small.stories Deep, human-centered profiles that showcase the real story of small business owners’ commitment and resilience to build a business that grows their time, money, and impact. If you know a small business owner whose story deserves to be told, nominate them here! From Passion to Platform: How Annette Burgess Is Putting Small Business Stories on Screen Walk into almost any neighborhood, and you’ll find them: the family-run bakery that’s served the community for decades. Read more May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 Style as a Lifeline: The Chandra Moore Story The turning point for most small business owners is a market gap, a pitch deck, or a late-night eureka moment. Read more April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 Turning Waste Into Opportunity: How Sian Young Is Rethinking Sustainability in the Caribbean For Sian C. Young, waste is not just something to discard; it sparks new ideas and drives transformation. Read more April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 Building Beyond Survival: How Krystle Phillips Is Fixing the Systems Small Businesses Depend On Long before she became a founder, operator, and author, Krystle Phillips understood what it meant to create value. Read more April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 Bethanie Nonami Is Helping Teams Turn AI Into Real Impact As AI transforms industries, many professionals remain unsure how to harness its full potential. Read more March 30, 2026April 15, 2026 How George Green Is Building Learning Tools That Help Children Feel Seen George Green creates children’s books and games that invite kids to discover their own stories and cultures, woven into every page and every moment of play. Read more March 23, 2026March 20, 2026 A Founder’s Journey: Adam Slocum & the National Sports Museum Adam Slocum stands alone on the concrete floor of an empty New York warehouse, envisioning the space alive with interactive exhibits and the energy of future visitors. Read more March 16, 2026April 15, 2026 Pandemic Project to Creative Powerhouse: Inside Creative House of Art & Design What began as a boredom-fueled pandemic experiment has grown into one of Northern Kentucky’s most vibrant creative spaces. Read more March 9, 2026March 7, 2026 Global Recognition, Local Roots: Twigs Naturals Earns Dual International Honors Caribbean tea company Twigs Naturals is proving that small businesses can build global influence without losing their local identity. Read more March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 Michelle Turner-Young Is Helping Communities Heal Through Dance As a Black woman business owner in a wellness space often marked by exclusivity, Michelle has faced challenges in visibility, funding, and recognition. Read more February 23, 2026April 15, 2026 Breaking the Money Fear That Holds Small Businesses Back Kim Roderick didn’t set out to become a Money Relationship Coach; she became one by noticing patterns others missed. Read more February 16, 2026April 15, 2026 Sistah Scifi: Redefining The Sci‑Fi Genre Through Representation Sistah Scifi is a pioneering online bookstore founded in 2019 by Isis Asare, dedicated to spotlighting science fiction and fantasy by Black, Indigenous, and other underrepresented authors. Read more February 9, 2026April 15, 2026 I Left Because Survival Wasn’t Enough: The Story Of Brittany Veney From the outside, Brittany Veney’s life looked stable. She was doing what she was “supposed” to do. But beneath that stability was a quiet truth she could no longer ignore: she was surviving, not building. Read more February 2, 2026January 31, 2026 How Margaret Rofhiwa Nesemare Is Turning Plastic Waste Into Purpose For Margaret Rofhiwa Nesemare, design was never meant to sit quietly on a screen or shelf. It was meant to challenge systems, question convenience, and create change where it was most urgently needed. Read more January 26, 2026January 23, 2026 How Game Kastle’s Boyd Stephenson Is Building Community Through Play When Boyd Stephenson opened his Game Kastle store in November 2021, it marked a major pivot—not just professionally, but personally. Read more January 19, 2026January 15, 2026 Jannet’s Skin Care & Spa: Outstanding Latina Small Business in Atlanta, Georgia Jannet Sellers and Noraida Araque are two Venezuelan sisters united by a shared passion for skincare, beauty, and holistic wellness. Read more January 12, 2026January 11, 2026 The Possible Woman: The Story of Sharon Ringier Sharon has always had an unwavering belief in possibility; she took a leap of faith, and it definitely paid off. This belief is exactly the tool that shaped her path from a former corporate employee to a successful founder of The Possible Woman™. Read more December 15, 2025April 15, 2026 EZ Wrapping: A Small Business That Saves Time and Drives Impact EZ Wrapping was created from a simple idea: a gift-wrapping solution that saves people time. Read more December 8, 2025April 15, 2026 Finding Confidence in Vintage: The Story of Amy Smith Since the early 2000s, Amy Smith has been selling online. At first, it was a way to make ends meet while raising her children, and was never something she thought could fully support her. Read more December 1, 2025April 15, 2026 From Family to Formula: The Story of Chatham Natural Skin Care When Chaundra Turner sent her oldest daughter off to college, she