Rebound

Lynette Smith, the owner of Nutz About Popcorn based on Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, started her business on the idea of providing imaginative popcorn flavors for any occasion.

Melissa Jenkins, the owner of New Jersey-based BAM Desserts, increased her revenue 30% year-over-year by targeting corporate clients and streamlining her ordering process.

Camille Bell, the co-founder and CEO of Pound Cake, noticed cosmetics marketed as universal shades often weren’t designed for women with darker complexions. She started her own line and won the Black Ambition Grant.

Sherrill Mosey, the founder of MinkeeBlue, created an innovative line of organizational bags and started seeing copies of her patented design on Amazon.

Chris Bolden, the founder of Ice Ent Apparel, started making clothing with uplifting messages in response to violence in Washington, D.C.

Maaike Fettah, the founder of Sunshine Alchemists & Soap Co., was concerned about harmful ingredients in soap, so she started making her own. Now the Santa Fe-based entrepreneur is expanding her business with an innovative line of candles.

Marcos Espinoza, the founder of Side Project Jerky, explains how his unique beef jerky flavors gained him national attention.

Alicia Kidd, the founder of CoCo Noir Wine Shop & Bar in Oakland, Calif., talks about opening a wine bar that supports diversity, equity and inclusion.

Ramon Torres walks us through the journey from food truck to restaurant in Chicago.

Camilla Barcan walks us through how she grew her Fort Lauderdale based jewelry business.

Argelys Peña has taken his business from domestic to international. Find out how he was able to expand from Florida to across the globe.

Silvana Marmolejos explains how she added new revenue streams to her business.