Success stories

TNR Accounting and Management Consulting

Nannette Ray, MBA and Terrence Ray, CPA began TNR Accounting and Management Consulting, LLC in 2008. TNR is a minority woman-owned small business that provides CFO Services, bookkeeping, tax...

Dandelion Cafe

Sarah Lieberman started her business in 2016 after initially moving to Houston to work in oil and gas. Growing up around the restaurant industry when her parents ran their own pizza place, Sarah was...

Bullard Cattle Company

Ranching isn’t for the faint of heart and when you think of ranching—it’s not just a man’s world. Bullard Cattle Company started in 1996 by Gary Bullard who purchased two cows to start a legacy...

Cisco's Salsa Company

Cisco’s Salsa Company was established in 2011 by Laura Wilson, her brother Bob Wilson Jr, and husband Dennis Henderson in the heart of historic ‘old town’ Tomball, TX. This family-owned business with...

International Construction Expert Puts Down Entrepreneurial Roots in Omaha, Nebraska

Mark Santo, owner of Mark VII Enterprises, has been in the construction industry for decades. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Santo lived overseas and travelled the world building American embassies...

Mary Lyn Baker of DH Casters Rolls with Her Customers

DH Casters got its start in 1985, and the Baker family’s three generations of experience in the hardware industry contributed greatly to the success of this award-winning company. Mary Lyn Baker...

Law School vs. Chef and Business Owner

Dennis Chan, Owner of Blue Bamboo Canton Bistro and Bar started his restaurant in 2005 after attending the Culinary Institute of America. Initially, Chan wanted to go to law school after completing...

Lifelong Entrepreneur Makes the City Pretty with High-end Salon in Lincoln, NE

Jason McLaughlin, owner of Iasan & Sebastian Studio Salon, has been an entrepreneur since he was 19 and started a clothing company in his hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah with his high school best...