AKT Enterprises Targets Music Industry

July 1, 2009

AKT Enterprises serves music industry clients by offering a variety of services, including decorated apparel created with “unique design techniques,” from a 13,000-square-foot facility, says Alex Tchekmeian, founder.

As home to Walt Disney World, central Florida is no stranger to creative ventures. Winter Park, Fla.-based AKT Enterprises, which identifies itself as a one-stop shop for entertainment professionals, fits the bill. Founded by music enthusiast Alex Tchekmeian, AKT is structured as an umbrella under which some 16 individual companies offer a variety of services, from merchandise manufacturing and distribution, to graphic design, Web development and live entertainment promotion.

To date, AKT has amassed about 5,000 clients, including recording labels Metal Blade Records and Sumerian Records, along with recording artists Dispatch and Kid Rock. AKT recently expanded to its current 13,000-square-foot facility, with 40 employees who are on track to generate $5 million in 2009.

Merchspin is AKT’s apparel decorating company, while Threadspin provides embroidery, tagging and finishing services.

“We specialize in unique design techniques that make our company stand out from what our competitors are offering,” Tchekmeian says.

AKT’s companies serve both retail and wholesale channels, Tchekmeian says, but the focus has recently been on increasing retail outlets. The company also has almost 1,000 online vendors who sell its products through AKT’s network.

The company also has formed a nonprofit, Give Them Wings To Fly, to give underprivileged children assistance and knowledge about the music industry. For more information, visit aktenterprises.com. — Shannon Wilder

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