Melanin Magic: Black-Owned Businesses Turning Passion Into Profit

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National Black Business Month is celebrated in August, acknowledging their vital role in the community. As Central Florida continues to grow, more small and locally owned businesses start up their brand out of passion and with a bigger mission than just selling items and making a profit. The people who run these companies do so … Read more

Behind the Boutique: How One Woman Started it All

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Meet Kateryna Hutchens Kateryna Hutchens, owner of Saint Cloud-based boutique Modern Shine, has loved fashion since she was a young girl. Growing up in Ukraine, she discovered her passion by watching and helping her mother, a master seamstress, make beautiful sparkly ballroom dancing outfits and elegant wedding dresses. Now, with the help of some of … Read more

Spotlight On: Peter Warhurst

Get to know this Central Florida-based entrepreneur who is disrupting the moving industry with “fetchable” storage. After a successful career as a serial entrepreneur, Peter Warhurst decided to retire. But some ideas are too good to let go and it wasn’t long before he found himself starting yet another business: Red Rover, a company that … Read more

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