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This Army Veteran Thought He’d Have to Win the Lottery to Open His Restaurant

Celebrating Small Businesses: Stacked, A Montana Grill May is all about putting the spotlight on small business owners who are doing whatever it takes to meet their goals. Today, we’re sharing Stacked, A Montana Grill‘s story. A one-of-a-kind restaurant in downtown Billings, Montana, Stacked boasts a menu that owner Stephen Hindman calls “approachable, comfortable, yet diverse.” […]

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This Husband-and-Wife Team Is Bringing Their Community Together in the Best Way

Celebrating Small Businesses: Ring Around the Spectrum Small business owners play instrumental roles in bringing their communities together, and that’s especially true for Abbe Roberts and her husband, owners of Ring Around the Spectrum in Latham, New York. May is Small Business Month, so we’re taking the time to celebrate small businesses like theirs that […]

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This Mother Opened Her Business to Give Guests a Home Away From Home

Celebrating Small Businesses: Bama Bed and Breakfast We’re celebrating small businesses this month, and we’re capping the first week with Bama Bed and Breakfast. Being a mother comes naturally to Kim Roberts, owner of Bama Bed and Breakfast in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. After years of offering a safe space for more than twenty foster children to […]

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Risking It All: This Business Owner Quit Her Well-Paying Government Job to Wash Dogs

Celebrating Small Businesses: BarkWash & Treat Shoppe This month, we’re celebrating the small business owners who inspire us. Today, that’s BarkWash & Treat Shoppe of Meridian, Idaho. Though a relatively new business (they opened in May 2018!), the upscale dog-washing and treat shop is absolutely crushing it. It helps that owner Jaycee Holman is so passionate […]

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Service With a Personal Touch | Willow Massage Therapy

I was at a crossroads. It was either do something drastic or close your doors. The final quarters of 2016 were not kind to Willow Massage Therapy. Owner Paula Phillips didn’t see any customers for six months, and that’s not a good sign for any small business. “I was at a crossroads,” she says. “It […]

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Client Stories: Bulgogi Box

You can make a difference in different ways, but I wanted it to be more personal. That’s why I did what I did. When Jin Mengert gave up her 9-to-5 job, she knew exactly what she wanted to do with her time: open her own restaurant. “Owning my own business has been my dream my […]

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Love Your Craft | Captain Max Patterson

It takes a lot of chutzpah to be a small business here. Captain Max Patterson is one of the last small business owners left in his Manhattan neighborhood. But is he worried? Nah. He’s got the staying power he needs to compete with the big-box stores moving in thanks to a robust digital marketing strategy. […]

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