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From Food Cart Startup to Award-Winning Restaurant
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From Food Cart Startup to Award-Winning Restaurant

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.

Starting a Business with a Young Family and a Day Job
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Starting a Business with a Young Family and a Day Job

In Mangawhai, located in the New Zealand countryside, lies a beautiful olive grove. This grove is the site of a family-run business that plants, grows, and harvests these olives and then uses them to manufacture premium quality extra virgin olive oil. This is the home of Divinity Olives, a company run by married couple Michael and […]

The Little Ice-Cream Cart That Could
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The Little Ice-Cream Cart That Could

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 […]

What’s the Secret to Your Success? With Allyson Cote of Maternova
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What’s the Secret to Your Success? With Allyson Cote of Maternova

Maternal health is a concern the world over, especially in developing nations. Childbirth can be a precarious process; for some women and their infants it can be life-threatening. According to the World Health Organization, 800 women die every day during childbirth, with 99 percent of those deaths taking place in the developing world. There are medical […]

Jed Darland Cultivates Depth of Scope: A Secret to Success Story
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Jed Darland Cultivates Depth of Scope: A Secret to Success Story

When it comes to design, Jed Darland has the sensibility of an artist, and the ingenuity of an inventor. When it comes to business, he’s an opportunist in the best sense of the word. Jed knows how to seize the moment, turn downtime into a new venture, and that venture into a successful business.

What’s the Secret to Your Success? With Brian Wyrick of Robot Paper
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What’s the Secret to Your Success? With Brian Wyrick of Robot Paper

What goes into the creation of a comic book? And, how do you successfully start such a niche publishing business? To get an insider’s perspective, we sat down with Brian Wyrick, the editor and publisher for Robot Paper, a company that makes comics. Brian, who is also the COO of Raidious, a digital agency for content marketing, […]

What’s the Secret to Your Success? With Jesse Thomas of Picky Bars
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What’s the Secret to Your Success? With Jesse Thomas of Picky Bars

Jesse Thomas and Lauren Fleshman are a married couple and the co-founders of Picky Bars, a business that makes and sells natural energy bars. Picky Bars was founded in 2010 based on the founders’ mutual interest in athletics and in creating the “perfect” energy bar for athletes like themselves. Since introducing the product, Picky Bars has […]

The Candy Queen Store: A Story of Struggle and Perseverance for Entrepreneurs
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The Candy Queen Store: A Story of Struggle and Perseverance for Entrepreneurs

Have you ever noticed that children have a universal desire to play dress up? Kids love to be creative with their sense of fashion: they cover themselves in stickers, wear tutus with rain boots, adorn their heads with flowers and princess crowns. Mel Buchanan, owner of the Candy Queen Store, took notice. With drive and […]