Despite having to go virtual with the conference kicking off Thursday, Food, Ag, Ideas Week is beefing up its agenda with special focus on minority entrepreneurs, support for small companies,
Tag: Entrepreneurship
Two years (i.e. a million years) ago, as I found myself buying artisan earrings at distilleries and locally made socks at farmer’s markets, I declared 2018 the year of too
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
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
The Covid-19 pandemic has made for some very slow school days. For some kids, the free time is dedicated to Fortnite and freak-outs with stressed parents. Others, like Ruby Green,
I was fortunate enough to do an informational interview with an entrepreneur in my senior year at the University of St. Thomas. It wasn’t for an entrepreneurship class, because I
I am four months into owning Bella Virtu Organics. Having acquired this almost-start-up organic skincare brand, I’ve been working on new branding, new products, and expanded distribution. This latest update
I recently bought a company, Bella Virtu Organics. It had an established, profitable Amazon business, great reviews, excellent products and a ready to go supply chain; it was a “business
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
The business pitch contest was virtual, but the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development has announced the real winners. DEED held its first-ever virtual pitch event in partnership with
In most instances, the Covid-19 pandemic has been awful for business. But for a lucky few—particularly those in the fields of health care, distance learning, and delivery—the outbreak has led
The CEO of Xena Therapies discusses her change in strategy to avoid letting Covid-19 derail her rollout of cool therapy medical devices.
Clarence Bethea is unusual among Minnesota entrepreneurs: a black founder who has raised more than $8.5 million for his startup, the warranty app Upsie. In the wake of George Floyd’s death—another
After five years of baking cookies as big as your head, T.Rex Cookie was at a crossroads. With a storefront and kitchen in Eagan and a wholesale business supplying Orchestra
"Beware the Ides of March,” William Shakespeare wrote. But my wife and I ignored that sage advice, to return home from an overseas winter respite under the raging Covid-19 threat.
When the coronavirus pandemic first swept into Minnesota in mid-March, it felt as though the proverbial rug had suddenly been ripped out from under everyone. From large corporations to small
Today was supposed to be the opening day of the fourth annual Entrepreneurship & Innovation Exchange (EIX) e-Fest finals event, a national entrepreneurship competition for undergraduate students, sponsored by EIX