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Moody established Stella & Chewy’s in 2003 in a tiny New York City apartment, but the impetus for the business came years earlier when Chewy, who had been rescued from an animal shelter, developed severe health problems. On a veterinarian’s recommendation, Marie put Chewy on a raw meat/vegetable diet.  Within a short period of time, he made a complete recovery, ...

It’s fulfilling to live the life of your dreams. Ezina the owner of Victress, which houses music publishing, records, and book publishing entities. uses her knowledge of music and writing to help others . She hosts an Indie Artist BootCamp which teaches up and coming musicians how to monetize their work. She also hosts the 40 Day Book Challenge which assists ...

The idea of exactly what your business is going to usually come first. Secondly, most often, is giving a title to your idea. What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Some people turn to their childhood for inspiration or a beloved family pet. It could be a made up word you dream of one night and ...

Being in love is great. Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Waking up each morning knowing you are getting to do exactly what you love is more than most people could ever say about any “job” they have had. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, ...

Most people find men’s leggings to be controversial. What started as an e-commerce hobby selling men’s leggings in 2015 quickly turned into a global business with a steady increase in sales and stockists in the US, UK, Australia and Germany. The lightbulb moment was at Burning Man Festival in the Nevada Desert when Co-Founder Jordan Barnett noticed thousands of men ...

Incorporating Corporate Service Responsibility (CSR) is a noble idea which most business owners take seriously. To start a CSR project, you can identify needs in your community and develop a project around that need. For example, it can be the provision of social amenities or promotion of environmentally sustainable projects. We asked entrepreneurs how they’re incorporating CSR into their businesses ...

How easy or hard is it to be successful in business at a young age? As a successful young entrepreneur (he’s only 30! ), Harrison Rogers is Founder and CEO of HJR Global, a private equity company that has increased at least 200% every year for the past 4 years. HJR Global is a family of small businesses founded by Harrison that span industries ...

Giving back has never been this innovative. Leena Patidar is the brain behind a new tech app that makes it effortless to do some good this year by donating to a cause you’re passionate about. Coin Up is an innovative social impact app, enabling users to “round up and donate” their everyday credit or debit card transactions until reaching a self-designated monthly ...

Delivering goods to customers can be hectic especially for new businesses. Marc Gorlin, the founder and CEO of Roadie helps businesses solve some of these problems in an eco-friendly way. Roadie the national on-the-way delivery network, is the smart solution to save on shipping costs and a green way to use resources already on the road. Local small business, are using it ...

The demand for eco-friendly products continues to rise with the increase in climatic changes. As a pioneering CEO in the U.S. and abroad, Pierre Barlier has been working to eliminate single-use bags one shopping trip at a time — via his reusable shopping bag business, KeepCool, established nearly 20 years ago. As a business leader, Pierre has continued to focus on improving the environmental profile of his bags’ ...