Kyle J. Smith

On Tuesday evening we wrapped up our business grant competition with the Rise Up, Get Started Entrepreneurship Showcase on Facebook Live. You can watch the entire broadcast now… Read More »Meet the winners of our Rise Up, Get Started Entrepreneurship Competition

These 15 folks will pitch their business to a panel of judges for the chance to win a $1000 grant. Because of the incredible turn out,… Read More »Meet the rise up, Get Started entrepreneurship competition startups

Today marks three months since Michael Pulliam got out of prison. He returned to St. Louis and immediately got to work alongside his mother, Sylvia,… Read More »Michael Pulliam, Beyond Compare Cleaning

While many businesses are struggling to make it during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sarah Muntean’s business, All American Cleaning Company, is staying busy doing deep cleans… Read More »Sarah Muntean, All American Cleaning Company

What can Dan do? You name it. Carpet cleaning, gutter cleaning, painting, electrical, roofing, extermination, landscaping, window cleaning, plumbing… Dan has done it all. But… Read More »Daniel Cody, Your Professional man

Tone LOVES to paint. His business is Artistic Tones. He is game for painting any time on anything – from mattresses that have been rescued… Read More »Antonio Britton, Artistic Tones

On his podcast “Escaping the Odds,” Aaron Smith interviews second chance entrepreneurs who have started successful businesses after returning home from incarceration. In a bit… Read More »Aaron Smith, Escaping the odds