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The Great Northern: A Collaborative Celebration of Winter
By Brent McNeal
A cold winter in Minnesota is a guarantee. Eric Dayton is a Minneapolis native that is determined to claim the identity as America’s north and celebrate the wonder that winter…
ChenPo: A Company for Creative Software Solutions
By Brent McNeal
Chris Shellenbarger moved from San Francisco, California to Fargo, North Dakota to launch ChenPo, a technology company start-up named after his dog. As a software engineer, Shellenbarger is excited about…
Touring Africa and Beyond With Help of Fargo Start-up
By Brent McNeal
In 2016, Solomon Ayalew founded Touranb (Tour Africa and Beyond) to connect tourists with African travel companies. The web-based platform fills the gaps between a travel agencies, tourists, and local…
Bushel: A Mobile App Innovating the Agriculture Industry
By Brent McNeal
Over four years ago, the Myriad Mobile team began working on a project that is now a full product and mobile app called Bushel. As a nationally recognized and fast-growing…
Start-Up Innovates Medical Record Access
By Brent McNeal
Kyle Anderson, CEO of PHR Plus, is on a mission to innovate the health and medical information industry. Patient information and records are spread across multiple locations and platforms, and…
Non-Profit Connects Fargo to African Orphans
By Brent McNeal
Debra Dawson is the President of African Soul, American Heart (ASAH) based in Fargo, North Dakota. The mission of this organization is to educate, protect, and empower orphans from the…
Arlette Preston: Risk Taker, Entrepreneur, and Businesswomen
By Brent McNeal
Arlette Preston is the owner of the Home Instead Senior Care Fargo office. With a career in nursing, healthcare, and local politics, Preston attributes her success as an entrepreneur and…
Bismarck Start-Up Innovates Travel Industry
By Brent McNeal
Shawn Brannan is a world traveler that enjoys learning about the historical places he visits. While listening to a tour over headphones at a museum in Europe, Shawn confirmed the…
Minneapolis Company Innovates the Marketing and Sales Industry
By Brent McNeal
Mark Galloway co-founded OppSource in 2008 with Dan Metzger and Damon Lawson. OppSource is a company built on a cloud-based, market-leading sales development platform. However, the early stages of the…
Minnesota Start-Up Educates on Thrifty Travel
By Brent McNeal
Jared Kamrowski is the founder of Thrifty Traveler, a website that teaches how to travel the world by taking advantage of reward programs and flight deals. Thrifty Traveler began as…