success story Archives - onSMB

Success Story: Pride Products – a Thriving Promotional Products Company

Ivan Widjaya — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 06:54:05 +0000

Promotional products, corporate gifts and giveaways are still prominent in business marketing and branding efforts. Unfortunately, it’s not easy to start a small business in this industry. Indeed, the market is huge: It’s a $19 billion market with virtually no barrier to entry, which means everyone can jump into the promo products and giveaways market

The post Success Story: Pride Products – a Thriving Promotional Products Company appeared first on onSMB.

Success Story: Om Aroma & Co.

Ivan Widjaya — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:03:42 +0000

Angela Jia Kim, Founder and CEO of NYC-based Om Aroma & Co., shares her secrets to success in building a spa boutique small business. We have been in this situation before: We create a business plan, covering every possible aspect we could think of. We thought that we have created a winning business plan, simply

The post Success Story: Om Aroma & Co. appeared first on onSMB.

Success Story: TerraCycle Recycles and Upcycles Garbage into Money

Ivan Widjaya — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 09:31:12 +0000

Can we make money out of other people’s garbage? Well, according to Tom Szaky, the answer is yes, absolutely. Tom is the Founder/CEO of TerraCycle, a successful small business which turns garbage into useful products and, eventually, money. Solving garbage problems Tom started TerraCycle about 10 years ago, and it’s still running and thriving today

The post Success Story: TerraCycle Recycles and Upcycles Garbage into Money appeared first on onSMB.

Success Story: Toys with Love

Ivan Widjaya — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 09:00:11 +0000

Did you know why running a small business is fun? Well, there are many reasons, but for Gail and Stacey Rogers, it’s all fun and play in their business. Gail and her daughter Stacey are the owners of Chester, NJ, USA local business, Toys with Love. They sell quality toys, including their very own line

The post Success Story: Toys with Love appeared first on onSMB.

Success Story: CitySlips

Ivan Widjaya — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:50:42 +0000

Quite often, successful small businesses were born out of a necessity. This is also the case for CitySlips, a New York City-based brand which is nationally known for its compact and convenient line of footwear. Both standing at 5’2″ tall, Susie Levitt and Katie Shea, both college friends, like to wear high heels. However, as

The post Success Story: CitySlips appeared first on onSMB.

Success Story: Oyler’s Speed Shop – Old School Hot Rod and Bike Shop

Ivan Widjaya — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:23:24 +0000

Are you interested in starting a small business in custom hot rod, custom bike or Kustom Kulture niches? Or are you simply looking for an inspiration? Meet Josh ‘Frankenstein’ Oyler, the owner of Oyler’s Speed Shop, Broomfield CO, USA. This is his success story. Josh is coming from an auto-lover family. He followed the footpath

The post Success Story: Oyler’s Speed Shop – Old School Hot Rod and Bike Shop appeared first on onSMB.

Success Story: Murray’s Cheese

Ivan Widjaya — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:24:20 +0000

If you wonder how a small business can grow into a solid medium business, Rob Kaufelt, the Owner of Murray’s Cheese, can show you how. Established since 1940 on Greenwich Village, Lower Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA it’s not only surviving the ups and downs of the economy, but also thriving. Thanks to Rob

The post Success Story: Murray’s Cheese appeared first on onSMB.

Success Story: The Abingdon Co.

Ivan Widjaya — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 16:02:32 +0000

Have you been in a situation in which you have to break stereotypes on daily basis? Ms. Abingdon is in that situation and she breaks stereotypes every day. Chelsea “Abingdon” Welch is the founder of The Abingdon Co. offering high quality, luxury watches for women who are adventurous and love to travel. She is passionate

The post Success Story: The Abingdon Co. appeared first on onSMB.

Success Story: iCracked

Ivan Widjaya — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:44:23 +0000

Your necessity can be a major drive to starting up a small business and opening up the door to success. Just ask A.J. Forsythe, the Founder and CEO of iCracked. Indeed, iCracked was born out of a necessity. A.J. has this habit of breaking his iPhone screen, and finally fed up paying $200 for a

The post Success Story: iCracked appeared first on onSMB.

Success Story: Vurge Jewellery

Ivan Widjaya — Mon, 27 May 2013 09:16:42 +0000

Australian entrepreneur Tessa Hartnett is the owner of a successful online store, Vurge Jewellery, and several other online stores – 8 of them – mainly wedding-focused, such as Bridal Jewellery HQ and Bowties Inc. She shares her story, as well as some valuable tips on how to establish an online store which sources products to

The post Success Story: Vurge Jewellery appeared first on onSMB.