Taylorsville -- Being a franchisee didn't appeal all that much to Frank and Kris Rudarmel.

So they left the commercial-cleaning business and established their own company focusing on carpet cleaning and flood damage -- Anchor Water Damage & Restoration. Then they did their best to become active in the west-central Salt Lake Valley business community.

As the family operation's marketing director, Kris Rudarmel joined Chamber West, the chamber of commerce for the West Valley City, Taylorsville and Kearns communities. She donated free carpet cleaning as prizes for chamber-sponsored golf tournaments and provided other types of physical and financial assistance to the organization.