Success stories
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How Millennium Press Overcame a Crisis and Near Closure
Kelly and Jim Sullivan started Millennium Press out of a one-car garage back in 1989. Their first big equipment purchase, a 2-color printing press – which went a long way to building the foundation to...
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I Get to Work With Robots All Day
Along Route 14 South in East Randolph lies a nondescript commercial building. It is more than 90 years old but in good shape, with a fresh coat of paint. There is no business sign outside, so...
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Just 29, She’s ‘Off to a Pretty Good Start’
The name of the restaurant is not exactly a common word, and pronouncing it correctly is a challenge for many of its patrons. It’s mangled so often, in fact, that owner and founder Maria Lara-Bregatta...
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It Takes a Global Village
In seven years, a small business in White River Junction has transformed itself from a single restaurant to a company that offers its African cuisine in more than 200 stores throughout New England...
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Best Chocolate. Period.
Word of mouth may be the most inexpensive and flattering form of advertising. An individual becomes so enchanted with a product, she can’t help but tell her friends to try it. The friends try it, and...
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It Started With Carmen’s Ice Cream. The Rest Is History.
She is in her 30s, college-educated, and has already logged more than 20 years working at the same place. And it’s the only job she has ever had. Meet Bonnie Paris, president of Freighthouse Market &...
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Beauty and the Sheep
Tucked away on a hilltop in Hartland, VT, sit five stand-alone cabins offering breathtaking views of the Green Mountain State. It is rare for one to be unoccupied. But the owners of these cabins, Todd...
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The Road To Success Is Paved
Ten years ago, a newly established business didn’t have trucks, employees, or even a paver, which seems like it would be pretty important if that new business is a paving company. “But we did have...