Debra Gingerich is the ecommerce and marketing director for DutchCrafters Amish Furniture. Debra is a published author, which includes writing about her experiences growing up Mennonite and continuing to be active in the Mennonite community. She has had the opportunity to visit numerous Amish woodshops and interview Amish woodworkers about their craft. As an interior design enthusiast and admitted HGTV junkie, Debra loves to communicate the outstanding value of Amish made furniture and its benefits. The Timber to Table blog was established in 2012 for DutchCrafters to provide customers and other readers with information about the Amish and Amish woodworkers, furniture styles and history, and interior design.
Niche online retailer JMX Brands has been named a 2019 Next 1000 company by Internet Retailer, the leading source for e-commerce news. In its inaugural year, the Next 1000 list ranks North American midsized online retailers by e-commerce sales. The Sarasota-based parent company of DutchCrafters Amish Furniture, the largest online retailer of Amish furniture, ranked 1443 overall and 39 in the primary merchandise category of housewares/home furniture. This marks the sixth time the small business… JMX Brands Makes Internet Retailer’s Next 1000 List
Sarasota based JMX Brands, the parent company of the largest online retailer of Amish furniture at DutchCrafters.com, was recently named a Business Observer Top 500 Company. The honor marks the sixth year in a row the e-commerce business has been named to the exclusive list. This year the niche etailer came in at No. 345 on the list that ranks the largest 500 companies from Polk to Collier counties by revenue after the business experienced… JMX Brands Named Business Observer Top 500 Company for Sixth Time
William Grimditch of Berthoud, Colo. and Stephanie Scheer of Appleton, Wis. have been awarded the DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Heritage Scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year. The two incoming college freshmen were selected from more than 100 applicants to receive $500 each to assist with college expenses. Grimditch, whose last name means “old ditch,” believes that his passion for environmental design, which he plans to study at the University of Colorado, Boulder, can be traced back… DutchCrafters Announces 2019 Heritage Scholarship Recipients
On Earth Day, April 22, JMX Brands CEO Jim Miller announced that the niche online retailer, with its flagship Amish furniture brand DutchCrafters, had applied to join the Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC). JMX Brands also runs the eco-friendly and sustainable furniture and home décor website Eco Friendly Digs. The application was accepted on April 24 making DutchCrafters the first Amish furniture retailer accepted to the organization that helps companies reduce their environmental footprints and connect… JMX Brands Joins Sustainable Furnishings Council
JMX Brands’ Customer Experience Team Assistant Manager Kari-Jo Koshes has been named one of this year’s members of Leadership Sarasota County. The four-year veteran of JMX Brands, the parent company of the largest online retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com, was selected for the prestigious program for people interested in leadership and the welfare of the Sarasota community. Koshes, a graduate of the University of Central Florida and Columbia Southern University where she is currently pursuing… Kari-Jo Koshes Named to Leadership Sarasota County
JMX Brands, parent company of the largest online retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com and eco-friendly home goods site www.ecofriendlydigs.com, has made the Business Observer Top 500 list for the fifth year in a row. Formerly the Gulf Coast 500, the annual list ranks the top 500 companies by revenue in the nine counties that form the area from Tampa to Naples. Founded in 2003 by CEO Jim Miller, JMX Brands saw an increase in… JMX Brands Named a Business Observer Top 500 Company
JMX Brands has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies for the fifth year in a row, and sixth time since first making the list in 2012. The parent company of the largest online retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com and new eco-friendly furnishing, décor, and accessories site at www.ecofriendlydigs.com placed 4,106 this year. JMX Brands President and CEO Jim Miller credits the companies continued success on the strength of… JMX Brands Makes Inc. 5000 for Sixth Year
DutchCrafters Amish Furniture is pleased to announce Urwa Hameed, Maly Sears and Tan Vu as the winners of its 2018 Heritage Scholarship. Selection criteria included grade point average, a statement of financial need, and a 750-word essay on how their heritage has shaped them and their aspirations. Urwa Hameed, Vernon, Conn., plans to attend Boston College to pursue a dual degree in political science and international relations on an advanced pre-law track. Inspired by her… DutchCrafters Announces 2018 Scholarship Winners
The short documentary “Eugene Alexander: The Fashion of Eugene Stutzman” has been named an Official Selection of the Love Your Shorts and Sunscreen film festivals. Presented by DutchCrafters, a JMX Brands store and the largest online retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com, the 15-minute film reveals the lasting impact of the couture dresses created by the fashion design team of Eugene Stutzman and Alexander Wallace in the 1980s and 1990s. Framed by a fashion show… Eugene Alexander Documentary is Selected for Two Film Festivals
DutchCrafters, one of the largest online retailers of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com, is accepting applications for the DutchCrafters Heritage Scholarship. Information about the scholarship can be found at https://www.dutchcrafters.com/heritage-scholarship. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2018. Every year since its establishment in 2011, three exceptional students who have been accepted to or are attending a four-year college or university have received $500 to assist with their educational costs. Along with a brief financial need… DutchCrafters Accepting Scholarship Applications for 2018-19 Academic Year