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Published on: 1/1/2009
Last Visited: 5/25/2009
The president of US Sports Camps, Steve Pence, and the president of iD Tech Camps, Pete Ingram-Cauchi, meet a couple times a year over lunch at Perry's in San Francisco.
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Pence, dressed in his Nike golf polo, had a similar upbeat response.
"We've been running camps for over 30 years.
"We're seeing a strong trend in registrations.
Parents want quality, and that's why they look for camps with established track records."
In difficult economic times, both Ingram-Cauchi and Pence are betting that there will be a flight to quality, just like many investors are betting on the big blue chip companies that have longstanding track records.
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Mr. Pence is doing something similar by offering a $250 deposit option.
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"We're in the greatest industry in the world, "said Mr. Pence.