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Young HPU Alum Looks for Business Success Downtown

High Point, NC - Litsa Prentzas knows that opening a downtown boutique in High Point is a risky venture.It can be a struggle for retail businesses in this part of the city, where furniture showrooms... more »

Longtime South of Broad Boutique Changes Hands, Carries On

Charleston, SC - Steeped in old southern traditions and a distinct waft of gardenias, The Boutique is everything one would expect from a nearly 60-year-old shop on Broad Street.The upscale ladies boutique that has served... more »

New G.I. Business, Kindred, Locates in Old Masonic Temple

Grand Island, NE - Grand Island’s downtown has added a new store that contributes to the growing retail and business diversity of that area.Chelsea Sackschewsky owns Kindred, a lifestyle boutique and studio that opened at... more »

Shepperd’s Candy Celebrates 60 Years With Return of Caramel Corn

Butte, MT - Shepperd’s Candy is making its dreamy caramel corn again — just in time to celebrate the company’s 60th anniversary.The longtime Butte confectionery that’s as old school as your grandmother’s hand-scrawled recipes recently... more »

Gift Shop Manager Has Plans for Dacotah Prairie Museum

Aberdeen, SD - Beginning as a teenager and continuing into her 20s, Aberdeen native Patricia Kendall volunteered at the Dacotah Prairie Museum, gaining an appreciation for the facility's treasures and the experience visitors received upon... more »

Belle LaRose Boutique

Port Clinton, OH - Belle LaRose Boutique, 131-A Maple St., has become the hidden gem amongst local custom jewelers.With faith, talent and a can-do attitude, Laronica Priddy has kept her business running for nearly three... more »

Heads Up Boutique Finds Larger Home at Main and North Cook in Barrington

Barrington, IL - Those driving down Main Street in the last week may have noticed the cheerful pink and green signs outside the previously long-vacant LaSalle Bank building.On June 25, Heads Up Boutique moved to... more »

Abode Opens in South Wedge With Fresh Take on Décor

Rochester, NY - Ariane Krenichyn and Amanda DeFisher decided over mimosas to go into business together."We both like to go to weird barn sales in the country, thrift stores, estate sales," says Krenichyn, 32. "We... more »

Cypress-Area Texas A&M Store Caters to University Fans

Cypress, TX - To Cypress-area residents Stacy Leonard and Nathan Leonard, few things in life are as close to their hearts as Texas A&M University and its traditions.That's why they decided last year to create... more »

Milwaukee Service Award Winner the Real Gift at Local Gift Shop

Milwaukee, WI - The next time you find yourself looking to buy a quick gift for someone special, we have a suggestion for you. The gift shop at the Jewish Home and Care Center in... more »