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Inspiring Stories of Our Owners
Every day, small business owners make it work. They possess the drive and determination to figure it out everything along the way. They are pushed by the change they want to see in the world. We hope you learn from these inspiring owner stories from our community.

Four inspiring female entrepreneurs tell us about their small businesses, challenges, and give their best advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Sometimes the key to surviving in the market is fundamentally changing the core of your business.
“Your initial offering is going to suck. Amazing comes later.”
How long it took two small businesses to make $100k or more a year and their advice for fellow entrepreneurs working to get there.
Three entrepreneurs share their experience and advice in growing a new business to full-time careers. Plus, we hear some of their resolutions for the new year.
Tappas co-founder Sandra Portal-Andreu spent five years developing her idea before launching her product in 2020.
“I want people to understand why they’re breaking out, for instance, and what they can do to make themselves look and feel better.”
“Our concept is all about celebrating, educating, and advocating.”
“If we all are in it together, it’s going to be better than us individually trying to make it on our own.”
“You can make your own decisions about your business and not worry about taking your heart and soul out to be a business owner.”