Best of #1: Best Delivery Entrepreneurs
By Kristin Boza Small business owners have been getting really creative lately. A new brand of small business has taken Beverly/Morgan Park by storm: small batch food and cocktail delivery. These home cooks, chefs, and mixologists featured in our first “Best of” series are some of the coolest new delivery entrepreneurs in our community. Be prepared to break all of your New Year’s resolutions […]
Business Spotlight: Lett Shine Educates on Diamonds and Gems
By Kristin Boza When Katie Lett, owner of Lett Shine, was a girl, she knew how to accessorize. Her obsession with shiny gemstones and rocks propelled her into a career as a jewelry concierge and graduate gemologist devoted to helping her customers find the right stones for masterful creations. Lett started making jewelry at a young age and her […]
City Grange to Open Holiday Pop-up Shop
Shop Will Offer Holiday Decorating and Shopping Opportunities Inspired by Nature City Grange, Chicago’s only independent social-enterprise gardening center focusing on education and organic and sustainable plants, will open its first pop-up destination just in time for the holiday decorating and shopping season. Located at Joplin Marley Studios at 9911 S. Walden Pkwy., the City Grange Holiday Pop-up Shop […]
What’s the SCORE? Show Me the Money!
By Kevin Scanlan, Certified SCORE Mentor One of the biggest challenges facing business owners is finding start-up and interim capital. My clients have used several sources to secure capital, usually requiring a combination of two or more. Self-funded. Usually owners need to have “skin-in-the-game,” using some of their own money as capital for the business. Typically, this is only one source of funding. Family/friends. Family and friends […]