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Elaine Creasser of Tile Collection received the honor of being named one of Charlotte's Top 25 Woman-Owned Businesses by Charlotte Business Journal. Tile Collection opened in 1992 to serve the Charlotte, NC market with the best selection of ceramic tile, natural stone and installation. Creasser founded Tile Collection Inc. in 1992 with her son, Matthew. People thought she was crazy seven years later, when she opened a 7,000-square-foot showroom near Carolina Place mall. At the time, most of her business was with builders, not retail consumers. But Creasser was crazy like a fox. By 2007, the showroom's sales had boosted Tile Collection's annual revenue to $13 million. And the wisdom of Creasser's decision became even more apparent this past year. With residential construction at a virtual standstill, her revenue dropped by about half. But she kept the company alive by transforming it into one that directly serves consumers and by expanding into full bathroom and kitchen renovations.