur of the Year: Debbi Somers Somers Furniture was established in March 1989 by Debbi Somers with initial focus on supplying rental furniture for the convention, hotel and casino industry. In the past 19 years, as the owner and CEO, Somers has enjoyed successes as well as faced challenges. “We have grown from our initial 10,000-square-foot

Finding and retaining quality employees in Las Vegas is an increasingly expensive proposition, business executives say. A December business survey from the Review-Journal found that local employers expect to pay more in wages and benefits to recruit and keep workers in 2008. Companies are also striving to preserve health insurance, and they’re emphasizing new benefits

A struggling housing market, flagging consumer spending and waning job growth have curbed optimism among once-ebullient business owners and managers. In a December survey that the Review-Journal and the Las Vegas Business Press sent to local trade groups and businesses, 51.8 percent of participants said they expect an excellent or a good year ahead. That

Southern Nevada’s very own Debbi Somers has the distinction of being the only female who owns and operates a furniture rental company, Somers Convention Furniture Rental (SCFR), that specializes in servicing the convention and short-term rental industry in the country! The 1997-1998 convention season is destined to be the most successful year in SCFR’s eight-year

Somers Convention Furniture Rental Inc. of Las Vegas may have been wounded by the cancellations of conventions and trade shows following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but the company did not choose to sit still and wait for business to pick up on its own. Rather, Somers worked to develop a new approach to corporate

American women are really taking care of business – often better than men! Female entrepreneurs are beating the pants off guys when it comes to creating new companies and turning them into rip-roaring successes, reveal statistics from a national business group. For example, Debbi Somers, 51, began designing custom furniture for terraces and pools after

Hear me roar. According to the ’70s Helen Reddy ditty, “I Am Woman,” which for a generation of young girls and women became an anthem of sorts, the numbers of women are too big to ignore. Women account for more than half the population, make up a majority of students on university campuses, and continue

Let’s say you’re reading this while relaxing poolside in Las Vegas (lucky you). There’s a good chance that whatever you’re lounging on was made by Debbi Somers’s company. As the name says, Somers Convention Furniture Rental rents chairs, tables, and sofas to hotels hosting huge trade shows. In the ’90s Debbi Somers built it into