DC Archery
For Dave Franklin, starting an archery shop wasn’t about making big bucks. It was about creating a place where his kids could practice their sport. “The kids needed a place to shoot,” he said.
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Mankato Coffeehouse
While Darla Manke just opened her new coffee shop in downtown Mankato in February, she’s actually a coffee pro by now.
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Essential Elements Reflexology and Natural Healing
For Nikki Bremer, her job is all about helping people. The new business owner was born in Fairmont but graduated from Spirit Lake High School in Iowa in 1989 before attending North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City.
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Saint Peter Laundry Co.
After 17 years in the sales industry, Megan Kaduce decided she’d had enough of the long drives and late nights. Instead, she and her husband, Larry, decided to start their own business in St. Peter.
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Lil’ Bees Learning Center
Growing up, Brandon Olson always wanted to start his own business—but running a daycare center was never on top of his list.
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Your Organized Home
Jayne Jensen has always had a knack for organizing. When other kids her age were coming home from school to watch cartoons, she would head to her bedroom with a duster and plan ways to reorganize her space.
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Attorney Matt Hu
When Sung Woo “Matt” Hu was growing up in South Korea, he would watch American crime dramas and dream of working in a U.S. law office himself one day. Now, three decades later, he’s made that dream come true.
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Creative Coop
When Rob Lawson decided to start his own business, he discovered that one of the trickiest parts was finding affordable office space.
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Northern Energy Homes
Melissa Orthun and her brother Michael Stenzel know something about houses. Their grandfather, Walter, and his brother, Charlie, were prominent home builders in the Mankato area from the 1960s to 1980s…
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