Ice 2 Go, LLC

C.A. and Denise Counts were looking for a small business they could run that had the potential for growth and expansion. They quickly thought of a product line everyone needs, ice and water. This led the couple to found Ice 2 Go, LLC in 2016. Their first location is on Pine Street in Poplar...

Travellers House Coffee LLC

For Greg Venturella, it was a three-year journey to founding Travellers House Coffee LLC. In the process of starting on the path to another career, Greg realized he had a strong belief that coffee is what connects people. He changed course and opened the coffee shop in 2015. Greg believes a...

Andy Williams Performing Arts Center and Theatre

The Andy Williams Performing Arts Center and Theatre offers guests a wide variety of performers throughout the year, reaching almost every entertainment genre. This year, over 500 shows are scheduled.

Owner Jimmy Osmond began his entrepreneurial and performing career as the youngest...

CoMo Premium Exteriors

This business spotlight starts with a single home renovation. CoMo Premium Exteriors owner, Elias Abadi purchased an old house six years ago with the intention to flip it. About that time, Columbia was hit with a hail storm. As he was replacing the roof on his flipper, many people stopped by to...

Collins Brothers LLC

Jordan and Jonathan Collins started out mowing lawns together as teenagers and even completed a few construction jobs. Soon, the brothers began investing and generating real estate. By 2008, the duo formed Collins Brothers LLC, which has now grown into a thriving local company that owns more than...

Marco Construction Products

After 12 years of selling construction products for a St. Louis-based company, Megan and Todd Marchi witnessed firsthand their belief that Southeast Missouri needed a construction products and equipment distributor. So, in 2010, the couple filled that niche and opened Marco Construction Products...

Sunny Hills Garden Center

Jon and Jeni Albert opened Sunny Hills Garden Center in 2012, and you could say business is “blooming.” This Branson-area nursery offers landscaping for your home or business and displays hundreds of different shrubs, plants and flowers. The Alberts also enjoy working with their customers and...

Magnolias Bridal Boutique

Almost immediately after she hung the “We are Open” sign on the door, Renee Clements had many newly engaged brides scurrying to her storefront to see what Cape’s newest bridal boutique had to offer. Once inside Magnolias Bridal Boutique, Clements says customers quickly experience top-notch...

The Willow Branch

Every time a customer walks into The Willow Branch, owner Marte Becker makes it her goal to have that person eventually leave saying, “I can afford to make my home beautiful now, thanks to Willow Branch.” Marte strives to offer unique yet affordable home décor and more in her store she opened...

Arabella Day Spa

Ashley McGill opened Arabella Day Spa in 2013 and quickly learned she had found her dream job. McGill says she enjoys making others feel less stressed with the variety of spa and salon services her business offers, let alone the relaxed atmosphere they will experience when stepping inside the day...