Patrick Little, co-owner of 22 Sierra Coffee Company, says after leaving the Air Force, he and partner Joseph Kidwell wanted to continue serving active duty military, veterans and first responders. …

C.C. Guice, owner of A Wench in the Gear, grew up in a family of seamstresses and was encouraged to create and design her own clothing. Guice took her designs to a new level by repurposing used items …

Andy Drennen, founder of Blend For That says they’ve been very selective about building partnerships. He says it’s important to find partners who share your vision and sense of community. Drennen …

Jamie Tillman, owner of Canna Bliss says it’s more difficult to advertise CBD products than others because some social media ban ads with images of the plants. She says she’s relied on media …

When Molly McCleary’s grandfather needed a caregiver, she decided to grow flowers because it provides a good ROI for a small acreage. McCleary, owner and farmer of Maypop Flower Farm, has hired a …

Taylor Otwell, CEO of Laravel, started his company as a way to prototype ideas, but ended up releasing the application to the world. Now others use it to build their businesses. Duration: 1:16

Emery Bryant says she and the other AWE Fitness instructors put in a lot of work before launching to keep their overhead down. She says positive response from clients might lead them to invest in …

Andy Drennen, founder of Blend For That says it’s important to have contingency plans. When supply chain issues caused shortages of ingredients and packaging, they used their current inventory to …

Andy Drennen, founder of Blend For That, had a number of projects in the works when the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on his plans. He says finding ingredients and packaging for his teas has been …

Ken Childers, partner with City Music, says music has always helped define his life. Childers says after CD Warehouse closed, he and some friends decided to open a store with a live music venue. …

When Emery Bryant discovered new software that expanded her online yoga teaching capabilities, she recruited her favorite local instructors to start AWE Fitness. Not needing a brick and mortar space …

CEO of Modbox, Justin Cardoza, knew a little about electronics from his work in video and photography. He also knew when it was time to seek out a professional. Cardoza talked with a prototyping …

Margo Spilde, founder and CEO of GRASP, picked her friend Christen Jeschke to help form the group. Spilde says Jeschke's writing talent and ability to ask relevant questions have been essential to …

Annie Pope, CEO and owner of The Chili Bowl By Cafe 21 says she’s been able to apply lessons learned from her previous restaurant to her current one. Pope says they understood their customer base …

SueAnn Hollowell, CEO of Optikal, says using social media is an effective method of reaching customers. She says they connect with social media influencers who then review their products on YouTube. …

Government regulation of business isn’t always seen in a positive light. Justin Cardoza, CEO of Modbox, thought new FAA guidelines might dampen the drone industry, but he says it raised the value …

Kim Gardner, owner of Breathe Salt Vault says a vacation spa treatment led her to open her own halotherapy spa. Gardner says she wasn’t familiar with dry salt therapy and after trying it, decided …

SueAnn Hollowell, CEO of Optikal says when a business reaches the break even point, it can sustain itself without additional investment. “I think one of the biggest reasons businesses fail - it’s …

Justin Cardoza, CEO of Modbox, says they started building interest in their product before it hit the market. “We’ll send some of those prototypes to some of the professionals that I’ve been …

“For me, it was all about amassing experience and learning as much as I could, and then at the same time, applying that to my business,” says SueAnn Hollowell, CEO of Optikal. Hollowell started …