An interventional cardiologist for more than 35 years, Dr. Robert Wilson has ordered countless X-ray-guided procedures over the years. These generally routine procedures are carried out to place stents in
Tag: Entrepreneurship
Andy and Sara Kubiak knew they wanted something different. In their early 50s, the couple wanted to pursue a passion project that would leave a lasting impact. With Andy’s background
A former Target executive aims to supercharge the venture capital scene in the upper Midwest with a new fund targeting consumer product companies. Karl Bracken, a more than 14-year veteran
Still sporting a tattoo that declares eternal love for your ex? Or an outdated tattoo from the ’90s? You’re not alone. One in four Americans regrets having at least one
About 33 million Americans have at least one food allergy, according to nonprofit group Food Allergy Research & Education. Some of these people have multiple food allergies, taking extra precaution
Proozy, the Eagan-based online retailer known for offering daily deals on brand-name apparel and accessories, is acquiring Zulily, once a much larger player in discount e-commerce. Proozy founder and CEO
Minnesota’s Department of Employment and Economic Development this week announced two new programs aimed at supporting new cannabis businesses. The two programs are known as CanNavigate and CanStartup, and they’ll
Social media is often blamed for America’s mental health crisis, but Luke Wendlandt saw an opportunity to use it for good: Cadre is a social network for mental health support.
Robbie Harrell thrives on taking big swings. His company, Minnesota Ice, took off during the 2018 Super Bowl in Minneapolis; at the time he barely had a savings account, but
Robbie Harrell’s dreams of setting a record for the world’s largest ice maze melted with last winter’s unseasonably warm weather. Cancelling the event just days before it was scheduled to
Dorothie “Dottie” Dekko grew up a student of her family’s North Dakota dairy business where strength and self-sufficiency were key values at a time when most little girls were taught
When Brian Altstatt went looking for a used electric vehicle in 2019, specifically a Tesla Model S, he found that a marketplace for secondhand EVs essentially didn’t exist. Popular used
Deb Mallin sat at her kitchen table in Minneapolis with two books: Traction by Gino Wickman and The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki. She wrote down a mission
Janet Johanson started BevSource in 2002. She was just 24, motivated by the need to replace the $50,000 salary she lost when the contract beverage manufacturer she had worked for
Several founders in Beta’s spring 2024 accelerator for early-stage startups did a double take when Alec Johnson walked into the kickoff meeting. Johnson was there for his new venture North
In a market that overindexes on successful franchise brands—particularly in wellness and beauty, with Anytime Fitness, Great Clips, and the fast-growing Face Foundrié—there’s another rising star: goGLOW spray tan studio.
Jinx Tea launched as a food truck in 2018, opened a Minneapolis tea bar in 2019, and started packaging its premium tap teas in crowlers a year later, just to
To the average grocery shopper, Quebracho Empanadas was a success story—a farmers market startup that grew into catering and events, then pivoted to packaged foods during the pandemic. By this