Barner days for Denver flag company.

• Position: Small Biz - Show Your Colors

WHILE THE WAVE OF AMERICAN PATRIOTISM SURE HASN'T HURT, Denver-based flag company Show Your Colors was a well-established banner-provider for corporations and governments long before Sept. 11, 2001.

Eugene Tomczak launched Show Your Colors in 1986 and ran it out of his basement for seven years. In its first year, the company had sales of $10,000. Now it is run out of a 10,000-square-foot Facility and in 2001 reported sales of $1.5 million.

The company sells hundreds of thousands of flags each year and has expanded its manufacturing operations to eight locations across the U.S. and Canada. It has provided flags for events such as the memorial service at the Pentagon following the Sept. 11 attacks, as well as flags for presidents, vice presidents and military bases. Other clients include Taco Bell, Best Western Hotels, McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Wyndham Hotels and Pizza Hut. Show Your Colors produces corporate...