The first step to starting a business is deciding to start a business. They say the first step is the hardest and in our experience this is especially true when it comes to starting a business. Getting over the mental roadblocks can be tough, often harder to overcome than the challenges you’ll face once you actually start the business. Fellow entrepreneurs share their thoughts below.

Stephanie Foster | Owner, Steph’s Toffee Shop

I was in the oil and gas industry during covid and when the price of oil tanked. I eventually lost my job. I really wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. I had actually been praying for a few years. “Lord, please show me where I should be and what I should be doing. And please Lord, if it happens to be in the food industry that would be really great too.” I happened to go out to dinner with my girlfriends for a friend’s birthday. Read more>>

Dianna Wacasey | Founder, Momo’s Secrets & Simply Magic

Let me start by telling you where I am today: I am on a mission to help others create a healthier, toxic-free home for their families. And I do it by sharing my research and understanding of the ingredients and contaminants in the household cleaning products used and offer a natural product solution to the problem. My story is a bit different from others. I didn’t wake up one day with the idea to start a business. My business evolved from me creating a solution to multiple problems my family faced; health issues (asthma, allergies, and eczema). Read more>>

Beatrice Brigitte | Producer, Writer and Director.

The thought process behind starting my own business was primarily focused on doing things differently in Hollywood. It’s not so much about what we do, but HOW we do it. The industry has a very interesting way of doing business, especially dominating artists and controlling a lot of the output. The Arcane Company is focused on creating an ethically focused environment and is strict on doing things right from the get-go. Read more>>

Diana & Marlen Soriano | Lash artist’s

My sister and I decided that it was time to finally open our own lash studio , after working over 4 plus years for someone else .We knew it wasn’t going to easy but we had to take a risk and start working on our dreams and goals in life. Read more>>