Circling Back: Becky O’Neil Knows When and When Not to Make a Move
The owner of Becky’s Pet Care found long-term success by figuring out when to make changes, and when to stick with what has worked.
Circling Back: Traci Phillips Finds Success by Staying True to Her Roots
When we featured the founder of Natural Evolution in 2013, she shared a deep-seated desire to protect the environment. That drive fuels the ongoing success of her venture.
Circling Back: Embracing Change Pays Off for Judi Henderson-Townsend
The owner of Mannequin Madness, first featured by The Story Exchange 4 years ago, has found that change can lead to new and exciting places — and once-elusive revenue goals.
Arita Nicholas’ Printing Business Almost Went Under — Until Setback Became Opportunity
How the search for a strategic partner gave the Houston-based owner of Nicholas Earth Printing a new lease on entrepreneurial life.
This Resilient Entrepreneur Built a $20 Million Business After Painful Misfortune
Angelica Garcia-Dunn’s personal life took a terrible hit. Instead of becoming bitter or giving up, she decided to shake up the Texas freight industry.
When Dreams of Growth Require a Business Shift
Kryshon Bratton of Houston runs a solid pool-building company, but she sees her real opportunity for profit and scale in another sort of construction business.
Melissa Austria is Building the Retail Store of the Future
The feisty owner of Toronto menswear retailer Gotstyle is mixing and matching old-school service and digital technologies in a bid to survive — and thrive — in an increasingly tough industry.
Stacy Ratner is in Business to do Good
The founder of Chicago-based Open Books has built a high-impact literacy nonprofit by applying everything she learned as a serial tech entrepreneur.
This Woman Created the Uber of Legal Aid
Donna Peel founded the nonprofit Pro Bono Network to make volunteering easy for stay-at-home moms on hiatus from legal careers.
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.
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: Deciding to Join the Family Business. Sort of.
Elizabeth Rees, whose family owns a printing company, finds her own path with Chasing Paper.
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
The San Francisco native says she was inspired by her small-business-owner parents to create the crowdfunding platform.
When It Takes a Woman to Design Products for Women
Scientist Amy Sheng of CellScope is designing a device to help moms diagnose kids’ ear infections.