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More than 200 entrepreneurs who aim to turn their ideas into successful products and businesses connected with mentors and resources at Startup Missouri’s inaugural Startup Expo Oct. 30. The daylong event, held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel St. Louis-Chesterfield, also featured dozens of exhibitors, presentations from educators and founders of startups, and two keynote speakers. Startup Missouri organizers said ...

James Forbes was laid off in 2011 from his job as a program coordinator and project manager for the Human Development Corporation, which provided financial assistance and services to help people experiencing homelessness and prevent families from becoming homeless. “I was pretty passionate about the work. I was able to be on the funding side of a lot of really ...

When entrepreneur Rachel Kennedy ran a food truck called Plantain District, she wanted to move things to the next level but a standard restaurant wasn’t really what she was looking for. “I started thinking about a shipping container because that’s so similar to a food truck,” said Kennedy. “Just taking the mobility factor out of it made sense.” And that’s ...

About five years ago, Joe Henderson and his brother Jeff were competing on the barbeque circuit when they were approached by someone who had tasted their meats and wanted them to cater an event. That inspired the brothers to try and start a catering business. While they had previously just operated out of their own kitchens and backyards, Joe Henderson ...

Lisa Govro knew of many intuitive food products aimed at making people feel better on a daily basis, but she said all of them targeted consumers who already were deeply invested in health-and-fitness lifestyles. Intuitive eating is an approach used by people who are seeking to heal from the side effects of chronic dieting and make food choices without experiencing ...

As dinner approaches each day, many Americans don’t know the answer to the question of what will be on their table that evening. Jeff Glasco, co-founder of Happy Food Co., a meal-kit company based in Overland Park, Kansas, saw an opportunity in that question. “The statistic is that by 4 p.m. each day, 80 percent of people in America don’t ...

The owner of any new business is likely to experience many exciting “firsts,” but one is nerve-wracking enough to give even the most resilient entrepreneur a few sleepless nights. When do you hire that first employee? “I think that every hire I made, I thought I was going to run out of money,” recalled Anne Cull, founder of ThinkViral, a ...

Startup Missouri will host its first Startup Missouri Expo on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel St. Louis-Chesterfield. This trade show is designed to connect new entrepreneurs and startup businesses with resources to help them develop, manage, maintain and improve their businesses. Register for Startup Expo The Startup Expo is a new venture under the brand of Startup Missouri, ...

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About five years ago, Sarah Schlafly was in search of a protein source she could feel good about — one that was less taxing on the environment to produce than meat and better for her body. She soon landed on insect protein. More specifically, crickets. “The more research I did, the more I learned about how people around the world ...

Dottie Burkemper’s cats were driving her crazy back in 2014. Burkemper, who is in her 90s, couldn’t keep her feline companions from stealing her dentures and hiding them behind her furniture at her home in south St. Louis County. So, she reached out to her friend’s son, Mike Saigh, who had been an inventor for 40 years as well as ...