In Rock Port, Missouri, Mandy Herron turned two acres in her backyard into a blooming business with Flower and Forged Farms, a concept that sprouted from a peaceful moment in her garden. It happened one day in 2019 when she was on bedrest pregnant with her son while her husband...
Braiding hair for over 20 years, Michelle Byrd’s entrepreneurial journey began out of necessity. She started to braid and style client’s hair to pay for her youngest daughter’s private school tuition. Even though Michelle never envisioned herself starting her own business and just took on a few clients to supplement her...
Byron Brooks received his first video camera when he was 14 and hasn’t looked back, he says, starting his own video production business before he even finished high school. The Harrisonville, Missouri, native – who launched Midwestern Ox Productions in January 2022, just months before he graduated – was initially...
Shirley Washington’s middle-of-the-night inspiration – mixed with a splash of assistance from SCORE St. Louis – has led to a recipe for success for her skewer-serving business. Shirley Washington of Sway-Oh The St. Louis-based entrepreneur launched Sway-Oh and its debut product line – Skewer Food Server – in 2019 after...
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When COVID-19 blunted Niki Wiltshire's Nanny2U, her usually busy childcare service, she made a sharp pivot and fired up a new virtual business.
St. Louis entrepreneur Genera Moore identified a need abroad, and built an automotive-focused business to fill it.
In April 2020, as Camryn Okere prepared to graduate college amid the coronavirus pandemic, she formed her business Rem and Company in St. Louis.
