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Kristin Geer is trying to add to her current staff some senior software developers who would be tasked with helping Bleachr LLC add some new features to its mobile apps in 2019, but she’s finding the job market a challenge. Unemployment remains low and her 25-employee...

As their father was aging, the children of a design engineer for NASA approached Foreverence with the idea of creating a custom urn in the shape of a space shuttle. Once their father was on board, the kids presented him with the urn. They sent CEO Pete Saari a video...

When Richfield-based NearestYou was just starting out, Ryan Furness and his then-business partner decided they just wanted to help people figure out their local dining options. “We wanted to build this great website so you could discover all these local products,”...

Some of Alexis Walsko’s employees at Lola Red PR will work from home on occasion if the weather is bad or if they have a personal situation to handle. They’re typically ready to get back to the office as soon as possible though. “I have always had the belief that I...

Michelle Gayer was pretty skeptical when first approached about trying to take Salty Tart, and its selection of pastries, breads and cakes, into Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. She’s primarily familiar with seeing national brands and other big-name...

Joel Eshelman, founder of Apex Personal Training, has been in the fitness industry for more than a decade. He founded his company in 2011 and now spends much of his days overseeing personalized group training sessions, one-on-one fitness training and nutrition...

While many college students were out partying, Connor Wray and Erik Brust, were starting a business. Wray and Brust, respectively the CFO and CEO of JonnyPops, balanced class with figuring out how to grow their fresh, all-natural frozen treats company. “We were...

The Upsize Growth Challenge, presented by Winthrop & Weinstine, is a contest created by Upsize magazine to match two winning business owners with the expert advice they need to reach their goals. DataTrec, Hennes Art Co. share their successes, challenges for...

When Casa de Corazón needed some new teachers to supplement the staff at its growing Spanish-immersion child care and preschool program, the company fought against more than just a tight labor market. It not only needed to find people qualified as licensed lead...

When Bauhaus Brew Labs opened in 2014 in the heart of Northeast Minneapolis, the taproom and brewery industry in Northeast Minneapolis was already getting crowded. Company officials felt they knew how to brew great beer – but they also knew that alone was not going to...