Our city is home to so many incredible businesses and so we asked the founders how they came up with the ideas for their businesses and have shared their responses below.

Ashley Sassone | Notary Public & Loan Signing Agent

I’ve worked in real estate industry for almost 15 years, and I learned that a “preferred notary” isn’t traditionally considered an integral part of the real estate transaction. Real estate agents have preferred lenders, preferred home inspectors, but what about preferred notaries? Read more>>

Christina Jusu | Hair stylist & Entrepreneur

I have been braiding since i was a little child, my grandma always said when she used to braid the hair other peoples hair, i would always sit next to her with my barbie doll and braid its hair as i watch her. I have always had a passion for braiding. I always loved wathing my clients reactions when I finish thier hair. I knew that I always wanted to make anyone who sits in my chair to feel beautiful and confident once they leave my chair. That was the idea and vision behind me starting my business. Read more>>

Mr. and Mrs. Ball | Entrepreneurs

Starting a business to create generational wealth has always been one of our goals. I, Mr. Ball was living in New Jersey at the time, I was in a Barbershop selling clothes and a guy was like that shirt is official. It was how he said the phrase is what stuck in my head and what I heard was OFISHO, I wrote it down as I heard, my wife and I came up with a business plan, Read more>>