Small Business News & Tips

Aug 131 min read

Transforming Passion and Community into Success

Within her first year of teaching fitness classes at a Pure Barre studio when she was 23, Kendra Northgard realized she had found...

Aug 131 min read

Harnessing Experience and Opportunity

Gina Piunno thought she was safe from widespread layoffs at Allstate Insurance in early 2020. When she was laid off despite her 13 years...

Aug 134 min read

Breaking the Blueprint: How Astra Studios is Redefining Architecture for All

“I get a lot of confusion from like pure capitalist business people like, ‘Wait — you want to work with a clientele that doesn’t have...

Aug 132 min read

A Calling to Pioneer Change

To Dr. Constance Longmire, her personal and professional coaching skills are more than just a business endeavor – they’re a gift from...

Aug 132 min read

R.L. Cole Enterprise and a Legacy of Hard Work

“Here in Cleveland, we want to be the premier supplier of aggregate and trucking company and provide our customers with the best possible...

Aug 133 min read

Reflecting on Success with Jean-François Flechet of Taste of Belgium

As ECDI reflects on 20 years of service, we want to celebrate the success of an early client, Jean-François Flechet, founder of Taste of...

Aug 133 min read

Spicing Up Tradition

For some families, a nightly dinner table discussion about engravings from the 1800s, where in India to source the best tamarinds, or the...

Aug 134 min read

Unapologetically Black: A Revolutionary Approach to Healthcare

Village of Healing is unlike any medical organization in Ohio. Dána M Langford, CEO & Medical Director, and Tenisha Gaines, Director of...

Aug 134 min read

How to Build a Blossoming Business

Just Northwest of Portsmouth, Ohio, in Otway, you’ll find fields full of tulips, dahlias and sunflowers. This is KB Flower Farm. Its...

May 292 min read

Black Frog Brewery's Rise from Garage to Greatness

“Any home brewer will tell you that they’ve wondered what it would be like to open a brewery.” Chris Harris, owner of Black Frog...

May 133 min read

Against the Odds: The Vault's Story of Perseverance

"This is gonna sound crazy, but in 1998, at 14 years old, I had this idea for a gaming center,” said Kyle James, co-owner of The Vault,...