Jessica Ollis says she and her Husband Chris had wanted to start a business together since they got married. It took them some time to find the right business and the right time. “You have to be …

Focus on providing a product or service no one else offers. Kirk Stange, Founding Partner of Stange Law Firm says they developed their business plan around doing things differently than their …

“I’m a huge believer in Public ReIations. I’m also a huge believer in junkyard dog publicity. I unabashedly call myself a junkyard dog,” says Lisa Rau, Director of PR/Publicity for Silver …

“I go to work every day because I go to work and I feel like it’s my family,” says Dianne Davis, owner of DL Media and one of Springfield Business Journal’s Most Influential Women for 2017. …

“While I grew up in Ozark Fence Company, after taking ownership, the company looked a lot different,” says Joe Everest, owner of Ozark Fence & Supply Co., LLC. Growing up in the family business, …

Michael Nesbitt, President of Nesbitt Construction, says he learned valuable lessons about work ethic and business from his father. Whether or not his father, Bill Nesbitt, founder of Nesbitt Construction, intended to prepare his eight-year old son …