The co-working space was awarded first place in commercial design by ASID. In September 2025, Wayzata welcomed a new way to work. ModernWell, a...
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Business Women’s Circle Gives Entrepreneurs Guidance
Organizations help business owners find guidance, accountability and community. For many an entrepreneurial woman trying to get her business off the...
Q&A With Local Entrepreneur Owner Melissa Murphy
In her 15 years at Target, Melissa Murphy built a career helping employees adopt emerging technologies and use them to work more effectively. Now as...
Support Local Businesses at the Hot Cocoa Stroll
Sip warm refreshments while shopping small on February 21 in downtown Excelsior. The Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Chamber of Commerce and over 20...
Find Waldo at Small Businesses Around Wayzata
Shop owner organizes annual scavenger hunt to promote local businesses. If you like scouring colorful book pages for that bespectacled character...
How ClipDifferent Makes a Difference
Orono-based family business enhances accessibility through the Lil Nipper. ClipDifferent’s story started 40 years ago when founder Tom McMullen had...
Elevate Your Event With Unparalleled Parking
Valet company offers trusted addition to holiday parties and special events. During this time of year, there are plenty of reasons to invite guests...
Sending Smiles Through the Mail
Elevated Boxes brings together local makers for perfectly-culled gift sets. Remember when you were young and looked forward to getting a package in...
Make it Personal with Custom Minnesota Gifts
Intentional gift-giving makes a special mark this holiday season. Since time immemorial, monogramming has been a beloved tradition to add...
“LinkedIn Doctor” Helps Others Evolve Their Online Brands
Navarre artist and business coach Anne Pryor shares her strategies for building a true-to-yourself online brand. When you talk with Anne Pryor, her...
Find Natural and Organic Beauty Products in Excelsior
Therese Thull, creative director and master formulator of local skin care company Rese & Co., has had close to 20 years of experience with skin...
Excelsior Shop’s New Name Reflects Its Mission to Support Survivors
Emma Rose Consignment Boutique is the new moniker of the former Cherie Consignment Boutique. A popular Excelsior boutique—focused not only on...
Excelsior Candle Co. Thrives on Originality and Renewability
Heidi Mueller always had candles in her life. After a decade of jewelry artistry and sewing, Mueller turned to making gifts for loved ones by...
The Creative’s Counsel of Reece Law—a Different Kind of Law Firm
Excelsior attorney Wynne Reece helps local small business owners navigate the legal mazes. “We work so you can dream.” That’s the founding principle...
A Minnetonka Entrepreneur Launches His Own Line of Gourmet Popcorn
Maddy & Maize, a gourmet popcorn company, might be small-batch (it’s produced in handmade batches in a cozy St. Paul kitchen), but it’s...
Minnetonka Resident Seeks to Create a Better Night’s Sleep
Need to hit the reset button on your sleep habits? The Better Pillow might be able to help. The idea for the specially designed pillow was born when...
Good Clean Fun with Evangeline Stacy’s New Sustainable Bath and Body Line
Wayzata massage therapist launches a line of clean bath and body products—and is making the world a better place, too. Evangeline Stacy is one of...
