FARGO — Ed Schafer knows a little something about North Dakota grassroots entrepreneurship. The former governor’s father, Harold, turned his fledgling floor wax business, Gold Seal Co., from a struggling $900-a-year business into a $50 million-a-year juggernaut in the 1950s, when $50 million was real money. So it’s high praise […]
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7-year-old entrepreneur opens a hot dog cart to fuel her dirt bike racing career | Local News
As if life wasn’t full enough for 7-year-old motocross racer JaseyRae Jones, she can now add business entrepreneur to her growing resume. On Tuesday, Dec. 28, JaseyRae opened her own hot dog cart in Floral City so she can earn money to help pay her racing expenses. “At the end […]
This Black Woman Executive Turned Entrepreneur Is Producing Generational Wealth With A Family Recipe
After getting a big taste of corporate America, including taking on Board seat roles, Debra Sandler decided to shift to entrepreneurship. The founder and CEO of Mavis Foods, Sandler and her daughter Kiah created a family legacy through a family recipe, Bazodee Caribbean sauces, according to Forbes. What began as […]
WATCH NOW: Everything You Missed At The ESSENCE + GU Entrepreneur Summit
The 2021 ESSENCE + GU Entrepreneur Summit was filled with diverse conversations, endless gems and even a show-stopping musical performance. The upbeat spirit and energy from this year’s event host, entrepreneur & reality star Melody Holt, set the tone for the 2-hour digital experience, as some of the most brilliant […]
A cryptocurrency entrepreneur paid $28M to ride Blue Origin into space, but missed his flight.
Blue Origin has announced the winner of an auction it held six months ago to visit space on the first New Shepard mission from West Texas. Sun was identified Wednesday and announced that he purchased five additional seats on top of his $28 million bid. He will select five people […]
Frustrated by the bike shortage, a North Philly entrepreneur opened a shop to build and sell them himself
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This has been a rough two years. Pandemic, job losses, partisan divides, racial tension, shuttered businesses, stay-at-home orders, skyrocketing homicide rates, and yes COVID-19. COVID, COVID, COVID. Delta, omicron, ad nauseam. Yet, photographer Whitney Thomas — whose subjects have included Meek Mill, Patti LaBelle, Robin Thicke and Stephen A. Smith […]
Software entrepreneur funds solar projects in Minneapolis
The electric bill will drop considerably for the next 25 to 30 years at Liberty Community Church in north Minneapolis, thanks to a suburban solar entrepreneur. Amber Naqvi, a grateful immigrant, IT professional and solar-software firm owner, this fall had solar systems installed at Liberty’s two campuses at 2100 Emerson […]
Why This CEO Believes Entrepreneurship Is as Important to Learn as Geometry
Ayele Shakur believes that if our country wants to build a strong future for tomorrow, we need to teach young students about entrepreneurship starting today. A veteran classroom educator, Shakur taught for 11 years in the Los Angeles area and in the Boston Public Schools. Today, she is the CEO of Build.org, a […]