From Hometown Roots to Community Healing How Life Balance Counseling & Wellness Turned a Shared Vision into a Thriving Mental Health Hub—with the Help of SBA 504 Financing. When Jessica Dergance and Danielle Stoddard talk about Life Balance, it’s clear this...
Le Village in Des Plaines, IL: A Thriving Business Reshaping Work-Life Balance for Parents Liz and Andy Bruss, a dynamic husband-and-wife duo from Park Ridge, Illinois, turned a personal need into a thriving business that’s reshaping work-life balance for parents....
A Legacy of Business Ownership When Billy Banks of Elkhart, Indiana acquired General Machine in 2025, it wasn’t just a business move—it was the next chapter in a lifelong entrepreneurial journey. Coming from a legacy of business ownership…his grandfather founded the...
The undeniable parallels between motherhood and entrepreneurial excellence explain why so many women possess an innate capacity for startup success. The tenacity, leadership, discipline, dedication, resilience, process-minded mentality, and self-esteem honed through...
In 2008, Catherine Tojaga opened CT Mechanical (CTM), an innovative, woman-owned HVAC construction business. Catherine, a Registered Professional Engineer and Registered Energy Professional with a background in design engineering, started CT Mechanical with the idea...
