Small Business Resilience: Beddy’s

After years working as a chemical engineer in the oil and gas industry, Mohamad Sam started thinking about the environmental impact of everyday products — and wanted to do something about it. In 2015, he launched Purifyou, a Houston-based business that makes durable, reusable everyday products. One of his first designs was a sleek glass…

In 2007, friends Becky App and Abby Jordan spotted a gap in the online gift market: People could send their loved ones flowers, candy, and baked goods — but not ice cream. Sensing an opportunity, they launched a unique new business — which they named eCreamery — offering personalizable gourmet ice cream pints that could…

When Stephanie Peters and her best friend, Sarah Autry, struggled to find the right journals for documenting their child’s milestones, they sensed a business opportunity: If they were looking for tasteful, keepsake-quality journals, other families probably were too. In 2020, the two moms teamed up with their husbands, Garrett and Garland, to launch Duncan &…