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Circling Back: Traci Phillips Finds Success by Staying True to Her Roots

When we featured the founder of Natural Evolution in 2013, she shared a deep-seated desire to protect the environment. That drive fuels the ongoing success of her venture. The post Circling Back: Traci...

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Circling Back: When the Going Gets Tough, Jan Erickson Gets Creative

Amid painful disruption of the apparel industry, Jan Erickson is retooling her Colorado Springs, Colo., clothing company for the digital age. The post Circling Back: When the Going Gets Tough, Jan...

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Circling Back: Becky O’Neil Knows When and When Not to Make a Move

The owner of Becky’s Pet Care found long-term success by figuring out when to make changes, and when to stick with what has worked. The post Circling Back: Becky O’Neil Knows When and When Not to Make...

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Circling Back: Chef Ana Sortun is Becoming Much More Than a Restaurateur

The owner of three popular Boston-area eateries has set her sights on two complementary business opportunities that feed her entrepreneurial appetites and share her love for great food. The post...

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Circling Back: ‘Pivot’ is Felena Hanson’s Favorite Word

The San Diego entrepreneur says her company, Hera Hub, will touch 20,000 women entrepreneurs — just not the way she originally planned. The post Circling Back: ‘Pivot’ is Felena Hanson’s Favorite Word...

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A Toast to the Future

The female entrepreneurs behind Republic Restoratives, a distillery in Washington, D.C., are hopeful that equity crowdfunding will help them expand their venture. The post A Toast to the Future...

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Circling Back: Lyn Lee Navigates a Business’ Ups and Downs

The owner of Awfully Chocolate has navigated a few bumps during her entrepreneurial journey, but her Singapore company is still going strong. The post Circling Back: Lyn Lee Navigates a Business’ Ups...

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Threading the Needle: Wigs for Cancer Patients

Jamie Wright is helping cancer patients struggling with hair loss by providing them with free wigs — and is honoring her late mother at the same time. The post Threading the Needle: Wigs for Cancer...

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Circling Back: Kimberly Crupi Dobbins Is Going Big

The founder of Chicago-based Simple Squares is looking to take her healthy snack bars beyond the specialty-food market and out to the masses. The post Circling Back: Kimberly Crupi Dobbins Is Going Big...

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A Food Entrepreneur Gets Her Small Business Into Big Box Stores

Mary Molina, founder of Lola Granola, turned her snacks from a homemade delight to a product seen in thousands of stores throughout the United States. How can others succeed the same way? The post A...

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Circling Back: Deborah Olivo is a Survivor

The founder and owner of Vida Aire finds the inner strength to keep her business alive through the challenge of severe illness. The post Circling Back: Deborah Olivo is a Survivor appeared first on The...

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Young Entrepreneurs in the Age of Obamacare

We asked young entrepreneurs at a Brooklyn coworking space what access to insurance through the Affordable Care Act has meant for them -- and what they’ll do if a Republican-promised repeal means it's...

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Circling Back: When the Going Gets Tough, Jan Erickson Gets Creative

Amid painful disruption of the apparel industry, Jan Erickson is retooling her Colorado Springs, Colo., clothing company for the digital age. The post Circling Back: When the Going Gets Tough, Jan...

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Meet the Women Who Teach Financial Skills to the Homeless

Anita Saville and Kathy Brough formed Budget Buddies to help homeless women lift themselves out of poverty. The post Meet the Women Who Teach Financial Skills to the Homeless appeared first on The...

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This Woman is Reaching for the Startup Stars

Harleen Kaur is a former NASA engineer and Rolls-Royce executive. But growing her mobile social-networking company, uCiC, has been her biggest challenge yet. The post This Woman is Reaching for the...

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How ‘Orange is the New Black’ Inspired This Luxury T-Shirt Company

At Road Twenty-Two in San Francisco, women who served time in prison get a second chance. The post How ‘Orange is the New Black’ Inspired This Luxury T-Shirt Company appeared first on The Story Exchange.

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A Mother-Daughter Team Brings Opportunity to Formerly Incarcerated Women

Teresa and Laurin Hodge’s nonprofit, Mission: Launch, is helping women return to the workforce after prison — as Teresa, herself, once struggled to do — and to launch their own businesses. The post A...

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This Philadelphia Entrepreneur is Helping Fix a Broken Food System

How Tatiana Garcia-Granados’ nonprofit enterprise, The Common Market, is bringing healthful food to low-income communities and lifting local farmers' livelihoods. The post This Philadelphia...

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The Unusual Item That Inspired This Science Entrepreneur’s Career Path

Like many young women, Tish Scolnik initially rejected engineering as “nerdy." Now she’s running a social enterprise that designs wheelchairs for rough terrains. The post The Unusual Item That Inspired...

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A Lawyer Aids Immigrants’ American Dreams

Rosanna Berardi, founder of Berardi Immigration Law, helps people enter the U.S. legally — a challenging undertaking in today’s “tumultuous” political climate, she says. The post A Lawyer Aids...

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