The LivePlan Blog

In the age of Amazon and Barnes & Noble, how can an independent bookseller compete? Here’s how one small business owner took on the challenge.

Sometimes the best opportunities come from seeing an untapped market and determining how to serve it. Read about how Bo’s Wine Depot identified just such an opportunity, and handled challenges.

When starting out as a real estate agent, many choose to join existing brokerages. However, realtor Ben Fogelson decided to start a boutique real estate business that put community first.

When the Kirsches opened NorthWest Burgers, their plan was simple: To create high-quality, thoughtfully prepared burgers. Here’s how they navigated the process of growing their business while staying true to their vision.

What happens when one couple decides to buy a failing business? Read the story of homebrew store Home Fermenter, and the challenges new business owners Jason and Jennifer Alderman faced as they took over the business.

What struggles and growing pains do small businesses face after they’ve opened successfully? Find out how Tradewinds Café & Catering Co. navigated the challenges of managing their business.

Colleen and Stephen Sheehan started small, then went big. In 2010 they opened a Northwest-style-meets-Southern-cuisine food cart in downtown Eugene, Oregon. Their cart, Delacata, quickly became a local favorite, and soon after they were able to turn it into a restaurant. Here’s how it happened.

Heart of Chocolate. Raspberry Rickey. Smoked Salt Caramel #6. Blackberry Cheesecake. Ready to scream for ice cream? Since its founding in 2010, Red Wagon Creamery has made significant leaps with its from-scratch, local-ingredient, artisanal ice cream. Beginning as a small red cart in Eugene, Oregon, today Red Wagon Creamery has a downtown storefront, local retail… Read more »