At a time when raising venture capital has become a badge of honor for many startups, Alyssa and Paul Boswell went old school, relatively speaking. They needed $40,000 to launch
Tag: Entrepreneurship
Admission to serial entrepreneur and social media sensation Gary Vaynerchuk’s star-studded VeeCon event at U.S. Bank Stadium in May is limited to owners of VeeFriends NFTs, which are currently trading
A week ahead of opening its first franchise location in Edina, Stalk & Spade, the plant-based burger shop started in Wayzata by serial entrepreneur Steele Smiley, announced plans to open
You could join a gym, you could join a coworking space, or you could join The Wilderness, a new locally owned business in Uptown that integrates fitness and office—with gymnastics
Innovation is happening everywhere today. Entrepreneurship is a state of mind and one that companies of all sizes are working to adopt as they strive to stay ahead of trends
Michael Mader and Sam Harper started Minneapolis-based sock business, Hippy Feet, with three core values in mind: All products would be made in the United States, they would use sustainable
The founder of Minneapolis-based skincare spa chain Face Foundrié is ready to take on Aveda. Serial entrepreneur Michele Henry is opening a cosmetology school, Savant Aesthetics Institute, in Eden Prairie.
Upsie founder Clarence Bethea is stepping down as CEO of his direct-to-consumer warranty platform, which has raised $27 million since its 2015 launch, and drawn national investor interest. Chief technology
Love Your Melon, a Minneapolis-based multimillion dollar hat company that donates half its profits to fight against pediatric cancer, has been purchased by New York-based Win Brands Group. The purchase
Jonny Pops, the frozen treats brand started in St. Olaf college dorm room 10 years ago, is moving to an 80,000-square-foot production facility in Elk River after maxing out on
Justin Kaufenberg was wired for entrepreneurship even before he knew the word. From the time he was a pee wee, his father encouraged him to identify problems, and find solutions.
Steve Schussler and Dave Anderson go way back. Anderson was the first investor in Schussler’s Rainforest Café chain, in fact. But they’d never worked together. We associate Anderson with barbecue,
Leave it to a group of busy professional women to rally around a sick friend by offering meals, dog walking, rides to chemo, and any other chore they could outsource
Minneapolis residents will soon have a new way to get rid of unwanted stuff that keeps it out of landfills. Ridwell, a Seattle-based startup intent on reinventing recycling, will launch
I just returned from the EY Strategic Growth Forum in Palm Springs—the Ferrari of business conferences (more on that reference). The annual conference brings together business leaders, innovators, and investors
Minnesota Smells Founders: Brothers Mike and Dan Gordon Founded: 2020 HQ: Edina Where to buy: minnesotasmells.com Best sellers: Purple Rain (woods, rain, lavender); Raspberry Beret (raspberry, lemon, lime, apple, orange,
Name a startup medtech company in Minnesota, and there’s a good chance its founder gained experience at Medtronic, Mayo Clinic, or Boston Scientific. A new packaged food item or consumer
A couple of years ago, Chanhassen resident Katie Usem would have been astonished if you had told her that she’d one day launch a sauna business way up on the