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Melissa Austria is Building the Retail Store of the Future

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Stacy Ratner is in Business to do Good

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Barbara Jefts’ Flower Farm Blossoms, On Her Own Terms

The upstate New York flower farmer is creating a farm and flower business that gives her the life she wants.

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This Farmer is Bringing Home the (Humanely Raised) Bacon

Heather Sandford is pursuing a three-legged strategy to grow her New York pig farm and meat business, The Piggery.

Elizabeth Rees Chasing Paper

Elizabeth Rees: Deciding to Join the Family Business. Sort of.

Elizabeth Rees, whose family owns a printing company, finds her own path with Chasing Paper.

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Deciding There’s Nothing Wrong With a Lifestyle Business

Anne Dowling of Breckenridge, Colo., runs a pair of wine and cheese shops — and gets some good skiing in on powder days.

How Danae Ringelmann Came Up With Indiegogo

How Danae Ringelmann Came Up With Indiegogo

The San Francisco native says she was inspired by her small-business-owner parents to create the crowdfunding platform.

Amy Sheng of CellScope

When It Takes a Woman to Design Products for Women

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Discouraged in School But Thriving as Tech Entrepreneur

AP Computer Science nearly derailed Melody McCloskey’s career in tech. Today she’s running StyleSeat in San Francisco.

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After a Disaster, a Winery Starts Anew

Delia Viader finds a better business model after her entire inventory goes up in smoke.

Prepared for a Male-Dominated World

Shaan Kandawalla pushed gender norms in her native Pakistan. Now, she’s ready to take on the U.S. tech scene.

Elizabeth Rees of Chasing Paper

Deciding to Join the Family Business. Sort of.

Elizabeth Rees, whose family owns a printing company, finds her own path with Chasing Paper.

Kristine Jones started a business, New England Flagger Services, on a whim in an obscure, cutthroat industry.

Learning the ABCs of Corporate Contracts

Kristine Jones, who provides “flaggers” to manage traffic at work sites, figured out a way to land big utility companies as clients.

Jan Erickson of Janska

A Fashion Brand Keeps Its Sewing in the US

Jan Erickson of Janska is trying a lean manufacturing strategy to produce her American-made apparel.

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