Erin Hill developed a talent for sewing while watching and practicing with her mother. Hill sharpened her skills sewing clothes for family and friends, and word quickly spread about her work that she developed clients and converted her basement into a sewing/design studio. With a paucity of space, Hill found a place and opened her
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Taking a leap of faith leaving your home country for a better opportunity and greener pastures in the United States requires not only sound planning, but tremendous courage and resolve. Luca and Monica Cecconi embodied these qualities when they left their home country of Italy last fall and opened a restaurant together called At Tiramisu
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First there was food. Then there were restaurants. Then Henry Ford invented the Model-T. Then trucks starting moving around merchandise. Then an enterprising entrepreneur decided to bring food to customers inside one of those trucks and so began the path to food truck growth. Creative and awesome Today, the food truck industry is a $804
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If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to get into shape, gym owners Felipe Von Sydow and Christen Mertes are more than happy to accommodate anyone attempting to achieve a personal fitness goal. The tandem recently opened Arcane, a new gym in Missoula, Montana, offering clients one-on-one attention and unlimited personal training support. Von
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From autographed baseball bats to Super Bowl rings, Worthridge Auctions and Retail has a sizable collection of sports memorabilia for collectors interested in owning a piece of history while reliving a memorable sports moment. The shop has been around for two decades, and current owner Rick Kohl helped his father run the business before taking
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Charles and Tabitha Atwood love their dog and are very mindful of what it eats. After conducting independent research on ingredients found in dog treats, and speaking with veterinarians on the ill-effects said ingredients can have on dogs, this startling information compelled the couple to rethink what they were feeding their dog. The Atwood’s began
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Georgetown, Delaware, is a small town with a business district comprised of several local government offices and small businesses. Yet the one thing it lacked was a barbershop, and Scott Kauffman saw the potential to fill a void in this space and did just that by opening Georgetown Barbershop. The shop opened its doors in
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Jenny Robertson had a rewarding career in the health care industry, but when she and her husband started a family it put things into perspective for her that a career change was necessary to better balance a professional and home life. Robertson left her job as manager of an outpatient MRI facility to start her
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Nancy Matijasich opened Manifest Solutions, a recruiting, staffing, and training firm back in 1994 with a goal of making a positive impact on Ohio’s IT industry by providing IT training programs for companies, and assisting with their employee search efforts. Twenty years later, Matijasich expertise and helpful approach has led to a successful run.
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When Jessica Parks opened her new spa business (Serendipity Day Spa) earlier this month, her goal was to provide a unique experience for customers that transcended a basic massage. Parks believes she’s found a winning formula to distinguish her spa from others using a medical-level, therapeutic spa experience designed to relieve stress, reduce pain, and
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