Aug 22PeopleFounders
DBL Entrepreneur District Cohort: Stephanie Drietz, Owner Drietz Designs
Stephanie Drietz is a wife, a mother of three boys, a freelance graphic designer, and a faithdriven business owner of 14 years.
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Aug 19PeopleFounders
A New Chapter: Frederick Edwards Jr. Awarded The Bush Fellowship
Frederick Edwards Jr. is a man who answers to many names; husband, father, poet, teacher, artist, speaker, mentor, entrepreneur, advocate, leader—to name a few. This spring, Frederick answered to anot
Jul 30PeopleStartups
Game Changing Tools, Tips, and Tricks From 8 Local Entrepreneurs
We’ve all had the lightbulb moment—that time when things just click. When this happens for your business, it can take you from good to great.
Jul 17AdviceFounders
The Enforceability of Handshake Agreements
It’s an iconic image of American business. Two people having a conversation about what their company can deliver to the other.
Jul 17PeopleStartups
10 Question with John Machacek: Tate Howe, Founder, Get Coffee’d
John Machacek, Chief Innovation Officer for the Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation, has worked with countless startups throughout our community over the years.
Jul 2PeopleStartups
SBA Administrator and Whitehouse Cabinet Member Sees ND as Important Ag Hub
On the morning of Tuesday, July 2, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), a position which makes her the head of small businesses in President Bide
Jun 24PeopleStartups
Your TEDxFargo 2024 Preview
TEDxFargo is back this year, and it’s set to claim the stage and the curious.
Jun 20People · PartnerFounders
The Brandt Family: 64 Years of Shaping Fargo Moorhead
Without the Brandt family, the FargoMoorhead area would not be what it is today, that much is clear. But despite the family’s role in developing the place we call home into what it is today, many don’
May 21BusinessesFounders
Dirty Jobs: Prairie Pest Control
Check out Prairie Pest Control, where the daily battle is fought against the tiniest of invaders in our cities.
May 21PeopleFounders
Women You Should Know: Yvette Reyes, Owner, FM Aerial & Movement Arts
A first-generation American growing up in rural Minnesota, a female welder working the night shift, a Fargo transplant, a young entrepreneur trying to establish a new business during the COVID-19 pand
May 16PeopleFounders
Acquisition Spree: Advanced Business Methods Adds 4 Businesses in Less Than a Year
Advanced Business Methods (ABM) has been a strong business in this region for over five decades. However, like many other businesses in the printer and copier sector, ABM has encountered a stagnation
May 16PeopleFounders
The Journey of Mike’s Epoxy Floors
Growing up, Mike lived in a three-bedroom house in a family of eight children. If he wanted something, he had to work for it. So that’s what he did and he never stopped.
May 16PeopleStartups
$748K Seed Funding Round Has Detect Auto Ready for Takeoff
Detect Auto, a Fargo-based startup leveraging artificial intelligence to transform auto repair shops and dealerships, has successfully closed a $748,000 seed funding round.
May 16PeopleFounders
General Equipment & Supplies: Reflecting on 40 Years
In 1984, General Equipment & Supplies, Inc. was founded by Don Shilling, Jerry Kern, Gene Hestdalen, and Orvis Stockstad, all former employees of General Diesel and Equipment.
May 10PeopleFounders
Exploring AI with Paul Breuler
Maktelier Founder Paul Breuler is an interesting man, to say the least.
Apr 25PeopleFounders
35 Under 35: Amanda Boe, Owner, Daymaker Nutrition
I’m Amanda! I grew up in a small farming community two hours northwest of Fargo.
Apr 8PeopleFounders
2010 35 Under 35 Alumnae: Sarah West, Owner/Operator and Co-Owner, Light Consulting and Dale Carnegie of North Dakota and NW Minnesota
I’m a wife, mother, Jesus lover, and entrepreneur. My life’s purpose is to make life and business Light for those around me, and I am currently doing that by providing consulting services that help or
Apr 8PeopleFounders
2024 35 Under 35: Ashley Hauer, Founder and CEO, Profit Potential Consulting LLC
I grew up in Brainerd, MN, and moved to the Fargo area in 2012. My husband, Dustin, and I love the community here and we have two daughters and two dogs together.
Apr 8PeopleFounders
2016 35 Under 35 Alumna Christen Anderson, Principal Designer & Owner, Christen Joy
I’m a Moorhead native, and attended the University of North Dakota where I graduated with a business degree in marketing.
Mar 27Advice · PartnerFounders
Protecting Your Bottom Line: The Importance of Positive Pay
The owner of a local small business pays their employees with payroll checks.
Mar 12People · PartnerFounders
Brite-Way Celebrating 50 Years of Clean Windows
The Red River Valley is no stranger to wind, dust, and dirt—but neither is Brite-Way.
Mar 12PeopleFounders
15 Years of Empowering Leaders: United Way’s 35 Under 35 Women’s Leadership Program
It’s estimated that each of us will meet 80,000 people in our lifetimes.
Feb 22PeopleFounders
From Finance to Farming: Great Plains Greens
The trio, who met through classes at North Dakota State, quickly became friends—they shared similar interests and all worked together at the school’s student investment fund.
Feb 22PeopleFounders
Celebrating Ron Offutt’s Lifetime of Impact and Innovation
Ron Offutt, founder of R. D. Offutt Company, is a giant in agriculture. On February 1, he received a Lifetime Impact Award from Emerging Prairie, something he is well deserving of.