The Minnesota Twins and U.S. Bank are bringing back a popular retail program at Target Field highlighting local small businesses owned by women and people of color. Formally known as
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Two years after the Shark Tank television appearance that catapulted fledgling Oronoco, Minnesota, startup Busy Baby onto a national stage, founder and president Beth Fynbo has built her business to
For the second year in a row, local media personality Sheletta Brundidge is bringing Black Entrepreneurs Day to the Capitol to connect Black-owned businesses with legislators. The Feb. 16 event
Longtime quilter Gudrun Erla's entrepreneurial tale is a long one, stretching from Iceland to Minnesota. These days, her name is well known among aspiring quilters. Over the last more than
Just two months after shuttering plant-based burger chain Stalk & Spade, entrepreneur Steele Smiley is doubling down on Puralima, his “Latin-inspired” fast-casual restaurant concept. On Tuesday, Steele Brands announced plans
ParkPoolr, a parking management app launched in 2019 by a University of Minnesota student, has been acquired by a national parking services provider, Nashville-based Parking Management Company (PMC). Terms were
Charlotte Epée-WillSuN says the Twin Cities startup scene has lacked racial diversity for years, but she long held out hope things would change. Especially after George Floyd’s murder in 2020
A lot has changed in the recreational boat industry in the past decade and a half. Luke Kujawa, president of Your Boat Club, has experienced all of those challenges, and
When you ask kids what they want to be when they grow up,“manufacturing” doesn’t tend to come up as often as astronaut, firefighter, or veterinarian. Two employees of Brooklyn Park
Larissa Loden and Andrew Vomhof are friends who love to talk business. She’s the founder and CEO of an eponymous national jewelry brand based in St. Paul; he is the
It’s 5 p.m. on an uncharacteristically rainy summer Sunday at the Mall of America, so the mall is jammed. Or at least the food court is. Inside it, at Mason’s
Two and a half years after it launched, plant-based burger chain Stalk & Spade is shuttering all three of its locations. Launched by former fitness entrepreneur Steele Smiley in April
After 21 years of handcrafting tile that decorates the walls of homes and businesses around the country, Mercury Mosaics founder and CEO Mercedes Austin has decided to make “candy.” Her
Janet Johanson spent 20 years building BevSource into a $250 million enterprise—one of the largest beverage packing and ingredient distributors in North America. Still a board member of the St.
You’ve got to be a floral professional to visit the Twin Cities Flower Exchange in Minneapolis, but you’ve likely seen its products in the form of a bridal bouquet, event
At G-Works, General Mills’ corporate venture studio, teams are creating innovative solutions to consumer-related food problems. School lunches for kids ranked high on the list of parental pain points observed by
By now it’s well known that the city of Minneapolis and other downtown stakeholders are asking employers to return to the office at least two to three days per week
Nine months after launching its first clinic in the nation in St. Paul, Herself Health is expanding its reach in the Twin Cities. The health care startup, which exclusively serves