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September-October 2018
Cover Story

The Local Food Franchise Growth Game

Southwest Missouri's most successful homegrown food franchises are blowing up and out with these winning business strategies.
beer on table at tie & timber
Strategy

What Tie & Timber Did When it Ran Out of Beer

The Rountree watering hole turned to the burgeoning Springfield brewing community for a helping hand.

sep 2018 | Beer, Commercial Street, Strategy
empty school classroom
Leadership

Four to Follow with John Jungmann

The Springfield Public Schools superintendent shares his Twitter favorites.

sep 2018 | Education, Leadership, Social Media
business plan
Small Businesses

How The Connection Exchange Brings Businesses Together

Consider it an extension of your business development department.

sep 2018 | Strategy, Women in Business
Shark’s Surf X Supply
Small Businesses

Find the Next Great Location for Your Business

Steve Schoepflin of Shark’s Surf X Supply shares the tips you need to expand your business to a new location.

sep 2018 | Companies, Downtown Springfield, Shopping, Strategy
leather accessories and a candle
Startups

Beckie Collins Turned Her Creative Hobbies into a Growing Business

With Gypsy Soul - Leather and Wax, Beckie Collins caught lightning in a bottle, selling out her soy candles and, through social media and...

sep 2018 | E-Commerce, Meet the Maker, Shopping, Women in Business
business meeting
Strategy

Missouri Trust and Investment Co. CEO Richard Russell Gets Out of His Comfort Zone

We sat down with Richard Russell 90 days after he took over as CEO of Missouri Trust and Investment Co. to see how his background as a CPA...

sep 2018 | Leadership, Strategy
James Bonds
Style

My Look: James Bonds

The Springfield-based professional development coach wears hand-tied bow ties with custom suits for an eye-catching look.

sep 2018 | Biz Style
house
Small Businesses

A Branson Vacation Rental Company is Challenging Industry Giants

Michael and Handan Kugler are changing the online vacation rental model to do away with commissions and fees and introduce the familiar...

sep 2018 | Branson, Companies, Strategy
sarah smith
Strategy

Campaignium’s Sarah Smith Discusses Her Musical Talents

The content marketing specialist knows music can strike a chord among groups of people.

sep 2018 | Music, People
woman stands behind her desk smiling at the camera holding papers in her hand
Offices

Inside Andrea Deckard’s Fuchsia Workspace

Interior designer Andrea Deckard has an office that matches her design style: clean and modern with splashes of personality to boot.

sep 2018 | Decor, Design, Workspaces
Two women and a man pose and smile in front of rows of shoes
Family-Owned

How Plaza Shoe Store has Stayed Successful for Nearly 70 Years

Plaza Shoe Store has been in Cathy Swearengin and Mallory Pittman’s family since 1951, and together the two are working to keep that legacy...

sep 2018 | Next Gen, Shopping, Strategy
the Trolley Bike staff and Discover Center friends line up in front of the trolley bike parked outside the Discovery Center
Culture

The Trolley Bike Launches Charitable Giving Component

Two years after starting The Trolley Bike, Brian Ash and Cortney Little-Ash introduced the Pedal for a Purpose partnership to support local...

sep 2018 | Biking, Charity, Giving Back, Local Activities
Jody and Julie sit on a bench speaking in a park
Leadership

How Julie Higgins Helped Jody Glazner Start Springfield Dream Center

The founder and CEO of I Pour Life helped Glazner find the inner strength she needed to make her dream a reality.

sep 2018 | Strategy, Women in Business
michelle lewis illustration
Leadership

Advice and Whiskey with Michelle Lewis

The Michelle Lewis & Associates owner talks going into business for herself.

aug 2018 | Advice & Whiskey, Communication, Strategy, Women in Business
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Strategy

Health Insurance Coverage 101

If you own a small business, it's important to take measured steps and consider all options in choosing the best plan for you and your...

sep 2018 | Business Services, Health, Strategy
Dwain, Brian, and Jacob standing in front of their extensive store of black walnuts
Small to Mid-Sized

Wild Black Walnuts Form the Core of Hammons Products Co.’s Business

For Hammons Products Co., finding a place to put down roots meant finding where the company’s core product had its own roots—literally....

sep 2018 | Organization, Strategy
Phil sits and Chastin stands in their clean office room; guitars line the walls
Culture

How a Remote Workforce Model Can Work for Your Business

BriteCore, a Springfield-based software development company, has thrived using a remote workforce.

sep 2018 | Companies, Strategy, Workspaces
woman walking a horse
Small Businesses

At Zero2Sixty, Lora Newman Uses Horses to Coach Business Professionals

As CEO of Zero2Sixty Performance Coaching, Lora Newman incorporates equine coaching into her business as she strives to help business...

sep 2018 | Communication, Features, Leadership, Strategy