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Growing a Business

Learn How This Entrepreneur Created the Opportunity to Launch Her Chocolate Company at the Perfect Time

Cynthia Tice's Lily's Sweets debuted as the anti-sugar movement was gaining prominence, and its chocolate bars are now sold in more than 5,000 stores.

Growing a Business

This Delectable Donut Shop Has Grown Tremendously -- Out of a Car Wash

Scott Levine started Underwest Donuts four years ago, and now has a second location at one of New York's busiest train stations.

Franchise

Meet the Young Entrepreneur Who Operates 22 Bubble Tea Stores in Multiple States

Anchal Lamba fought for franchising rights for two years and has found big success since then.

Growing a Business

Why This Entrepreneur Who Took Over a 70-Year-Old Ice Cream Brand Advocates for Slow Growth

Michael Palmer jumped into owning a business after a wildfire destroyed his home in California.

Growing a Business

12 Burning Questions for the Entrepreneur Trying to Get You to Eat Bugs

Mohammed Ashour is the co-founder and CEO of Aspire, a cricket farming company that recently acquired cricket-powder protein bar company Exo.

Growing a Business

How This Former Lawyer and Investor Built a Multimillion-Dollar Health Food Company That Now Sells to 10,000 Stores

Stephen Richards jumped into food about 10 years ago, and has since expanded to 22 products, including a popular powdered peanut butter.

Growing a Business

What Do the Major Changes at Whole Foods Mean for Food Entrepreneurs?

The Amazon-owned grocery chain recently created a stir after it decided to streamline its decision-making process.

Growing a Business

These Loving Parents Went Into Debt to Build a Seaweed Snack Company That's on Track to Do $10 Million in Sales This Year

SeaSnax, founded in 2009, grew quickly from a mother's treat for her daughter to a business that sells products in 6,000 stores around the world.

Branding

After 10 Years of Unprofitability, 2 Breakthroughs Led This Entrepreneur to a $100 Million Brand

Jim Scott's beverage company features famous characters as bottle toppers, and it recently underwent a huge rebranding.

Growing a Business

Why This Entrepreneur Jumped Into Making Olive Oil, Despite Knowing It Would Take Years to Get off the Ground

Rob McGavin is the co-founder of Cobram Estate, which is loved in its native Australia and now on the shelves of thousands of U.S. stores.

Growing a Business

Kristen Bell Teams Up With Actors to Create a Snack Bar Brand That Feeds Starving Children

The name of the company lays out the founders' mission: This Bar Saves Lives.

Growing a Business

How the Co-Founder of Noosa Went From Office Drone to $220 Million in Sales

Koel Thomae took her love of Australian yogurt and created a business that retails in more than 25,000 U.S. stores.

Growing a Business

This Military Veteran Drained Her Bank Account to Build Her Sauce Brand

Pamela Jones founded Charboy's to share the tastes she encountered while traveling the world.

Growing a Business

This Former Apple Employee Finally Fulfilled a Lifelong Dream and Created an Organic Betty Crocker

Sarah Jones saw an opening on the market and executed on her vision to create Miss Jones Baking Co. Now her products are sold in 5,000 U.S. stores.

Growing a Business

How An Odd Macadamia Nut Milk Company Caught Walmart's Attention Without Doing Any Marketing

Milkadamia started as an experiment in coffee shops. It's now carried by 5,000 stores in the U.S.