David McCormick Jr. and Peggy Schifano are natives of Morgantown, West Virginia, who wanted to start a business that would become a fixture in their community. With backgrounds in marketing and interior design, McCormick and Schifano put their collective expertise together and opened Omega Commercial Interiors, a furniture business specializing in the designing and furnishing
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After spending nine years in the floral business, proprietors/siblings Rachael Price and Becky Simmons are expanding their operation to bridal wear. Tre Bella is based in Durham, North Carolina, and has morphed into a bridal wear and floral boutique. The business was doing so well as a standalone florist that the sisters seized an opportunity
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If you enjoy floral arrangements and baked goods, then Baked Bouquet is right up your alley. The shop is a hybrid bakery/floral business selling warm baked cakes topped with buttercream frosting designed in the shape of floral arrangements placed in glass vases. Baked Bouquet makes these delicious arrangements for every occasion from weddings to birthdays,
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Phil Smith has always loved classic automobiles. The former secret service agent was on a mission to figure out how to turn his passion into a successful venture. After doing some research, he gravitated to limousine services and noticed the majority of companies were using hummers and stretch limos as its primary transportation. Smith didn’t
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Doctors Sandra Surch and Allison Vennard were from two different backgrounds, but the common bond that brought them together was their affinity for animals. That connection motivated the two to open Livingston Veterinary Clinic, a full-service pet hospital in Howell, Michigan, that offers everything from preventative care for dogs and cats to surgical care and
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John Pritchard started North County Moving back in 2010 with a tenet of providing quality, professional services to his clients. Since taking this position, North County Moving has really taken off, so much that Pritchard was able to expand his business within the state of California. What distinguishes North County Moving from other moving services
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Members of the Silver Lake, Kansas, community were in search of dental services after the town’s lone dentist retired after twenty plus years in the business. With the area devoid of a dental practice, Dr. Mike Michel (a resident of Topeka, Kansas) decided to step up and open a second location in Silver Lake
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Four full-time working moms in the town of Kewaunee, Wisconsin, have joined forces to create a women’s and children’s clothing boutique called Pretty Please. The idea for the store developed from the four moms (Sandy Morton, Terry Schleis, Karen Kinjerski and Rani Stangel) who believed the area needed a fun place to shop that’s convenient
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James Good has always loved bikes dating back to his early experience working in a bicycle repair shop. Once he earned his degree in business, his first inclination was to open a bicycle shop. Good took his business acumen and bicycle savvy and applied it to his venture Good Bike Company (based in Prineville, Oregon).
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Fresh out of college, Gabriel Mandujano had aspirations of owning a business. The University of Pennsylvania graduate founded Wash Cycle Laundry, an eco-friendly wash and fold dry cleaning business serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, and Austin, Texas. The company uses green products to clean the clothes, and uses bicycles for transportation to make customer pickups
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