Jim Correll has owned and worked in small businesses for the last 25 years, starting with a professional photography business in Western Kansas in the 1980’s, followed by 15 years in manufacturing, working in areas of purchasing, planning, contract administration and database management.  He worked for an Internet catalog business before moving to Southeast Kansas in 2000 to become a receiving manager and later inventory manager for Amazon.com in Coffeyville.  While at Amazon, Correll completed certification in the Amazon Six Sigma Black Belt program having to do with defect reduction and “relentless” process improvement toward better customer service and lower costs.