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William O’Boyle The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Krista Schneider is the founder of “Shared Roots.” Her company upcycles spent grain from a local Brewing Company into pre-seeded, ready-to-be-planted...
Jenny Berg Star Tribune WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Have you ever tasted a Kool-Aid pickle? It is a pickle cured in vinegar, sugar and Kool-Aid powder to add sweet and sour flavors. It is just one of the many unique delicacies that will be on the...
Ronald D. White Los Angeles Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Venture funding is a major gateway to entrepreneurship. However many minority business founders, particularly women of color, face significant challenges to accessing and fundraising...
Lorraine Mirabella Baltimore Sun WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small Businesses program was started in 2010 and expanded to Baltimore in 2017. The firm says half of the participants in the program go on to add employees...
Jay Cridlin Tampa Bay Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) As Jay Cridlin reports, “Over 14 months, banks approved at least $51.2 billion in loans to more than 1 million Sunshine State businesses, according to data compiled by the Small Business...
George E. Jordan nj.com WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Eleanor Kubacki, the founder of a N.J.-based public relations firm, shares her journey as part of the SBA’s All Small Mentor Protégé Program. The program encourages large companies and small...
Donovan X. Ramsey Los Angeles Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Donovan X. Ramsey introduces us to Kellie Hart, the founder of “RideWitUs LA Bike Club & Store. Hart launched the business during the pandemic which proved to have some very...
