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QBSleeves co-CEOs Barbara Booth (left) and Cornelia Quinn created airplane tray covers to safeguard travelers against germs during the pandemic....

Meghan Noland founded her own brand, Meghan Fabulous. It's taken creative tacks to deal with inflation. Credit: Tyler Rowell (https://www.tylerrowell.com/)...

Alexes Haggins recently re-opened her father's florist shop. Alexes Haggins grew up working shifts at her father’s floral shop in...

Alex Ross, Jose Herrera and Jared Karson, co-founders of Hire Horatio When e-commerce boomed during the pandemic, Jose Herrera and...

Sherry Martin Sherry Martin’s first go at the board game business went better than he could have imagined. A year...

Akino and Jamila West Jamila West always wanted to open a bread and breakfast. So when a developer told her...

Rececca Callahan A year into the pandemic, the burnout was taking a toll on Wonderlic’s employees. Staff at the company,...

Darren Riley Darren Riley had never had issues breathing. He was active – he played basketball in college – and...

Sisters Morgan, left and Kelly Walsh took over the family business after their father unexpectedly passed. There was never really...

Jeanine Suah Conversations surrounding racism and that trauma that people of color face have become more common – and expected...