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Aspen HR to join ETA Deal Team Day in New York City
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Aspen HR will participate in ETA Deal Team Day: NYC on June 24, where searchers, investors, lenders and advisors will discuss entrepreneurship through acquisition and small business deals.
20four7VA lands on Inc. 5000 Honor Roll after fifth straight year
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20four7VA ranked No. 3,943 on the 2026 Inc. 5000, earning Honor Roll status after five consecutive appearances on the annual list.
MyLocalPress.com launches to help revive local news in small towns
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MyLocalPress.com has launched a publishing platform aimed at independent journalists and community publishers in small towns, rural areas and underserved markets.
Lovell Government Services lands fifth Inc. 5000 honor in 2026
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Lovell Government Services was named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 for the fifth time, after posting more than $150 million in revenue and expanding its federal healthcare distribution footprint.
Vendorship marks year of growth with Capitol visit, awards and TEDx talk
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Vendorship Inc. says it closed a transformative year with a U.S. Capitol advocacy visit, national awards for founder and CEO Dr. Nazeera Dawood, and an executive promotion.
Refugee fashion documentary FABRIC heads to Los Angeles premiere
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FABRIC, a short documentary about a Paris atelier training refugees for careers in fashion, will premiere July 30 at the 2026 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival.
Nékter Juice Bar opens Manteca location with $5 smoothie deal
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Nékter Juice Bar is opening a new store in Manteca on Aug. 29, adding to its Northern California footprint with launch-day discounts, a raffle and a ribbon cutting.
Bradenton Estrella Insurance franchisee hits growth milestones through service-first approach
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Sharon Roman and her husband, Albert Rosales, have built one of Estrella Insurance’s top-performing agencies in Bradenton, Florida, in just three years.
Desktop File Box Felt Market Seen Reaching $2.44 Billion by 2030
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The desktop file box felt market is projected to grow from $1.61 billion in 2025 to $2.44 billion by 2030 as remote work, e-commerce and small business growth drive demand for office organization products.
AACS welcomes delay in federal rule for beauty and massage programs
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The American Association of Career Schools says a new U.S. Department of Education rule will delay implementation for cosmetology, barbering and massage therapy programs by at least a year.
Dark Horse CPAs hires Keaton Trager as associate principal
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Dark Horse CPAs has hired Keaton Trager into its Principal Accelerator Program, where he will build an SMB accounting and advisory practice.
Justice 4 Herb blasts Hawaiʻi health department hemp crackdown
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Justice 4 Herb condemned a new Hawaiʻi Department of Health enforcement push targeting hemp retailers, warning that inspections, embargoes and product destruction could hit small businesses before a federal judge rules on a pending injunction.
FasterDone raises $2 million to scale AI productivity platform
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FasterDone is raising $2 million with support from FasterCapital to expand an AI productivity platform that pairs task automation with a freelancer marketplace.
Live Ready unveils RADAR threat-recognition system for business owners
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Live Ready founder Sam Rosenberg has introduced RADAR, a situational awareness system designed to help business owners and families spot danger early and avoid violence.
Waggoner Diagnostics earns SDVOSB status
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Waggoner Diagnostics has been designated a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, a milestone the Bentonville, Arkansas company says reflects its veteran roots and long-running work in color vision testing.
Forward Edge-AI wins Air Force Phase I STTR for chemical and biological threat detection
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Forward Edge-AI has won a U.S. Air Force Phase I STTR award with Sam Houston State University to advance Blaise, an AI-powered Raman spectroscopy platform for detecting chemical and biological threats.
ArcStone wins WOSB certification, expands federal contracting access
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ArcStone has earned Women-Owned Small Business certification from the U.S. Small Business Administration, opening the Minneapolis agency to more federal set-aside contracting opportunities.
Lumenary Pro launches franchise model for permanent outdoor lighting
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Lumenary Pro is rolling out a franchise opportunity from Green Bay, Wisconsin, to expand its permanent outdoor lighting business through local owners nationwide.
TB2 Aerospace demos autonomous cargo delivery for Air Force airfield defense
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TB2 Aerospace said June 30, 2026, that it demonstrated its DROPS payload system with the U.S. Air Force 820th Base Defense Group at a Colorado airfield.
Usha Boddapu spotlighted for AI leadership and inclusive growth
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Influential Women is featuring Usha Boddapu, the president and CEO of Esolvit and chief AI scientist at Arytic, for her work in enterprise technology, artificial intelligence and community-focused leadership.
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