Entrepreneurship

Bio-Kleen adds screen cleaner to its product line

The last time Second Wave checked in with Bio-Kleen it has just introduced a pair of cleaning product for boats, one that restored fiberglass and another used to buff the […]

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WMU talk: ‘What We All Want From Work’
Blanca Cardoza Owner of Fiesta by Blanca
Fiesta by Blanca a local salsa that’s in demand

Salsa has overtaken ketchup as the No. 1 condiment in the land. And Blanca Cardoza is finding the marketplace for her salsa, Fiesta by Blanca, is wide open. Zinta Aistars talks with the budding entrepreneur about the appeal of the spicy condiment that updates family recipes to reflect today's tastes.

Progress on early stage irrigation tubing installation.
Of Kale and Capital: How greens grow year round

The air is cold and the snow is deep, but inside the hoop houses at Green Garden Community Farm the greens are growing. Donna McClurkan talks to Trent and Ruthie Thompson about their year round operation and the slow money that made it possible. 

Populus 2014 focuses on people who change communities
Easy On Hold now offers streaming service tailored to customer’s needs
Hogspot: Business built on finding biker friendly spots
Lindsey Pompileo, Owner of Cupcake Zoo
How sweet it is at The Cupcake Zoo

Lindsey Pompileo caught the cupcake food trend right in time. Now her business, The Cupcake Zoo, is rising like heated batter in the oven. Zinta Aistars reports on how it all came to be.

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