“Your last name makes me want a margarita.” Those were the first words Mickayla Rosard said to Hailey Margetta at a chance meeting as panelists. Curious about each other’s expertise
Tag: Entrepreneurship
A Coon Rapids-based dental staffing company tops this year's list of Inc. 5000 companies from Minnesota. This week, Inc. magazine released its 43rd annual list of "fastest-growing private companies in America."
Quebracho Empanadas, a pandemic success story in its pivot from St. Paul catering company to frozen foods brand sold in 350 regional grocery stores, is shutting down operations this week.
Two Minneapolis-based companies are among a handful of startups selected to receive funding through a new equity-focused accelerator program. Madison, Wisconsin-based startup group gener8tor last week announced the five companies
Above the pennants, bobbleheads, and signed balls showcasing decades worth of Major League Baseball history, a framed Rawlings advertisement from the 1950s hangs inside D&J Glove Repair in Minneapolis. “A
Margaret Murphy is a marketing executive who climbed the ranks at Carlson Marketing Group before co-founding a marketing agency that was acquired by Olson (now ICF Olson), where she served
Six Minnesota businesspeople took home Ernst & Young LLP’s Entrepreneur Of The Year Heartland awards late last week. An independent panel of judges picked the winners from a group of
Home health care represents a massive business opportunity amid an aging baby boomer population. Lisa Lavin, CEO and founder of Bloomington-based Ōmcare, aims to capitalize on that opportunity with an
Medtech entrepreneur Lisa Lavin on raising money, perseverance, and everything in between.
When Mel Hesse was approached by parents looking for a photographer to take senior portraits of their non-binary child, something clicked. Hesse, who goes by they/them, has been working as
A Wisconsin-based venture capital fund aims to jumpstart startup activity in the Upper Midwest with a new pot of cash. Last week, the Idea Fund of La Crosse announced it
An international pitch competition that bills itself as “the greatest startup show on Earth” is coming to Minnesota for the first time. On May 9, CodeLaunch will hold a competition
The many plants we rely on as food require a vast, unseen network of microbes to flourish, and a St. Paul startup is working to help that microbial network function
Twenty-eight Midwest businesses are moving forward in Ernst & Young LLP’s Entrepreneur Of The Year competition, and more than half are based in Minnesota. On Friday, the professional services firm
In a competition that's seen thousands of entrepreneurs battle for a grand prize, previous MN Cup winners know the right approach, combined with a little luck, can make all the
This year, it could all come together for Annamarie and Paul Saarinen, the wife-and-husband team behind Minneapolis-based medtech startup Bloom Standard. Officially launched in 2020 by Annamarie, who’s CEO of
A MinuteClinic for pets? That’s the thinking behind a new walk-in clinic launched by Minneapolis-based pet health startup MySimplePetLab. Last week, CEO and president Jen Hagness announced on LinkedIn that
Twenty years ago, when an entrepreneur sold their business in Minnesota, they packed their bags [full of cash] and left for Florida, never to be seen or heard from again.