Danielle French of South Pond Farms hosts barn weddings and culinary events. Many women want to launch similar businesses.
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An Immigrant Founder Uses Food to Lift Up Her Latino Community
Paty Funegra of La Cocina VA has raised $2 million to turn her community kitchen into an incubator, a café and a place of hope for struggling immigrants.
Her Business is Providing Adults With Developmental Challenges Employment and Independence – Through Slow Cooking
Meg Barnhart started Zen of Slow Cooking, a line of spice blends, to create social impact.
This Minneapolis Beekeeper Is Building a Thriving Business
Kristy Allen is no hobbyist beekeeper. Her Beez Kneez has multiple sources of revenue, and a pedal-powered invention is up next.
She’s Creating a Safe Workplace for Her Employees and Her Customers
Sarah Walsh started Caffè d’Amore Coffee Company with the intention of supporting women in a harassment free workplace
Tracy Scott: Healthy Artisan Salad Dressings
“I would like to never have to work for another company except my own so that I can enjoy life and have fun while doing a lot of good.”
Miko Garry: Custom Ice Cream
“Our customization of ice cream allows anybody to pick the ingredients – it’s something that our clients enjoy and also helps many individuals who have dietary needs be able to enjoy ice cream.”
Dina Feldman: Farm-to-Table Salsa With a Mission to do Good
“It has been a year since I first had this vision of Feel Good Salsa – a locally sourced line of fresh salsas with the mission of doing good at its core.”
Ashalatha Rao: Sprouts for Health
“I started my company as I didn’t want to idle away for the rest of my life.”
Brandice Spencer: A Fresh Take on Frozen Meals
“I am the daughter of a single mom who worked three jobs and just didn’t have time to cook. My company is out to change that.”
Suzy Neal: Fruit Spreads from Georgia Wine Country
“It’s awesome to meet people who mention cooking our recipes from our website or say they’ve tried something based on what we posted on social media.”
Baijul Rathod: Cupcakes for All Occasions
“But it wasn’t just about the cupcakes, as an architect I wanted the cupcakes to be design oriented.”
Gay Wheeler-Smith: Pie, Just Like Your Grandma Made It
“We will continue to develop Legacy ‘Licious recipes and pass on the lineage to the next generation of our families.”
Marisa Lightfoot: Fair Trade Tea for the American Palate
“In my opinion, success is equivalent to happiness.”
Cindy Zakalik: Personalized Chocolate with Edible Images
“If I can make all this money for others, why can’t I do it for myself?”