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    Business Spotlight: Fresh N' Blessed
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 2 min
    Business Spotlight

    Business Spotlight: Fresh N' Blessed

    Updated: Jun 25, 2019 Watch Fox 9 News special by Dawn Stevens: http://www.fox9.com/home/entrepreneur-turned-hardship-into-a-successful-b...
    Business Spotlight: K's Grocery
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 1 min
    Business Spotlight

    Business Spotlight: K's Grocery

    Ousman Camara grew up around businesses and entrepreneurs as a child. After gaining operational experience from a friend who owned a...
    Business Spotlight: ChriStyles Closet
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 1 min
    Business Spotlight

    Business Spotlight: ChriStyles Closet

    Crystal Lerma loves to dress and has a keen eye for fashion. After realizing how infrequently her clothing was worn, she ventured into...
    Business Spotlight: Acronym Village
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 2 min
    Business Spotlight

    Business Spotlight: Acronym Village

    Maria Little-Arnold had a dream to pursue entrepreneurship after being inspired by her children. After becoming an "empty nester" when...
    NEON Business Spotlight: Sammy's Avenue Eatery
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 2 min
    Business Spotlight

    NEON Business Spotlight: Sammy's Avenue Eatery

    Sammy’s Avenue Eatery is a coffee shop with a small town feel located in the heart of the business district in north Minneapolis. The...
    Doing Good, Getting Good
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 7 min
    Business Spotlight

    Doing Good, Getting Good

    A portrait of Jaequan Faulkner, Mr. Faulkner’s Old Fashioned Hot Dogs by Mecca Bos The first time I meet Jaequan Falkner, he’s setting...
    NEON Business Spotlight: Wendy's House of Soul
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 1 min
    Business Spotlight

    NEON Business Spotlight: Wendy's House of Soul

    With over 20+ years of catering and bartending experience under her belt, Wendy Puckett always had a passion for cooking for others and...
    NEON Business Spotlight: The SEAD Project
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 1 min
    Business Spotlight

    NEON Business Spotlight: The SEAD Project

    Chanida Phaengdara Potter, Founder and Community Architect, started The SEAD Project to address the needs and issues of local Southeast...
    NEON Business Spotlight: Arubah Emotional Health Services
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 2 min
    Business Spotlight

    NEON Business Spotlight: Arubah Emotional Health Services

    Updated: Feb 6, 2020 Anissa Keyes, President and Founder, started Arubah Emotional Health Services to address the complex emotional and...
    NEON Business Spotlight: Quebracho
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 4 min
    Business Spotlight

    NEON Business Spotlight: Quebracho

    Updated: Feb 29, 2020 Food, a Home Away from Home Belén Rodríguez may have gone to school for interpreting, but she found her voice...
    NEON Business Spotlight: Wolfpack Promotionals
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 4 min
    Business Spotlight

    NEON Business Spotlight: Wolfpack Promotionals

    Updated: Aug 15, 2020 "We realized we could really change the business landscape of our community, because we could actually get the same...
    NEON Business Spotlight: Ahavah BirthWorks
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 4 min
    Business Spotlight

    NEON Business Spotlight: Ahavah BirthWorks

    Updated: Mar 2, 2020 “We work with families that have been pretty much marginalized in the healthcare world. We work with Black families...
    NEON Business Spotlight: Wallace Cuisine
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 3 min
    Business Spotlight

    NEON Business Spotlight: Wallace Cuisine

    “I started thinking of my daughter and her future, I grew up on McDonald’s and stuff like that and yes I turned out ok, but I wanted her...
    NEON Business Spotlight: Chef Flo-K Foods
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 4 min
    Business Spotlight

    NEON Business Spotlight: Chef Flo-K Foods

    I was born into a food business. I grew up with my mom having a buka back home. what you’d call a restaurant here. From there I really...
    Keep forgetting a mask? Minneapolis apparel maker attaches them to its hoodies
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 1 min
    Business Spotlight

    Keep forgetting a mask? Minneapolis apparel maker attaches them to its hoodies

    By Iain Carlos Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal Dec 29, 2020 Always forgetting your masks? Looking for a stylish way to stay warm...
    North Minneapolis Entrepreneur Creates Hoodies With Masks Sewn Inside
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 1 min
    Business Spotlight

    North Minneapolis Entrepreneur Creates Hoodies With Masks Sewn Inside

    By Reg Chapman WCCO - channel 4 news Jan 6, 2021 Congrats NEON client Alpha Wear Apparel for the wonderful spotlight done by WCCO | CBS...
    12 Black- and Latino-owned Twin Cities firms picked for EY accelerator
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 1 min
    Business Spotlight

    12 Black- and Latino-owned Twin Cities firms picked for EY accelerator

    We'd like to give a big #teamNEON congratulations to client TRI-Construction for being selected as one of 12 Twin Cities companies...
    What 4 Black Minneapolis entrepreneurs think should be done about public safety
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 1 min
    Business Spotlight

    What 4 Black Minneapolis entrepreneurs think should be done about public safety

    By Iain Carlos Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal Nov 6, 2020 NEON clients Teto Wilson of Wilson's Image Barbers & Stylists and Flora...
    Small businesses worry about second shutdown in Minnesota as COVID-19 cases grow
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 1 min
    Business Spotlight

    Small businesses worry about second shutdown in Minnesota as COVID-19 cases grow

    By Bisi Onile-Ere Fox 9 News Nov 7, 2020 As the second surge of COVID-19 cases increases, we are keeping our small business in mind. If...
    Puckett comes back from shooting, revives Wendy's House of Soul amid pandemic
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 1 min
    Business Spotlight

    Puckett comes back from shooting, revives Wendy's House of Soul amid pandemic

    By Neal St. Anthony The Star Tribune Sept 29, 2020 "Last month, the restaurant lost its lease on W. Broadway, prompting a move and a...
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