Alan Snider used his background in building and his degree in business to re-invent himself and build his company. Alan is an independent, local, small business owner in Hunstville, AL and his company is built on integrity. Alan stives to be environmentally responsible in his trash hauling business and he has an excellent reputation. Small …
Meghan Whisnant left her corporate job to strike out on her own. She moved to a completely new town where she didn’t have an extensive network, simply based on the research that she did. Meghan has been embraced by the community and has found success after opening her high end business at the beginning of …
Paula Bottorff got into the wedding business with no prior experience. Paula’s passion is helping people at a time in their life when other vendors just see dollar signs and big budgets. Paula created a store front that is the most unique business model for a store front. Your niche might be able to borrow …
Andrea Demmons realized she was driving over an hour just to pick up food and supplies for her Great Danes. She decided then that maybe a store closer to her house would be in order. She did a traffic study and found the perfect location withplenty of parking. Andrea invested her life savings in her …
Jensen Gelfond seemingly had it made. He had a wonderful corporate job that he had always wanted. He couldn’t shake the feeling that there was more to his life’s work than just his corporate job. Today, Jensen tells us how he took a natural gift and turned it into a side business that evolved into …
Matt Mittan has flipped broadcast radio on its head with his unconventional radio station. The only locally owned radio station in Asheville, NC is leading the way in community building by featuring programming completely driven by the community. There is nothing better than having a full lline up of local shows that are about what …
Chris and Miranda began their business journey by homesteading. That led to the purchase of a farm with lots of critters. The goats became the source and the inspiration for their first venture, Naughty Goat Soaps. After making their soaps for a while, they came upon the perfect opportunity to expand by purchasing the Tulips …
Steve Modlin started making BBQ sauce and fudge while he was in college. Friends encouraged him to sell the BBQ sauce. Steve started Old Mule in 1995 and for nearly 20 years, he and his wife have worked a day job while growing their side BBQ Sauce business. Old Mule is really just getting ready …
Experts would tell you that you can’t put a resaurant in the middle of nowhere and expect to be successful. Heidi Trull sees it differently and calls her place the center of the universe, not the middle of nowhere. Hearing her story will tell you why people drive miles out of their way to enjoy a meal …
Scott’s 4th generation family steel business was about to fail. His advisors told him to declare bankruptcy and walk away. Walking away is just not something Scott could live with, so he go busy! Scott used his exisitng steel inventory and fabrication equipment to create S.E.T. Products. This product serves a much needed market in …