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'Waitr, which rebranded as ASAP in August 2022, was at one point considered a Louisiana success story. Founded in Lake Charles in 2013, Waitr was purchased by hospitality industry magnate and Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta for $308 million in May 2018, just before the company was listed on the Nasdaq. Waitr went on to essentially double its footprint later that year when it acquired Minneapolis-based Bite Squad, a move that expanded the company’s reach to more than 500 cities across 22 states.' Read more at: https://lnkd.in/grA9sVsH #Louisiana #LouisianaEntrepreneurship #Entrepreneurship #Bankruptcy
Once considered a Louisiana success story, this company is now weighing bankruptcy
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Co-Founders Of Missouri’s First Black-Owned Brewery Are Looking To Revitalize Kansas City By SAMANTHA DORISCA - AFROTECH The founders of Vine Street Brewing Company are looking to revitalize Kansas City, MO. In June 2023, the business had its grand opening in a 4,800-square-foot facility, KCUR-FM reports. It is now said to be Missouri’s first Black-owned brewery thanks to the vision first conceived by co-founder Kemet Coleman. Coleman had previously worked at the Boulevard Brewing Company in 2013 as a guest representative. At that point, he had little understanding of the various types of beer. “I tried maybe a Boulevard Wheat or something,” Coleman told KCUR-FM. “I really didn’t know the difference between any of the styles, or what was possible with beer.” Ultimately, his curiosity surrounding the historical significance of beer, which he traced back to the Black community, pushed him to start a business in the sector. “When I first discovered that beer was an African invention, that really blew my mind,” Coleman explained to KCUR-FM. “The ancient Egyptians were an evolution of that. It goes tens of thousands of years back in time. African women were essentially the first brewers.” Now, Vine Street Brewing exists to honor the cultural heritage of beer and Kansas City. Coleman is joined by co-founders Elliott Ivory and Woodie Bonds Jr., who initially had hesitations about brewing beer. “This was not the plan. I used to tell people that I would never brew beer. That wasn’t my thing,” Bonds said, via the company’s website. The trio is not only looking to disrupt the industry, but they hope the business will begin revitalizing Kansas City’s historic jazz district. #StartupToScaleUp #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Changemakers #LearningFromTheBest #entrepreneurship #BusinessOwners #diverseentrepreneurs #diversityandinclusion #Entrepreneurs #disabled #disabledentrepreneur #inspire #mindset #business #NYAE2023 #neurodiversity #longtermhealthconditions #businessprogram #creativity #Dyslexia #Dyspraxia #education #Dyscalculia #Diversecreative #TDC #ADHD #training #learning #disabilityawarness
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We've got another local entrepreneur pivoting! When I first spoke with Tyler Rezachek at the start of this year, he had launched a startup called Anti-Mussel. He's shelved that idea for now in order to pursue an entirely new endeavor -- reviving a nearly 80-year-old craft soda company founded in Plymouth. The story behind Hi-Ho Bottling Company, which was founded in 1945 by a World War II veteran, particularly resonated with Rezachek, who is also a veteran. Learn more about the revival of the company below. #entrepreneurship #smallbusiness #manufacturing #craftsoda https://lnkd.in/d2awXZ5p
Plymouth entrepreneurs working to revive decades-old craft soda brand
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This year, WisePies Pizza topped the list of the Texas Exes’ 100 fastest-growing Longhorn businesses, known as the Longhorn 100. Twenty of the 100 businesses were started by #TEXASMoody grads in industries spanning media, technology, food and beverage, and more. Hear how some of these entrepreneurs got their start! bit.ly/2024longhorn100
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Founder & CTO at DataPond | Ph.D. student at the WE lab, TAU | Data scientist focusing on water quality models
I am still trying to decide if to laugh or cry. Liquid Death is now worth over 1.4 billion dollars: https://lnkd.in/emr7UNdH Yes, a company that sells 500-milliliter tallboy beverage cans, prices ranging between 2 to 4 dollars per can, is a unicorn. They are sold everywhere - through the official website, Amazon, Target, and even in my local market (for a ridiculous price of 20 shekels per can, more than a 1.5L Coca-Cola bottle). Yes, they take water, treat it, put it in a fancy and well-branded can, seal it, and sell it—innovation at its best. Yes, Liquid Death achieved $267M in retail sales in 2023, ranks in the top 3 beverage brands globally in social media following with over 7.9M followers across Instagram and TikTok alone, while ranking in the top 1 or 2 brands with the highest sell-through in the water and iced tea categories across Amazon, GoPuff and other platforms (Now I know that you can buy water on these platforms. Great!) My take: 🚱 Brilliant entrepreneurs recognized the loss of public trust in their water companies and their transition to buying non-tap water. 📈 They managed to produce a brand (simple and some would say genius) that appeals to those audiences while adequately utilizing social media for increased exposure and creating demand. 🍋 Taking advantage of crises properly. For example, releasing an iced tea-lemonade beverage named "Armless Palmer" and then renamed it "Dead Billionaire" after Arnold Palmer's family threatened to sue. 🤷🏽♂️ Don't know what else to add. Just shocked #water #innovation #startup #liquiddeath #unicorn #branding
