ENID — There are a number of businesses in the James W. Strate Center for Business Development that are successful.

Director Brian Gaddy said it depends on how you define success.

Perhaps the most successful in terms of developing business is Fence Solutions. The company, owned by Randy Breitenkamp and Jimmy Snow, produces three main products — Quick Brace, Fence Fork and Fence Fork Clips — to aid in overcoming fencing problems. The products assist ranchers, farmers or commercial fence builders in constructing and maintaining fences.

Breitenkamp said the 5-month-old company has had very good assistance from the development center that houses it.

“They’ve been a tremendous help. It started out with a business plan, (and) they’ve been there every step of the way with marketing assistance, helping with machine setup, and the facility area. It’s been a great deal for a startup,” he said.

The development center has provided office space and a warehouse for the business. He said the business plan was important because it enabled them to obtain startup capital.

“You must have a pretty secure business plan before the tanks will talk to you,” he said.

With the assistance of the business development center, Fence Solutions now is working through all Atwoods locations, a farm and ranch supply chain in Texas and about 20 co-operatives around the United States.

“The biggest problem we have is talking to everyone. We’re so busy here we don’t have time,” he said.

The fence clip machine will produce 4,000 clips per hour, and the business has produced more than 500,000 clips for the Oklahoma area. Fence Solutions also is developing a new product expected to be on the market within 30 days.

Gaddy called the business innovative, saying it is operated by one inventor and one businessman.

“Their products cut fence building down by 70 percent,” he said.

Gaddy said Fence Solutions has used every resource the development center has found for them.

“That is the largest value of a business incubation system ... making resources available for you,” he said.

Businesses stay a maximum of three years in the business incubator. When businesses reach a point where they can be successful they will leave the center to make room for another startup business. Once the business leaves the center it continues to receive assistance from Autry Technology Center’s business and industry division. That division serves many businesses in a variety of ways, helping more than 33,000 businesses in 2009, Gaddy said.