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Mary Nitttolo and The Studio

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:13:00 +0000

Mary Nittolo is great example of an accidental entrepreneur. Never intending to start and manage a multi-million dollar production studio, she has a lot to say about the challenges of staying in business for over 20 years. Mary brings a simple elegance to the art of entrepreneurship; what do you think?

Campus Scout

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:52:18 +0000

Story of Campus Scout

Campus Scout is a new and cost effective on-campus recruiting strategy for employers as they struggle through the current economic crisis. Focused exclusively on the college and graduate student space, Campus Scout believes it is the best solution for establishing or retaining a strong brand on campus and building the finest "bench" of entry level professionals.

Interview by Alan Siege

Sugar Flower Shop

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:16:29 +0000

Sugar Flower Shop creates unique party, special occasion and wedding cakes using only the finest and freshest ingredients (local and sustainable whenever possible), featuring lifelike flowers and foliage handmade from sugar for pick-up or delivery in the NYC metro area.

Interview by Alan Siege

Bilingual Birdies

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:46:26 +0000

Bilingual Birdies Foreign Language Music Specialists teach language through alternative education methods.

Here is the story of the start

-By Alan Siege

Blume Girl

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:29:24 +0000

The story of Blume Girl!

The Story of McClure’s Pickles

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:44:11 +0000

How does one start a Pickle company? How does one start a business in general? Listen to this story of how Bob McClure built his business from the group up.

By Alan Siege

Thrillist.com!

admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:01:30 +0000

Thrillist

In this exciting episode of Once Upon a Venture we meet co founder of Thrillist.com Ben Lerer. Ben and his partner Adam Rich founded Thrillist in their young 20’s. They now have close to 1,000,000 subscribers and 11 editions of the daily update. Ben shares with us the details of his journey. Take a listen, leave a comment, and subscribe to Thrillist!

By David McGregor

Building a biz in college

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:25:37 +0000

Dominic Coryell a recent grad from Northeastern University, he help build a business called Garment Valet as a student. The company is positioned to exceed 1 million in revenue this year. In this interview he shares some insight into how he built help build it, what it was like starting a biz in college and much more.

Take a listen, leave a comment, share the story....

By David McGregor

Once Upon an Independent Architect

admin — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:23:41 +0000

As more and more people chose to start their own business, they face many challenges. Of course having a viable business is key, but sometimes the issue is balancing the business with managing a family. Is it harder for women who do this? Meet Susana Honig, a friend and neighbor, who works as an independent architect who operates out of her home in Park Slope Brooklyn. She'll let you in on a few of her miss-steps as well as some poignant pointers.

Once Upon Buying a Biz…

admin — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:22:09 +0000

John Iorio's story is about what it takes to buy a business, but in his case, it was a business he grew up in. This Bronx-born native, who talks like he's from Brooklyn, has build a successful business. Funtime Amusements, as it is now called, was once owned by his boss, a boss he started working for when he was 18. But before John could buy the business, he had to learn it. He also had to make a decision to want to run it and own it. John Iorio's story is not just about the dos and don'ts of buying a business. It's also the story of a man with a mission to succeed, to succeed in business and in life.