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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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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Angela’s Mum is the latest small business in Bayonne, New Jersey, creating a buzz within the community.  The company designs a composite of floral arrangements for every occasion ranging from weddings to graduations. Owner Tracy D’Alessandro uses stencils and artificial coloring among other ingredients to create her magnificent floral designs.  D’Alessandro honed her floral skills
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  Sarah Calhoun worked outdoors for a number of years in uncomfortable men’s work apparel that didn’t fit. So she decided to appeal to the outdoor working women of the world and launched Red Ants Pants, a business that specializes in workpants for women who work in all outdoor industries from landscaping to welding. The
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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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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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  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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  Chris Crider comes from a lineage of coal miners, but his chance to carry on the family tradition was curtailed when he lost his job due to the economic downturn and declining coal market.  Crider could have easily left his hometown of Prestonsburg, Kentucky, for greener pastures, but decided to stay and pursue another
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The food truck became a staple in American culture during the economic downturn bringing affordability and convenience to locales nationwide.  One Florida-based food truck (900 Degreez) is taking the mobile cuisine paradigm to the next level, carving a niche in the marketplace with the creation of wood-fired artisan pizzas using a brick oven installed in
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There’s no denying that marketing is an essential component to commerce.  Regardless if you’re a Fortune 500 Company or small business, the way these entities promote goods and services is vital to attracting customers. With the popularity of social media, small businesses have used this device to boost its marketing efforts.  Since most consumers tend
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