One of the most important things we think the media can do is connect small business owners and creatives across industries and markets to give them an opportunity to learn form each other. The insights on trends in particular can be transformative if our communities were better connected and so we’ve tried to create a space where folks can share the trends they are seeing and read about trends other sharp entrepreneurs are seeing.

Nicola MacNaughton

If you’d asked us just a few years ago if opening a romance bookstore was something we saw ourselves doing, we would have laughed in your face. A bookstore? Dedicated purely to romance? You must be out of your mind. Read more>>

Gloria and Mia Gomez

Permanent jewelry is relatively new and definitely the latest trend. Some, have an idea of what it is, others, have never heard of it before! Personally, WE LOVE IT! Permanent jewelry is a unique opportunity to signify your bond with someone near and dear or who lives miles away. It is not a tattoo or piercing, in fact there’s no pain associated with permanent jewelry at all, despite what people may think from. Read more>>

Pamela Jean Noble

The biggest thing I am seeing are consumers are really starting to pay attention to their ingredients and what they are putting in their bodies and around their children. My business is all natural, no toxin products made in the USA. Consumers are becoming more aware that the FDA does not regulate supplements and you need to be your own advocate to make sure ingredients are clean, not just trust the marketing labels placed on containers, and 3rd party certificates are more important than ever. Read more>>