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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  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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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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  Christine and Melissa Stoen are making a name for themselves with their gluten-free baking mixes.  The concept for Simply Stoen’s (headquartered in Owatonna, Minnesota) came to fruition when the sister-in-law proprietors decided to create a product that could cater to people looking for a healthier alternative to traditional baked goods containing gluten.  In a
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After spending several years working at an AT&T wireless store repairing mobile devices, Shayne Morse decided to take his unique skill set for electronic wireless refurbishment to the next level by starting his own business.  Morse opened Wireless EMT in 2011, and his business is flourishing. The business is based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and caters
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With the costs of food in supermarkets in the United States skyrocketing, many people search for inexpensive alternatives to purchase groceries.  Residents in Rural Valley, Pennsylvania, face a similar issue, but Denise Marte is attempting to combat expensive food costs with the opening of Marte Mart, a food salvage store that buys damaged food supplies
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Finz and Feathers in Tullahoma, Tennessee, is celebrating its 17th year of business.  The family-owned pet store is a cornerstone of the community selling everything from pet food to pet supplies. The business consolidated its two locations to form one large store based on the company’s success. According to the American Pet Products Association (APPA),
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Fotini Zounis, owner of Nine Muses (based in Crete, Indiana), opened her women’s and children’s clothing store 15 years ago as an upscale clothing and accessories boutique, but when the recession hit, and consumer spending changed dramatically, she knew wholesale changes were needed to stay afloat. After doing some research, Zounis noticed that more people
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