Welcome to Business Owner of the Week, a weekly column where we get to know a local business owner a little better. Are you a business owner who would like to be featured in this column? E-mail  krista@patch.com. This week we're catching up with Jonathan Moore of Omni Environmental Group. Their office is located on Fletcher Street. Q: Describe your business for those unfamiliar. A: Omni Environmental Group helps people find out whether the soil, water or air on their property is contaminated with oil or hazardous materials and, if it is, we help people figure out the best way to clean it up…

Jeff Hardy tries not to dwell on the fact that he works around death every day of the week. Hardy and his brother, Rob, own Hardy Doric Inc., which manufactures burial vaults and cremation niches. The Hardys are third generation owners of the business and although certain situations can be tough, Jeff Hardy says he tries not to dwell on the sadness involved in the business. "It's a situation where you're taking care of someone in a way nobody else can," he said. "You help people in the worst times of their lives, and you try to flip it into something positive. There's nothing better than …

Welcome to Business Owner of the Week, a weekly column where we get to know a local business owner a little better. Are you a business owner who would like to be featured in this column? E-mail  krista@patch.com. This week we're catching up with Edmund Duah, owner of personal training gym Sculptor at Strength in North Chelmsford.Q: When and why did you decide to start your business? A: I had been in business for a while before opening this location at 51 Middlesex Street in December 2007. I had a mission and vision to create an experience, a comfortable yet intense atmosphere where people …

Welcome to Business Owner of the Week, a weekly column where we get to know a local business owner a little better. Are you a business owner who would like to be featured in this column? E-mail  krista@patch.com. Cathy Ribeck took over Vincenzo's one year ago this month and turned it into Rufina's. We're catching up with Ribeck to see how business is going. Q: It's been one year since Vincenzo's has turned to Rufina's. How does it feel? A: It has been a whirlwind year for me and Rufina’s.  I can hardly believe that a year has passed.  So many new learning experiences.  I have finally had the …

Welcome to Business Owner of the Week, a weekly column where we get to know a local business owner a little better. Are you a business owner who would like to be featured in this column? E-mail  krista@patch.com. This week we're catching up with Donny Mustapha of Combat Sports Club. Q: When and why did you open Combat Sports Club? A: I opened the Combat Sports Club with my partner Paul Adams Jan 2010. We opened the club with the goal of becoming the areas top mixed martial arts and fitness facility. We wanted to offer Chelmsford an alternative that the traditional gym model, which is 80 …

Welcome to Business Owner of the Week, a weekly column where we get to know a local business owner a little better. Are you a business owner who would like to be featured in this column? E-mail  krista@patch.com.  Kathy MacDonald of Beleza Salon and Spa believes in tranquility and peace right in your backyard. The business owner is also keen on giving back. Find out a little bit more about Jamie and the salon. 1. How long have you been in business in Chelmsford and why did you decide to open Beleza?   I have been in business in Chelmsford for close to 3 years now and I chose to open Beleza …

Local photographer Lucy Schultz of Lucy Schultz Photography is this week's Business Owner of the Week. We're chatting with her about the newest trend in photography - prom photography. Schultz, 19, can often be seen around town with her camera while she's not working at Chelmsford Animal Hospital or volunteering her time to take photos of homeless animals at Lowell Humane Society. 1. Tell us about the trend in prom photography. What's it about, and why?  Prom photography is just starting up. It's a memorable and artistic way of showcasing a senior's pinnacle moment in her young life - her …

Welcome to Business Owner of the Week, a weekly column where we get to know a local business owner a little better. Are you a business owner who would like to be featured in this column? E-mail  krista@patch.com. This week we're chatting with Mike and Amanda Perry, husband and wife owners of Skill of Strength. Q: When did you open your business and why? A: We started our business in 2010, renting space at another gym and traveling to client's homes. Next, we built a studio in our home and trained clients there for a year. As we got busier, we wanted more space to give us the ability to offer …

Welcome to Business Owner of the Week, a weekly column where we get to know a local business owner a little better. Are you a business owner who would like to be featured in this column? E-mail  krista@patch.com. This week we're catching up with Dr. Henry Boroyan, O.D. 1. How long has your practice been open in Chelmsford and why did you choose to open your practice here?  I opened my practice "cold" i.e. on my own without any patient base in 1970. I grew up in Arlington Massachusetts and really didn't know much about any of the towns "up north" My brother had married and moved to Chelmsford …

Welcome to Business Owner of the Week, a weekly column where we get to know a local business owner a little better. Are you a business owner who would like to be featured in this column? E-mail  krista@patch.com. This week we're chatting with Aric Becker, owner of Tango Grill. Tango Grill recently won our poll asking about the best breakfast in town. Q: Why did you recide to open your own business? Becker: For 28 years I had worked in the restaurant business doing every job from dishwasher to line cook to chef to waiter and bartender to general manager. A dream was always to open up my own …

Welcome to Business Owner of the Week, a weekly column where we get to know a local business owner a little better. Are you a business owner who would like to be featured in this column? E-mail  krista@patch.com. Jazzercise owners Anna Bayramshian and Karen Loycano have been in business together for 18 years and say they love watching their clients change their lives.1. Why did you decide to open Jazzercise?  Anna: Karen and I met in 1994 when she was subbing a Jazzercise class in Newton and I was there, training to become an instructor, taking a class. We hit it off and became fast friends. …