January, 1989
Haines Maxwell started Maxwell & Associates, Corporate Promotions, in Fort Mill, SC with a 1986 VW Jetta, a handful of catalogs and a mouth.

August, 1995
After joining and spending several years with a larger, promotional firm through the early 90’s, Maxwell & Associates was “reborn” and soon received much needed help and encouragement with the additions of Gail Wherry and Steve Walker. World-wide Headquarters moved to the Cotswold area of Charlotte, NC on Sharon Amity. Folks everywhere began to exclaim, “You sell the Neatest Stuff!”

December, 2000
Blessed with additional team members and clients that kept buying lots of Neat Stuff, the Maxwell gang joined forces with Western Associates out of Marion, KS, purveyors of Neat Stuff since 1956!. This move enabled us to continue to grow, service our clients and pay our bills!

July, 2004
We got tired of working so we thought it would be more fun to go back to college. No schools would let us in so we started our own- Neat Stuff University. Even though we need to keep working we’re having a blast “enrolling” clients as NSU students and teaching them the finer details of Corporate Apparel, Promotional Items and other Neat Stuff through periodic e-mails and pop quizzes.

September, 2004
Branch Campus locations of NSU open at Canyons Restaurant in Blowing Rock, NC and the Lost Dog Café at Folly Beach, SC. Excellent spots for reflecting on God’s creation and relaxing – two requirements of Neat Stuff U. students.

August, 2005
First graduating NSU Class of 2005!

October, 2005
A new class of NSU students is enrolled – the Class of 2006…and ….we’re still having fun and selling Neat Stuff!