‘Sweet’ business born out of vanilla-making hobby
Taylor Ernster turned a hobby into a business, when he started Vanilla Bean Kings in the basement of his home over a decade ago. In 2022 the business landed itself on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in the U.S.
Short-dial numbers reach universal connections quickly
Decades ago, a person could dial the last four digits of a phone number to call someone in their same three-digit exchange. Just last year all calls in South Dakota require dialing 10 digits.
‘BAD’ Grandma turns crafting passion into ‘good’ business
Beverly Duffel found her true calling by turning her passion for crafting into her own business, Crafts by BAD Grandma. With family support and great internet services, she successfully runs her business from the comfort of her home.
How to stay safe in this social media world
Be aware of tactics scammers may use to defraud you, such as creating duplicate social media pages of your account. Keeping your social media accounts safe is important, so here are a few keys to help.
Creative rural woodworker follows family footsteps in custom cabinetry
Brian Gronli, a third-generation woodworker, and the owner of Gronli Cabinetry, meets high demands in the Dell Rapids and Sioux Falls areas with his creativity and hard work. Gronli Cabinetry aspires to make customer ideas come to life.
esports: Millions watch as others compete in online video gaming
Professional competitive gaming or esports (short for Electronic Sports) rivals the NBA, MLB, and YouTube for live viewership. Just one platform, Twitch, has more than 30 million daily users and over 9 million monthly broadcasters.
Local Working Cows podcast helps cattle producers maximize their operations
Clay Conry and his family have found success producing a podcast that reflects their lifestyle in the countryside of Mud Butte. Working Cows is currently downloaded between 30,000 and 40,000 times per month. The podcast highlights the most profitable ways for the agricultural and ranching lifestyle.
Understanding cloud storage & ensuring it’s safe, secure
Cloud storage is a service that allows for storing data by transferring it over the internet or other networks to an offsite storage system maintained by a third party.
Shop strives to ‘meat’ customer needs & inspire cooking, grilling
Casey Remmers and his business partner opened Creekside Meats in October 2021. “We chose to start our business in Hartford, because the city has seen a lot of growth, and it’s a perfect-sized community where you can get to know your customers,” Casey says. The business hopes to inspire these customers to spend more time cooking and grilling good food for family and friends.
‘Seedy’ Reputation
Performance Seed in Midland blends, bags and ships one million pounds of bird seed each week. Their innovative bag design and use of local railroad helps them supply the country with quality bird seed from South Dakota.