Building confidence in Andrew’s abilities.

Starting a new business is about opening new doors. For Andrew Ellsworth, this isn’t an analogy. It’s his business plan.

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Re-X Prize Winner Andrew Ellsworth on Future Plans and Working with Peers

Doors Unhinged wins a $50,000 Re-X prize. Andrew Ellsworth explains how working with his Entrepreneurs Forever peer group helped lay the groundwork to grow his business.

May 31, 2024

Timothy M. Jones: The Story of How a Homeless Vet Became a Business Owner

How peers helped a formerly homeless vet build a business that's helping fulfill his life's passion of preventing rape and creating safe spaces

Celebrating Women! How Jackie Rodgers Went from Nanny to Owner.

Gaining the confidence and support to reach her biggest goals ... and set new ones too.

February 5, 2024

Helping Black-owned businesses find their audience: Shantelle Patten, founder of That Brown Bag

The more Shantelle works on her business, That Brown Bag, the more she realizes the need to connect underserved and underrepresented businesses to the community.

April 29, 2022

Building confidence in Andrew’s abilities.

Starting a new business is about opening new doors. For Andrew Ellsworth, this isn’t an analogy. It’s his business plan.

April 29, 2022

Helping Anita find her true value.

Deciding to start your own business is one thing. Leaving a successful 25-year career in pharmaceutical research and development to do it is quite another. Yet that’s what Anita Russell faced in 2013.

April 29, 2022

Delivering the power of peer groups to Donald.

With an undergraduate and graduate degree in sports science, Donald Robinson’s passion for coaching is undeniable. But when a job began to lead him in a different direction, he decided getting back on track mean starting his own business.

September 21, 2021

Stabilizing Her Business Through Pandemic Growth

For more than 25 years, Chris Crytzer’s communication and fundraising counsel has empowered small nonprofits to sustain and grow. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Chris helped her clients connect with funding sources while they canceled in-person fundraisers, limited or pivoted their programs, and tightened their budgets.

September 14, 2021

Small Businesses are Blooming with Community Collaborations

Across the country, there is a vast entrepreneurial ecosystem that aims to support small businesses and their communities. Members of this network have their own strengths and assets (whether they are chambers of commerce, nonprofit and for-profit entrepreneurial organizations, funders, community members, small business owners, and many others).