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Mosquito Joe of Madison: Love of gardening and community

For much of her career, Kate Reithel was a buyer for Marshall Fields and Macy’s, responsible for figuring out what customers would want to purchase and handling vendor negotiations.

Superior Waffles: Deliciously unique

Natalie and Cal Harris opened Superior Waffles, the only waffle bar in Superior, Wisconsin, in July 2021.

Badger Brothers Coffee: Growth and expansion

Austin and Hannah McCourt took the leap to purchase the coffee shop where they were working, and their entrepreneurship journey has been well worth the risk!

Cylon Rolling Acres: Family, community and goats!

Leslie Svacina started Cylon Rolling Acres in 2013, and the whole family has gotten involved.

Renew Medical Aesthetics: Non-surgical treatments

Tristah Romero-Kelly knew even as a kid she wanted to work in the medical field, and she spent years working as a nurse and a nurse practitioner.

Traci Rauner Design: Creating Unique, Customized Spaces

From the time she began filling little notebooks with drawings of floor plans in fourth grade and rearranging the furniture in her childhood bedroom, Traci Rauner has been passionate about design.

Sweet Pea’s: Community welcomes this new business

In 2009, Rachel and Kyle Smith originally opened Sweet Pea’s in their hometown of Elk River, Minnesota, selling their pies to local retail outlets.

The Hounds & Tap: Bringing dogs and people together

Leah Neuroth and Jeffrey Wilgus, co-owners of The Hounds & Tap, opened their unique space in Menomonee Falls, WI, in May 2021.

Matthews Family Trucking: Small business, big branding

Byron Matthews had 22 years of experience as a truck driver when he decided to open a small business with his wife, Cristy.

ZanBria Artisan Farms: Regenerative agriculture

Heather Gayton began
ZanBria Artisan Farms as
an online market in 2019.
In the summer of 2021, this
woman-owned business
expanded to a permanent
location in Friendship, WI.