Brenda Jackson-Cross

BY BRENDA JACKSON-CROSS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: AUGUST 2023 I started my business, Pretty & Polished, in November 2020. Before starting my business, I worked for someone else for seven years and became interested in entrepreneurship. I decided to strike out on my own because it would be more beneficial for my family. I also wanted to […]

BY BRENDA JACKSON-CROSS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: JULY 2023 Stephanie (Stevie) Martin of Fremont, Ohio developed the idea of her business, Pun-Kin Place Celebration Center, after her 9-year-old granddaughter attended a beauty and fashion themed party in Dayton, Ohio where she lives. The party planners painted the little girls nails, they played dress up and ended with

BY BRENDA JACKSON-CROSS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: JUNE 2023 Josh Cunningham, Founder of On Deck, a non-profit organization, after seeing the growing number of teen violence within the City of Toledo decided the violence was too dismal for him to stand by and do nothing. He decided to use the model of Earn Your Stripes, a curriculum

BY BRENDA JACKSON-CROSS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: MAY 2023 Whether you are starting a business or looking to expand your business the benefits of networking is a key component to success. Networking is primarily driven by “word of mouth” approach. In a survey conducted by Align-able, 85% of small businesses indicate that word-of-mouth referrals was the best

BY BRENDA JACKSON-CROSS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: APRIL 2023 Financing for Small Businesses start-up, entrepreneurs and small businesses are terms that are used interchangeably to describe an institution created to offer a new or existing product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty. The riskiness of entrepreneurship is one of the reasons financing is such an important