thought she was entering a new phase of life. But six months later, everything changed. Read more November 23, 2025April 15, 2026 Building Business Through Sports: The Story of Sportrade Based in Ecuador, Sportrade is an entertainment company with a bold mission: To create innovative and disruptive solutions in both sports and artistic entertainment. Read more November 17, 2025November 11, 2025 How a Cancer Diagnosis Led To Helping Artists With Mr. Lim’s Shop of Visual Treasures For 20 years, Mr. Lim worked in advertising, promoting products and services to influence customers to buy them. But, unexpectedly, he was diagnosed with cancer in 2021. Read more November 10, 2025November 9, 2025 The Story of AXARYA: Creating Identity, Presence, & Power With Fashion Lincoln AXARYA is the founder of AXARYA, a contemporary fashion brand proudly made in Uganda. His journey into fashion began not just with clothing, but with the vision of creating identity, presence, and power for people through design. Read more November 3, 2025November 2, 2025 Indigenous Knowledge Can Help You Glow: The Story of Tal-Glow Amanda Buchanan, a Coast Salish woman from the Katzie First Nation and a registered nurse, understood the importance of holistic beauty as a health care professional. Read more October 27, 2025October 27, 2025 The Story of Amalgama Toys: Handcrafting the Preservation of Culture In the Galápagos Islands, Nicolás Bahamonde picked up his first camera. Photography was his first love, which led him to discover his admiration for nature. Read more October 20, 2025October 17, 2025 Building a Greener Future: How 1 Small Business Is Shaping Sustainable Design in the Caribbean When it comes to transforming the Caribbean’s built environment, few names resonate like that of Petal Joseph Roberts, who is the visionary founder of i3 Green Consultants. Read more October 13, 2025October 13, 2025 Chess Champion Teaches Strategic Thinking To New Generation Chess is the gymnasium of the mind. The former Chess Champion of Trinidad and Tobago creates an academy called Mind Warriors. His vision goes beyond the chessboard. Read more October 6, 2025October 3, 2025 Creating a Legacy For Her Children: The Story of Tisa Clark Tisa Clark first created her business because of her first born son. For the first time, she had a realization about needing to build something sustainable, not just for herself, but for her son. Read more September 29, 2025April 15, 2026 From Heritage to Haircare: The Story of Kazani For Selmin Karatas, Kazani started as more than a business idea. It was a continuation of her heritage. Read more September 22, 2025September 29, 2025 Reaching Out: A Home of Dignity and Opportunity in Hoi An Mai Quyen and her ex-husband—who became a paraplegic at 15 years old—saw firsthand how exclusion from work limited opportunities for so many in Vietnam. Read more September 15, 2025September 29, 2025
From Passion to Platform: How Annette Burgess Is Putting Small Business Stories on Screen Walk into almost any neighborhood, and you’ll find them: the family-run bakery that’s served the community for decades. Read more May 4, 2026May 4, 2026
Style as a Lifeline: The Chandra Moore Story The turning point for most small business owners is a market gap, a pitch deck, or a late-night eureka moment. Read more April 26, 2026April 26, 2026
Turning Waste Into Opportunity: How Sian Young Is Rethinking Sustainability in the Caribbean For Sian C. Young, waste is not just something to discard; it sparks new ideas and drives transformation. Read more April 20, 2026April 20, 2026
Building Beyond Survival: How Krystle Phillips Is Fixing the Systems Small Businesses Depend On Long before she became a founder, operator, and author, Krystle Phillips understood what it meant to create value. Read more April 13, 2026April 13, 2026
Bethanie Nonami Is Helping Teams Turn AI Into Real Impact As AI transforms industries, many professionals remain unsure how to harness its full potential. Read more March 30, 2026April 15, 2026
How George Green Is Building Learning Tools That Help Children Feel Seen George Green creates children’s books and games that invite kids to discover their own stories and cultures, woven into every page and every moment of play. Read more March 23, 2026March 20, 2026
A Founder’s Journey: Adam Slocum & the National Sports Museum Adam Slocum stands alone on the concrete floor of an empty New York warehouse, envisioning the space alive with interactive exhibits and the energy of future visitors. Read more March 16, 2026April 15, 2026
Pandemic Project to Creative Powerhouse: Inside Creative House of Art & Design What began as a boredom-fueled pandemic experiment has grown into one of Northern Kentucky’s most vibrant creative spaces. Read more March 9, 2026March 7, 2026
Global Recognition, Local Roots: Twigs Naturals Earns Dual International Honors Caribbean tea company Twigs Naturals is proving that small businesses can build global influence without losing their local identity. Read more March 2, 2026March 2, 2026
Michelle Turner-Young Is Helping Communities Heal Through Dance As a Black woman business owner in a wellness space often marked by exclusivity, Michelle has faced challenges in visibility, funding, and recognition. Read more February 23, 2026April 15, 2026
