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Meet James Mows , a provider of lawn care and landscaping services, owned and operated by James Reynolds. He is a junior at West Prairie High School and is mentored by Brad Hunt, Hunt ...
Meet A'scent Perfumery, a maker of high-quality perfumes that are sweet and not too strong. She is a junior at Bushnell-Prairie City Schools and is mentored by Megan Winters, Western ...
“My philosophy: find a need, and fill it.” Jarid Jones grew up in Quincy and provided us with a great example of entrepreneurship. He owns or has partnership in several local ...
“It’s important to get people invested in you. If you get the buy-in from the community, they blast you all over.” Jeremy Platt has always dreamed of opening a barbecue restaurant ...
Fourth time’s a charm? Alex Eckhardt took a chance on buying & selling sneakers in high school… then gave up. He tried again… and again… and then the fourth time, it stuck! Alex was ...
Meet Dream 3D, a resin 3D printing service created by Wesley McEwen. He is a junior at Trinity Academy and is mentored by Susan Creasey, Western Illinois University. Wesley states ...
“Without the wheel intact, things don’t roll.” Ben Van Ness, Vice President and General Manager at WGEM News - The Tri-States' News Leader, gave us a great overview of all the moving ...
McDonough County CEO goes to Quincy! First stop: meet-up with Adams County CEO at the Kroc Center. We had the opportunity to get to know each other, swap stories about our trivia ...
Meet Savory Swirls , a homemade, non-dairy creamer business created by Montanna Diephuis. She is a junior at Bushnell-Prairie City Schools and is mentored by Julie-Ann Pickett, IPI ...
“If you want success in life, trust yourself.” “If you are in trouble, say to yourself ‘I can do that’ - do hard work and have faith in yourself.” Tuesday’s business visit to the ...
Meet BakeBites Bakery, a home-based bakery created by Alyssa Shockency. She is a junior at Macomb 185 Schools and is mentored by Blake Severs, Macomb Park District . Here is the ...
Meet Stasen’s String Designs, a string art business designed by Keala Stasen. She is a junior at Macomb 185 Schools and is mentored by Kristen Conrad, Make Fit Happen. Keala started ...
In case ya didn’t hear yet, we’ve got this little thing called a trade show coming up! This morning, for our last Mentor Monday of the year, we had a “mock” trade show of sorts. Team ...
Meet Bomber Sport Network, a broadcasting service created by Justice Keene. He is a senior at Macomb 185 Schools and is mentored by Tim Rice, TJR Designs. Justice's most valuable ...
It was a busy week in ceo, so here’s a quick recap… Monday: business visit and tour with Royal Printing in Macomb. Andrew Asbury showed us around and explained how the business has ...
Meet Cuddles & Co. , an animal walking and sitting business created by Anika Clark. She is a senior at Macomb 185 Schools and is mentored by Robert Johnson of Bridgeway. Anika ...
Meet Perfect Pitch, a pitching lesson company created by Belle Petty. She is a junior at West Prairie High School and is mentored by Jason Davis, The Crossing. Belle's favorite ...
Wesley’s printer is primed and ready for your ideas. Check out his business, Dream 3D!
“If you look good, you feel good. If you feel good, you sell good!” This morning’s session with JBee Designs - Jena Bredeman, CKBD was as much of a lesson on an approach to sales as ...
▪️ 12 students ▪️ 12 new McDonough County businesses ▪️ 1 BIG opportunity to shop! Join us at the 2024 McDonough County CEO Tradeshow on Tuesday, May 7, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the ...
“Opportunity is everywhere!” This morning we were joined by local entrepreneur Anne Ingersoll. As she talked with us, Anne handed out some local newspapers, directed the students to ...
Keala can make just about anything you want into a work of (string) art. Check out her business!
Drawing sketches, mapping it out, getting approval… Four weeks from today, 12 young entrepreneurs will be showcasing their new businesses. Two weeks ago, they were assigned their ...
The 5 Cs of credit considerations: Character, Capacity, Capital, Collateral, Conditions …plus Communication! Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Bushnell hosted us for a visit this ...
