Updated: Jun 25, 2019 Watch Fox 9 News special by Dawn Stevens: http://www.fox9.com/home/entrepreneur-turned-hardship-into-a-successful-b...

Ousman Camara grew up around businesses and entrepreneurs as a child. After gaining operational experience from a friend who owned a...

Crystal Lerma loves to dress and has a keen eye for fashion. After realizing how infrequently her clothing was worn, she ventured into...

Maria Little-Arnold had a dream to pursue entrepreneurship after being inspired by her children. After becoming an "empty nester" when...

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...

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...

With over 20+ years of catering and bartending experience under her belt, Wendy Puckett always had a passion for cooking for others and...

Chanida Phaengdara Potter, Founder and Community Architect, started The SEAD Project to address the needs and issues of local Southeast...

Updated: Feb 6, 2020 Anissa Keyes, President and Founder, started Arubah Emotional Health Services to address the complex emotional and...

Updated: Feb 29, 2020 Food, a Home Away from Home Belén Rodríguez may have gone to school for interpreting, but she found her voice...

Updated: Aug 15, 2020 "We realized we could really change the business landscape of our community, because we could actually get the same...

Updated: Mar 2, 2020 “We work with families that have been pretty much marginalized in the healthcare world. We work with Black families...

“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...

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...

By Iain Carlos Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal Dec 29, 2020 Always forgetting your masks? Looking for a stylish way to stay warm...

By Reg Chapman WCCO - channel 4 news Jan 6, 2021 Congrats NEON client Alpha Wear Apparel for the wonderful spotlight done by WCCO | CBS...

We'd like to give a big #teamNEON congratulations to client TRI-Construction for being selected as one of 12 Twin Cities companies...

By Iain Carlos Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal Nov 6, 2020 NEON clients Teto Wilson of Wilson's Image Barbers & Stylists and Flora...

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...

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...

By Iain Carlos Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal Aug 13, 2020 The Business Journal checked in on entrepreneurs of color, including...

By Nicole Norfleet The Star Tribune Sept 29, 2020 NEON client Butters By Jay is at MOA! They're part of the Community Commons pop-up on...

By Aaliyah Gibson and Dan Myers The Daily Meal Oct 7, 2020 NEON client Wendy's House of SOUL has a lot more on their menu than just...

By Shayne Wells Fox 9 News Sept 22, 2020 Fox 9 stopped by Wendy's House of SOUL's new Harrison Neighborhood restaurant (1825 Glenwood...

By Reg Chapman WCCO 4 News Sept 16, 2020

By Neal St. Anthony Star Tribune Aug 16, 2020 "Many shops have shuttered indefinitely amid the one-two punch of COVID-19 and riot...

By Liv Martin Star Tribune Aug 7, 2020 In light of the pandemic, they've shifted their focus from catering to their frozen empanadas,...

By Liv Martin Minnesota Monthly Jul 29, 2020 ​ Big congrats to NEON clients The Zen Bin, NYUM, and Keiko's Kitchen for the wonderful...

By Melissa Townsend MPR News Jul 20, 2020 "North Minneapolis was hit hard in the uprising following the police killing of George Floyd...