Nate Krohn and his wife, Nicole Esslinger, began running Teriyaki Madness in Oshkosh in July 2022. Nate credits many community organizations and the franchise for their assistance in opening this business.
Gordie Young has designed a decoy product as a solution to a problem encountered by many hunters. These decoys help to hide the hunters, so the deer do not begin snorting to warn other deer to stay out of the area.
Brennan and Shilah Seehafer are the co-owners of The Wharf Manitowoc which has put Manitowoc on the map as a nightlife destination in Wisconsin.
George Paasewe’s entrepreneurial journey started by writing a book impacting higher education institutions nationwide and launching two separate businesses.
Siren Shrub Co., which takes drinks up a notch with an old-but-new concept, has taken its company up a notch in just a few short years.
Leah Neuroth and Jeffrey Wilgus, co-owners of The Hounds & Tap, opened their unique space in Menomonee Falls, WI, in May 2021.
In 2009, Rachel and Kyle Smith originally opened Sweet Pea’s in their hometown of Elk River, Minnesota, selling their pies to local retail outlets.
Heather Gayton began ZanBria Artisan Farms as an online market in 2019.
Byron Matthews had 22 years of experience as a truck driver when he decided to open a small business with his wife, Cristy.
To be a small business in this time of Covid-19 is unprecedented, not to mention stressful, emotional, scary and anxiety provoking.