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East Lansing Loves Local Businesses
East Lansing, Michigan showed its love of local businesses in June by nominating over 300 of its hometown businesses for a grant from Intuit’s Love A Local Business grant competition. …
Sipping n’ Painting of Denver Wins $25,000
The winner of our $25,000 Intuit Hiring Grant for June is Sipping n’ Painting of Denver, Colorado. Co-owner Susie Grade was thrilled to hear that her 1.5-year-old business would be …
Three Twins Cranks Out Organic Ice Cream Success
I’m blessed to have been born with a twin brother. I’ve also worked as a soda jerk in a San Francisco ice cream shop one summer while I was in …
VerTerra Turns Fallen Leaves Into Growing Business
While traveling through a remote area of India, Michael Dwork’s mind was taken aback by the sight of women on the roadsides of villages that appeared to be baking palm …
East Lansing and Jefferson City Turn Love Into Cash
The results of our June 2011 City-by-City Love a Local Business Competition are in! East Lansing, Michigan and Jefferson City, Missouri received the most votes for small businesses in their …
Turning a Passion for the Islands (and Coffee) into a Business
Drive-thru java shops are usually seen in big cities where coffee house giants such as Starbucks open them up to speed up service for their coffeeholic, commuting customers. However, small, …
Just Baked: Cupcake Shop Finds Sweet Success in Detroit
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of posts profiling businesses located in depressed or troubled communities. We’ll be spotlighting businesses in other areas in coming weeks. If …
Devolution Solutions of North Hollywood, CA Wins $25K!
Pictured: Devon from Devolution Solutions at one of his company’s events. Phtoo courtesy of Devolution Solutions. Congratulations to Devolution Solutions of North Hollywood, Calif. for winning Intuit’s $25,000 Love A …
Food Writer Cooks Up Success At Local Farmers’ Markets
Amelia Saltsman had been writing about food for over 20 years when she penned and self-published the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook in 2007. She hoped it would sell well, …
Intuit Loves Local Businesses: $1 Million in Hiring Grants to Come
Do you make a point of shopping local? Do you love a local business? At Intuit, we care deeply about supporting small businesses in local communities. Over the past 18 …
Del Conner Revisits American and Family History With Country’s First Soda Pop
In 1807, Dr. Philip Syng Physick, the “Father of American Surgery,” began prescribing artificially carbonated water to his Philadelphia patients as a remedy for upset stomachs. Physick later suggested to …
Indiana Momprenuer Is a Sweet Small Business Success [VIDEO]
It’s been said that the phrase “working mother” is redundant, but so-called “mompreneurs” who balance the roles of mother and entrepreneur are succeeding in small business today like never before. …
Party Girls of Columbus, GA wins $25,000 Intuit Hiring Grant
Congratulations to Party Girls Party and Event Planning of Columbus, Georgia. They are the winners of Intuit’s $25,000 hiring grant for the month of April. The winning nomination came from …
Lemonade Day Teaches Youngsters About Entrepreneurship
This Sunday, on May 1, tens of thousands of kids across the country will set up lemonade stands as part of Lemonade Day, a nationwide event designed to teach business …
Bison Brewing’s Daniel Del Grande Seeks Sustainability and Solidarity
Across the country, more and more people are enjoying the ability to choose between organic foods and their pesticide-ridden counterparts, and if Bison Brewing Company owner Daniel Del Grande has …
