Donna Dunlop
I remember the exact day I decided to start the Daily Dog. It was a cold February day and Marshfield was supposed to be underwater due to a tidal surge. I had just been informed that the company I worked for was closing their doors for good. Travelling for work forced me to rely on dog walking, and pet sitting services. Read more>>
Jeffrey Olivier and Cynthia Mecene Olivier
JBC, LLC aka Journey Beyond Creativity was officially launched in April 2016, after 2 years of ideas and planning between two coworkers. These two coworkers wanted to bring joy and happiness to the form of entertainment and events to costumers while utilizing their budget. Read more>>
Jeannette Detwiler
I have always been a bit obsessed with elegant fabrics. My Mimi taught me to sew at age 4 and it’s a skill I’ve used throughout my life to make my own dresses. Around the time I was hoping my now-husband would propose I was inspired to combine my loves of design and dress-making and create a collection of wedding dresses for easy, one of which I eventually wore for my own wedding. Read more>>
Colm O’Brien
I began singing as a very young child and taught myself guitar from around age 15. In May 1996 I made the decision to turn professional with my music while playing with rock band Fatal Flower in Dublin. In order to make a living, we decided to move to the U.S. in November 1999. Read more>>
Bob Habel
My wife, Deborah and I were both in the corporate world. I retired in 1993 after 32 plus years and Deborah after 26 years left through downsizing a few years later. We were both in the fast-paced information industry. A far cry from retail sales and selling penny candy! Read more>>
Liz Theresa
I LOVE telling my story! I first got my feet wet with online marketing during my graduate school career at Bridgewater State University (BSU.) I’d decided to pursue my Masters there after graduating from Stonehill simply because I didn’t have any hard and fast post-graduate plans. Read more>>
Nicole Bouchard and Kelly Lee
Nicole and Kelly were born and raised in Kingston, MA. Both families knew each other going back generations. As a young girl, Nicole told her parents she wanted to be a hairstylist and have a hair salon someday. When Nicole started working at a young age, she made a name for herself starting by doing prom hair for the high school girls. Read more>>
Alexandra Boncek
I have always loved taking pictures! It wasn’t until friends of mine asked me to take photos of their intimate wedding ceremony on the beach in Falmouth in 2012 when I realized… wow! I love this! Without thinking I would be starting my own business, I borrowed my father-in-laws Canon Rebel camera. Read more>>
Jessica Walsh
Well, I would say my story is one of perfect timing. It was 1999 and I was working in a photo lab printing from film. I met a local photographer who needed some help with weddings so I happily took the job. After some time she told me to take her 35mm camera and just shoot candids of the guests. Read more>>
Jessica Lynch
As a child, I loved to photograph. I made sure to have a disposable camera throughout 90% of my life. As a perfectionist, I loved creating posed visual art — fine tuning every detail. I have an extensive background in birth and pregnancy, so photographing live births as well as maternity and newborns came second nature to me. Read more>>
Casandra Creamer
My inspiration for going to school for aesthetics and opening up my own business is my late sister Meredith. She always had a magic touch and dreamed of going to school for massage therapy, which inspired me to find my own magic touch and help people in her memory. Read more>>
Stephanie Boggier
I was in my mid-20s and a single Mom living in Wellesley, Massachusetts. At the time I was working a pretty high-level stressful job at a Global Consulting Firm in Boston, Mass. I was happy. I had somehow found a way to be a corporate mom, live in a great community and provide well for my daughter, Cassandra. Read more>>
Gislaine and Wagner Soares
I am 30 years old from Brazil, in January of 2005 I arrived in Boston for the purpose of working and learning English, living in Boston for three weeks I met my husband Wagner Soares, In February I moved to Plymouth. on May 28, 2005, we were married, God gave us 4 beautiful and blessed children. Read more>>
Edward Borash
We started in 1979. I didn’t have money after graduating from Salem State University. I had a close friend that was the drummer for the rock group Boston. He lent me $25,000 and I paid him back $50,000. He always told me it was his best investment. Our first year in business we broke sales records for Sir Speedy Corporate. Read more>>
Jean Adams
After a 20-year nursing career, I decided to continue caring for people but in a different way. I wanted to pursue something I was really passionate about. Aesthetics! I spent 12 years working at a dermatology practice as a high volume injector until it seemed like time to start my own business. Read more>>
Jeanne Campbell
I had a small dog walking and pet sitting business and had always dreamed of having a daycare but like so many other things in life, the timing never seemed right.Life gets in the way and you put things off. In May of 2015 life gave me a slap in the face with reality, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Read more>>
DJ Richmond and Chad Goldstein
DJ Richmond: Soon after graduating with my bachelor’s degree in Finance from Suffolk University, I started working for one of the largest commercial real estate companies in the world. While working in the Finance and Accounting departments, I was able to see how profitable certain real estate investments products were, both REIT’s and the physical property themselves. Read more>>
Claire Hughes
For years I’ve wanted to run my own service-based business that had to serve the community, be helpful to people and be rewarding not only to myself but my clients. Years back, I started with an idea of having a personal concierge business that would allow me to meet different people, help them with everyday tasks and make a difference in their lives. Read more>>
Jennifer Burgess (Hart)
I have my own disability from a birth injury, Left sided Hemi paresis that I hide pretty well with proper exercise and wanted to be in the medical field, It was very hard for me so I wanted to do something for special populations and individuals post-surgery (non-medical). Read more>>
