It’s been a challenging year for restaurants and fresh food vendors. When Covid-19 hit last year, St. Paul-based Nordic Waffles had to rethink its entire concept of made-fresh sweet and
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Minneapolis-based PURIS Holdings, an early pioneer in plant-based food systems, was dedicated to plant-based foods before they were cool. Now, the company is teaming up with LIVEKINDLY Collective, a collection
For many industries 2020 was a crappy year. And for the portable sanitation industry, with potties so ubiquitous at events and gatherings, a pandemic would have intuitively portended lots of
Violent crimes in Minneapolis are at a five-year high, The Washington Post reported last month. And Turqouya “Tee” Williams knows what it feels like to be a victim of such
What do you do when a global pandemic rocks your business, causing shutdowns and limiting the number of customers you can serve? You hit the road. Minneapolis mobile business manufacturer
On Thursday, December 17, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., North Loop events venue Aria will be set up for an event with tables, chairs, lights, decor, lighting, and sound. No
At a time when many small businesses are in more need of help than ever before, Deluxe Corporation launches the fifth season of its small business makeover show Small Business
When Danielle Steer launched Lunar Startups in St. Paul almost three years ago, one of her key goals was to remove barriers and reduce disparities for historically marginalized entrepreneurs. She
This year, Halloween falls on a Saturday with a rare full blue moon, historically the recipe for a lucrative Halloween. Pre-pandemic, Halloween 2020 was expected to produce one of the
Co-working spaces and event venues are two business models hit hard by Covid-19. But a joint co-working and events space in North Minneapolis called New Rules just broke ground on
Our 2020 Notable Women in Commercial Real Estate honorees have industry expertise in areas ranging from construction and architecture project management, to investment and asset management, to marketing and legal
In 1960, just one out of every 25 attorneys was female; today, that number is one in three. Progress is worth celebrating, and the next generation can take inspiration from
As the Covid-19 pandemic drags on, businesses and nonprofits are looking to the hospitality sector to keep them safely connected to employees, peers, donors, and consumers. The industry has been
While established businesses work to improve diversity and inclusion (D&I) efforts, startups have a unique opportunity to start off on the right foot. Don’t wait to work on D&I issues
Minneapolis-based accelerator Finnovation Lab announced the third cohort of its Finnovation Fellowship Program today. The cohort consists of nine entrepreneurs working to solve some of the toughest systemic challenges of
While the coronavirus pandemic has felt much like a roller coaster ride itself, it’s not the kind of roller coaster any of us were hoping to be on. The ones
In 2016, Mueller Memorial became the first funeral home in the state to serve alcohol at funerals. Now, in light of the pandemic, the funeral home with locations in St.
Consulting is often one of the first things that gets slashed when budgets are pinched, but Pioneer Management Consulting, a North Loop firm specializing in business strategy, business operations, organizational