Liquid Death Is Valued at $1.4 Billion in New Financing Round
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This past week we celebrated a journey of innovation, entrepreneurship and personal growth--two decades of creating smiles at Doc Popcorn. As co-founder alongside my husband, Robert Israel, and our former trusted co-pilot "Goose" Rob Flanagan, MA, CFE, we met up to discuss how thrilled we were for the brand to reach this milestone. Although we sold to a strategic partner and exited completely by 2018, it’s still near and dear to our hearts, as are the #franchisees. We hope that the leaders at Dippin' Dots, LLC and J&J Snack Foods Corp will steer the brand and POPrietors authentically through the next 20 twenty years--may there be lots of new memories and successes. Reflecting on this journey, the vision for Doc Popcorn has always been more than a purveyor of fresh, natural popcorn flavors. We knew our "why" before "understanding your why" was a thing! The brand is in the business of creating smiles while offering a healthier snack option in high traffic venues. Where still, even 20 years later, few such options exist--the POPportunity is still there. In the meantime, Rob and I continue our "why" through WisdomWrks to venture into new businesses that are good for people and planet, including advising #franchises, investing in tech platforms like ThriveCoin, and co-founding a medical device company, Lazzaro Medical. Transitioning from "docs" of popcorn to supporting "docs" of medicine with a mission to treat a debilitating disease underscores that entrepreneurial lessons, processes and innovative solutions endure regardless of industry....and..... Nothing about building a new brand is a pretty straight line, there are no overnight successes or short cuts; and it isn't for the faint of heart. But it sure is fun (most of the time). #mondaymotivation #milestone #entrepreneurship
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Celebrating the successful funding of a dynamic restaurant business! With ROK Financial, your entrepreneurial journey becomes a success story waiting to be told. Ready to unlock the potential of your restaurant venture? Let's turn your aspirations into achievements!
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With the post sharing last time, you may understand better the Motion stage of The entrepreneurial journey of my Startup Drinkizz O.N.E. Today, I invite you to read the Engage stage by my co-founder Pierre Bonnet To recap, the Motion focuses on the purpose of a project (see his previous post), The Engage clarifies the actions not to miss to increase chances of success, and that’s the subject of this new post.
The entrepreneurial journey of Drinkizz - The ENGAGE stage - Drinkizz
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This is Chris Hunter. Like me, he was fired by the company he started. Chris and two Ohio State classmates started the beverage company behind FOUR LOKO and Not Your Father’s Root Beer. Both Chicago-based founders, Chris and I connected in 2015. He and I were both somewhat wayward - me having been fired from Protein Bar and him similarly with his company. He then went on to create KOIA, which is a high protein plant based protein drink sold in grocery stores (and Starbucks!) nationwide. Our connection continued to grow as I started Limitless, and we would see each other at frequent natural products industry events. We’ve developed a friendship over the years and I admire and appreciate Chris for a variety of reasons: 1. He and his wife have a true partnership, and I’ve tried to model my marriage (and now fatherhood) from things I’ve observed from him or we have discussed. 2. He’s just plain nice. From small town Ohio, he embodies midwestern values. And he always returns a call and makes time. 3. He has no regrets. I struggle with the regret of almost every decision I’ve made that in hindsight looks bad. He has never looked backwards. The world needs more people like Christopher Hunter. Oh! And he just wrote an awesome book chronicling his entrepreneurial journey “from chaos to clarity.” I’ll drop a link below 👇 📸 he’s also such a beefcake I’m jealous. #cpg #koia #fourloko #proteinbar #founder #entrepreneur
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“You can’t scale an agency” 👉Publicis - $12,5B in revenue and 100,000 employees. “You can’t succeed as a solo founder” 👉 Spanx - founded by Sara Blakely and acquired for $1,2B by Blackstone “You can’t run a company as a couple” 👉 Canva - founded by the couple Melanie Perkins & Cliff Obrecht - valued at $39B “You’re too old to start a new venture” 👉 Ray Kroc - joined McDonald when he was 52 and transformed it into the world's leading fast-food franchise. What if 2024 is the year you prove everyone wrong? Let’s make it our best year ❤️
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