Starting a business isn’t easy, and Joe Sciarrone knows this from personal experience. Sciarrone got his start as a plumber working for a local HVAC (heating, ventilation, air condition) and plumbing services company, but wanted to take a different path in life. Sciarrone went into business for himself and opened Carefree Comfort, a full-service HVAC
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Sara Westermark has been designing jewelry for eight years and credits her innovative designs as one of the reasons her Wilmington, North Carolina, jewelry business is thriving. The secret to Westermark’s designs are simple. She takes stones cut by her husband and fuses them with silver metals to build abstract jewelry creations ranging from rings
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Tony Hayden has been a hair stylist for over 30 years and decided to open his own hair studio within an Orlando, Florida, building that houses other independent hair stylist’s studios. He purchased a 125-square foot space comparable to an apartment bathroom. Hayden and other stylists in the area have espoused this trend of renting
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Fans of southern-style soul food were in for a treat with the grand opening of Alleans Southern Cuisine in the Columbia, South Carolina, area. From fried chicken to peach cobbler, Alleans offers the full spectrum of down home delectable dishes you think of when attending a family reunion. This is exactly what restaurant co-owner Tanya
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John Duffy visited various gyms to promote his cardio sport fitness classes. In a short time his intense, high-energy workout gained notoriety from community gym enthusiasts. As the demand grew for Duffy’s services, he decided to use his entrepreneurial spirit to turn his cardio program into a full service fitness studio/gym in Kingston, Massachusetts, called
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Troy and Carla Reed are two successful professionals with great careers, but despite their success, the couple was looking for a lifestyle and career change. After traveling to Wilmington, North Carolina, the couple stumbled upon a hidden gem in the town’s metropolitan area, an old hotel closed for several years. The couple purchased the property
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For those of us that lament leaving the house to make random beer or wine runs during the game or dinner parties, New York entrepreneur Rob Matzkin has you covered with a novel business concept. Matzkin runs Booze Carriage, an online business that allows customers (through the company’s mobile app) to order beer, wine
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Chris Tavenner has a good understanding of what it takes to start a business. After spending the past eight years working for the state of Virginia assisting small companies in learning the process of establishing a business, he’s applying this tenet to his own venture by opening a butcher shop. The Boneyard Butcher and Seafood
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Since launching in early 2014, Silver Rock Funding has been able to help business owners of all sizes get the business loans they need to help their companies grow. For James in Pennsylvania, his auto sales business got $92,600 for general working capital. For Marko, Silver Rock Funding got $17,400 to help his construction business.
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Campbell’s hardware, now entering its 21st year in business, is in the process of expansion. The stores’ owner Anthony Tsikouris credits his recent success to his refined business model to become more of a commercial business. Tsikouris’ move has paid off tremendously over the past couple of months, as he has seen a boost in
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