Clark Twiddy – Twiddy & Company Outer Banks, NC Clark Twiddy understands firsthand how innovation can reshape business practices and industry trends. Long before Airbnb became popular, Clark’s family was already running Twiddy & Company, a vacation rental platform in the Outer Banks. Twiddy & Co. began with face-to-face and over-the-phone reservations, maintaining detailed handwritten…
Hershey, PA Deanna Slamans of Hershey, PA, has always had a love for the environment. When she realized how many harmful plastics were in her children’s diapers and how much waste they generated, she set out on a mission to create a more natural and sustainable option. In 2014 Deanna and her husband created their…
Valerie Martinelli – Valerie Martinelli Consulting (VMC)Waterbury, CT Outside of her 9-to-5 job, Valerie Martinelli had a passion and knack for helping her friends with their careers — guiding them through resume edits, negotiating salaries, and making pivotal career decisions. In 2016, Valerie transformed this innate talent for career guidance into a full-fledged consulting business.…
Just a few weeks after the FTC and 17 state Attorneys General sued Amazon, alleging that the popular online marketplace impedes competition, CNBC published an article detailing how Walmart continues challenging Amazon for online marketplace supremacy; just the latest in a long line of examples of how all retailers, both physical and online, and marketplaces…
In 2010, after three decades of building homes in Minnesota, I invented a better, less messy caulking product. I was sure it would be a hit with contractors and…
Safeguarding Small Businesses in the Digital Age October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and there are some important things small businesses need to think about as they run and grow their businesses. The advent of the Internet unlocked unprecedented opportunities for small businesses. However, it also ushered in a new kind of crime: cyberattacks that can…
Miami, FL Alexander Fedorowicz has always had a knack for navigating the digital world. Before taking the entrepreneurial plunge, he honed his skills at tech giants like IBM and Oracle. However, e-commerce was his true passion. Alexander and his business partner started QRxLabs, an online skincare company that sells their own brand of serums and…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is spurring innovation across industries and is changing how companies operate, offering significant benefits to small businesses, including improved operational efficiency and cost savings. With rapid AI development and the ongoing call for regulating the technology, it is critical that policymakers prioritize the interests of small businesses. If policymakers overregulate AI, it…