Our Company
EBSCO Industries has grown through thoughtful expansion and long-term partnerships.
What began as a single business in 1944 has evolved into a diversified family of companies serving customers globally. Our growth reflects a commitment to entrepreneurship, long-term ownership, continuous improvement, and investing in people.
Rooted in these principles, EBSCO provides the stability, resources, and expertise our businesses need to thrive in their markets.
Our Mission
Create positive results in the people we employ, in the businesses we build, and in the communities where we work and live.
Our Vision
To build a stronger EBSCO that can sustain profitable growth for generations.
Our Values
Customer First Our jobs and our company’s future come from the customer.
Continuous Improvement We must constantly seek to identify and to develop ways to realize opportunities for positive change.
Creativity Seeing solutions and opportunities where others do not.
Growth We are committed to growing revenues and business activities.
People People make the difference when they work together as a knowledgeable, productive and motivated team.
Profitability Profits provide the resources to maintain operations, to invest in new opportunities and to ensure a financially secure organization.
Sales We educate and persuade to offer our products and services as far and wide as the market opportunity exists.
Thrift Dollars are hard to earn and should be spent wisely.
Guided by Our Past
In the summer of 1930, Elton B. Stephens sold magazines door to door to help pay for his education at Birmingham Southern College. The experience revealed both his ability to sell and his talent for organizing and leading others.
After graduating from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1936, Stephens continued managing magazine sales teams. In 1944, he and his wife Alys formally established their partnership, founding what would become EBSCO Industries.
From those early beginnings, understanding customers and delivering lasting value has remained central to the company’s approach to business. EBSCO continues to grow by investing in people, ideas, and businesses.
Sharing in Success
Committed to Lifelong Learning
Improvement Through Innovation