Breaking the Money Fear That Holds Small Businesses Back Kim Roderick didn’t set out to become a Money Relationship Coach; she became one by noticing patterns others missed. Read more February 16, 2026April 15, 2026
Sistah Scifi: Redefining The Sci‑Fi Genre Through Representation Sistah Scifi is a pioneering online bookstore founded in 2019 by Isis Asare, dedicated to spotlighting science fiction and fantasy by Black, Indigenous, and other underrepresented authors. Read more February 9, 2026April 15, 2026
I Left Because Survival Wasn’t Enough: The Story Of Brittany Veney From the outside, Brittany Veney’s life looked stable. She was doing what she was “supposed” to do. But beneath that stability was a quiet truth she could no longer ignore: she was surviving, not building. Read more February 2, 2026January 31, 2026
How Margaret Rofhiwa Nesemare Is Turning Plastic Waste Into Purpose For Margaret Rofhiwa Nesemare, design was never meant to sit quietly on a screen or shelf. It was meant to challenge systems, question convenience, and create change where it was most urgently needed. Read more January 26, 2026January 23, 2026
How Game Kastle’s Boyd Stephenson Is Building Community Through Play When Boyd Stephenson opened his Game Kastle store in November 2021, it marked a major pivot—not just professionally, but personally. Read more January 19, 2026January 15, 2026
Jannet’s Skin Care & Spa: Outstanding Latina Small Business in Atlanta, Georgia Jannet Sellers and Noraida Araque are two Venezuelan sisters united by a shared passion for skincare, beauty, and holistic wellness. Read more January 12, 2026January 11, 2026
The Possible Woman: The Story of Sharon Ringier Sharon has always had an unwavering belief in possibility; she took a leap of faith, and it definitely paid off. This belief is exactly the tool that shaped her path from a former corporate employee to a successful founder of The Possible Woman™. Read more December 15, 2025April 15, 2026
EZ Wrapping: A Small Business That Saves Time and Drives Impact EZ Wrapping was created from a simple idea: a gift-wrapping solution that saves people time. Read more December 8, 2025April 15, 2026
Finding Confidence in Vintage: The Story of Amy Smith Since the early 2000s, Amy Smith has been selling online. At first, it was a way to make ends meet while raising her children, and was never something she thought could fully support her. Read more December 1, 2025April 15, 2026
From Family to Formula: The Story of Chatham Natural Skin Care When Chaundra Turner sent her oldest daughter off to college, she thought she was entering a new phase of life. But six months later, everything changed. Read more November 23, 2025April 15, 2026
Building Business Through Sports: The Story of Sportrade Based in Ecuador, Sportrade is an entertainment company with a bold mission: To create innovative and disruptive solutions in both sports and artistic entertainment. Read more November 17, 2025November 11, 2025
How a Cancer Diagnosis Led To Helping Artists With Mr. Lim’s Shop of Visual Treasures For 20 years, Mr. Lim worked in advertising, promoting products and services to influence customers to buy them. But, unexpectedly, he was diagnosed with cancer in 2021. Read more November 10, 2025November 9, 2025
The Story of AXARYA: Creating Identity, Presence, & Power With Fashion Lincoln AXARYA is the founder of AXARYA, a contemporary fashion brand proudly made in Uganda. His journey into fashion began not just with clothing, but with the vision of creating identity, presence, and power for people through design. Read more November 3, 2025November 2, 2025
Indigenous Knowledge Can Help You Glow: The Story of Tal-Glow Amanda Buchanan, a Coast Salish woman from the Katzie First Nation and a registered nurse, understood the importance of holistic beauty as a health care professional. Read more October 27, 2025October 27, 2025
The Story of Amalgama Toys: Handcrafting the Preservation of Culture In the Galápagos Islands, Nicolás Bahamonde picked up his first camera. Photography was his first love, which led him to discover his admiration for nature. Read more October 20, 2025October 17, 2025
Building a Greener Future: How 1 Small Business Is Shaping Sustainable Design in the Caribbean When it comes to transforming the Caribbean’s built environment, few names resonate like that of Petal Joseph Roberts, who is the visionary founder of i3 Green Consultants. Read more October 13, 2025October 13, 2025
Chess Champion Teaches Strategic Thinking To New Generation Chess is the gymnasium of the mind. The former Chess Champion of Trinidad and Tobago creates an academy called Mind Warriors. His vision goes beyond the chessboard. Read more October 6, 2025October 3, 2025
Creating a Legacy For Her Children: The Story of Tisa Clark Tisa Clark first created her business because of her first born son. For the first time, she had a realization about needing to build something sustainable, not just for herself, but for her son. Read more September 29, 2025April 15, 2026
From Heritage to Haircare: The Story of Kazani For Selmin Karatas, Kazani started as more than a business idea. It was a continuation of her heritage. Read more September 22, 2025September 29, 2025
Reaching Out: A Home of Dignity and Opportunity in Hoi An Mai Quyen and her ex-husband—who became a paraplegic at 15 years old—saw firsthand how exclusion from work limited opportunities for so many in Vietnam. Read more September 15, 2025September 29, 2025