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PROFILE: Grab Green’s Natural Homecare Products Are Kid-Safe, Pet-Safe and Suit Every Budget

Back in 2006, Patricia Spencer was a soccer mom and a frustrated entreprene...

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Updated November 30, 2018

PROFILE: LeNique Dancewear Is a Bedazzling Business Success

Name: Nick and Lena Kosovich Business: LeNique Exclusive Designer Dancewear...

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Updated November 28, 2018

PROFILE: Scott Greenberg’s Water Rover Cleverly Keep Dogs Hydrated

Name: Scott Greenberg Business: Water Rover Location: Irvine, CA Launched: ...

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Updated November 13, 2018

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Epiphanies R Us! The Ah-Ha Moment Behind 8 Amazing Businesses

Sometimes we think we should rename QB Community “Epiphanies R Us!” As countless community members have told us, you just never know when an idea will pop into...

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Updated Oct 01, 2018
How QB Community Entrepreneurs Turned an Idea Into a Product They Ca...

All small businesses have a couple of things in common. First, they’re run by a dedicated, determined, passionate entrepreneur. Second, each one of those inspi...

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Updated Sep 18, 2018
PROFILE: Julie Goldman Rolled Out the Original Runner Company to Ins...

Julie Goldman and QB Community Leader Leslie Barber cozy up at QB Connect 2017 in San Jose Name: Julie Goldman Business: Original Runner Company Launched: 2003 ...

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Updated Jul 31, 2018
In It for Good: How Creating Cute Shoes Also Creates Fair Jobs

After returning home from a trip to Guatemala where she witnessed extreme poverty, Bethany Tran couldn’t get the great people she’d met out of her mind. So she ...

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Updated Jul 26, 2018
Jewelry Maker Cherie Somerville Makes Her Living While Living Off th...

Cherie has been making jewelry for as long as she can remember, but it wasn't until both she and her husband were laid off from their full-time jobs that they ...

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Updated Jul 20, 2017

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