By Dylan Deprey Jay Denim was living his dream in the fashion industry. Between juggling a career at several local clothing stores and jetting off to fashion shows across the country, he ultimately … [Read more...]
7 Scooops by the Ice Kream Klub is by Kids for Kids, just ask their 6-year-old CEO
By Dylan Deprey If there’s one word to describe Kaliyah Wheeler, it’s vibrant. The 6-year-old smiles from ear-to-ear as she colors in designs on her tablet. Her favorite color is blue, and … [Read more...]
RISE MKE Elevates Black Entrepreneurs from Bronzeville to Sherman Park
By Dylan Deprey As Lilo Allen was finishing her last year of college, she found out her mother was sick. She needed a way to make money from home. She took her childhood passion of jewelry … [Read more...]
RISE MKE Elevates Black Entrepreneurs from Bronzeville to Sherman Park
By Dylan Deprey As Lilo Allen was finishing her last year of college, she found out her mother was sick. She needed a way to make money from home. She took her childhood passion of jewelry … [Read more...]
Small Businesses Wanted! Amazon Small Business Academy takes on Milwaukee Dec. 13
By Dylan Deprey Everybody’s got that million-dollar idea. Whether it’s a faucet that changes color with the water temperature or plush post-surgery anatomically inspired dolls, the initial … [Read more...]
Paparazzi Ice Cream Rolls their Favorite Dessert into a Family Business
By Dylan Deprey The Green family loved ice cream. Name a flavor, they’d try it. No matter if it was 90 degrees and sunny or 25 degrees and snowy, if somebody had the hankering, they were … [Read more...]
Fladdy’s Pizza Aims to Reshape Milwaukee’s Business Model One Slice at a Time
By Dylan Deprey Rick Smith always considered himself a jack-of-all trades. As a kid, he embodied the entrepreneurial spirit. He collected cans and raked leaves. He hustled hamburgers out of his … [Read more...]
The Bronzeville Collective Gives Visibility to Black Entrepreneurs
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Tiffany Miller is known for wearing a flower in her hair. One day, while out and about she noticed a woman wearing the same flower in her hair. Miller said the feeling was … [Read more...]
Buy Black Bingo Cards Encourage People to Support Black Entrepreneurs
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The first time Marcia Taylor served her white chocolate coated popcorn was at a wedding. From there she started selling it at farmer’s markets and festivals. Taylor and … [Read more...]
UpStart Kitchen is Working to Develop Food Entrepreneurs in the Sherman Park Neighborhood
By Evan Casey It’s been almost two years ago to the day that the Sherman Park neighborhood was literally set ablaze in the midst of tragedy. Since then, multiple private and public entities … [Read more...]