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Cool Trash: Creativity Meets Sustainability in the Twin Cities 

December 16, 2025

Cool Trash, based in Minneapolis, MN, was born from Emma Crutcher-McGowan’s creativity, a love for colorful bits of trash, and a mission to reduce plastic waste. Within her business, Emma recycles waste plastic into unique products such …

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Sweet Success: How Alicia Glover is Baking Her Way to Empowerment

November 19, 2025

In Maple Grove, Minnesota, Alicia Glover is doing more than baking—she’s building a legacy of creativity, resilience, and empowerment. As the founder of Creativa Demi/Taste Good Treats, her journey from …

Read moreSweet Success: How Alicia Glover is Baking Her Way to Empowerment

Unboxing Confidence: The Talk Toolbox’s Mission to Educate 

October 10, 2025

The Talk Toolbox is a parenting aid for every guardian. Once Keely Wolter, a mom of two and Founder of The Talk Toolbox, began to research sex-education offerings among schools, …

Read moreUnboxing Confidence: The Talk Toolbox’s Mission to Educate 

Nurturing Community & Growing with the Seasons: Orb Weaver Preschool’s Approach to Early Childhood Education

September 11, 2025

Orb Weaver, a Waldorf-inspired preschool with an emphasis on community building, has a name that encompasses the true spirit of their business. The Orb Weaver spider nourishes herself, while protecting …

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Rooted and Rising: How One Small Business is Preserving Food, Culture, and Identity 

August 18, 2025

Nestled in a small backyard garden are the roots of CanIHaveSome, a Native- and Queer-Owned food canning and preservation business grounded in community, shared knowledge, and food sovereignty. Owned and …

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Where Beauty Meets Belonging – Jeena Gurung Vomhof’s Entrepreneurial Journey 

May 16, 2025

At WomenVenture, we are honored to walk alongside women who are redefining what entrepreneurship can look like—deeply rooted in identity, resilience, and community. This AAPI Heritage Month, we are proud …

Read moreWhere Beauty Meets Belonging – Jeena Gurung Vomhof’s Entrepreneurial Journey 
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