At a time when the national jewelry sales for 2007 were down by 4 percent, Mark and Pat Miller, who operate Diamond Vault, saw a 42 percent increase in their business as they set a new business model as diamond brokers operating out of a business office as opposed to a traditional retail store. The company opened in January 2006 and received honorable mention as Best New Entrepreneur of the Year in 2007 by the Reno Gazette-Journal.

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