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Chuck Bidwell and Jen Guarino of J.W. Hulme Co.

Chuck Bidwell and Jen Guarino revive J.W. Hulme Co., a 100-year-old St. Paul company that produces high-quality sporting goods and hunting bags.

October 2009

Mahvash Amid

Mahvash Amid of Mahvash Designs

For more than 35 years, Mahvash Amid has been helping women around the world accessorize with her unique, hand-crafted silk creations.

September 2009

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Kaja Foat

Foat Design, co-owned by Kaja Foat and her twin sister, Zoë, creates yoga apparel and active dancewear, plus couture and a popular line of neck scarves fashioned from cashmere remnants.

June 2009

Sheela Namakkal

Sheela Namakkal

The "Cupcake Lady" dishes on how she took her passion for baking to the next level.

March 2009

Tokara Sexton

Tokara Sexton

Tokara Sexton of Frosting Couture creates one-of-a-kind, handmade accessories with a touch of whimsy.

February 2009

Deb Miner, creator of I Get Around

Deb Miner of I Get Around

Deb Miner, creator of I Get Around, introduces kids to reading and imaginative play.

January 2009

David Dewey of OneHundred80 Degrees

David Dewey and Stephen Brown

With the desire to revolutionize the wholesale gift market, David Dewey and Stephen Brown of OneHundred80° are creating dimensional giftware that appeals to every age group.

December 2008

Maiden Minnesota

More than a few familiar faces and names will be at this year’s Maiden Minnesota, where women entrepreneurs and business owners get together to celebrate some really cool companies.

November 2008

Archival photo album by Fred Petters and Kimberly Tschida Petters

Fred Petters & Kimberly Tschida Petters

The husband-and-wife duo behind Celine Countryman talks about its latest creations: archival photo albums, baby books, and more.

October 2008

Organic Grooming creators Luke and Lisa Vukmer

Luke and Lisa Vukmer

Featuring food-based ingredients and essential oils, Organic Grooming is a luxurious, naturally-scented beginning to men’s organic personal-care products.

September 2008

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Laura Nelli

Laura Nelli is the mastermind behind Nelle Handbags, a collection that features personally crafted and boldly stylish bags for any occasion.

August 2008

Jessica Rust of Jessica Rust Designs

Jessica Rust personalizes her collections with hand-drawn, contemporary designs that cross urban with nature.

July 2008

Daub & Bauble

Josh and Rachel Berger of Daub & Bauble

The Bergers' home and body products aren’t your ordinary, off-the-shelf soaps and lotions.

June 2008

Rachelle Copeland and Emily Ironi

Alexis Hudson’s functional handbags provide “absolute therapy for handbag addicts.”

May 2008

Ward and Maggie Johnson

All-Natural Pet Food Creators

Meet animal lovers and entrepreneurs Ward and Maggie Johnson, owners of Sojourner Farms, and creators of Sojos brand of all-natural, raw pet food.

April 2008

Sarah Kusa

Sarah Kusa

Sarah Kusa kissed corporate America goodbye to nurture her creative side. Today she creates screen-printed place mats, dishcloths, and table runners.

March 2008

Bianca Morales-Eagan and Debra Pesek

Bianca Morales-Eagan and Debra Pesek

Meet Bianca Morales-Eagan and Debra Pesek, the mother-daughter duo behind Tinker Bella, an interior furnishings and design company specializing in unique fittings and embellishments for the home, as well as a decorative painting service.

February 2008

Julie Allinson

Julie Allinson

Meet Julie Allinson, designer of eyebobs—funky and irreverent readers with tongue-in-cheek names such as Old Money, Adult SuperVision, and Hostile Makeover.

January 2008

Andrew Comfort

Andrew Comfort

Meet Minneapolis architect Andrew Comfort, inventor of Q-Ba-Maze, a captivating, open-ended creative toy. (Oh, and he also used to design museums with Polshek Partnership Architects in NYC.)

December 2007

George Moskal

George Moskal

George Moskal started out creating clothes for his sister's Barbies, so it's no surprise he is known for his female-form–enhancing designs.

November 2007


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