This Month’s Featured Article
Dear Main Street Magazine Readers
Dear Main Street Magazine readers,
First off, thank you so much for reading this issue that has turned into our largest issue to date at 84 pages. It was last spring that Viviann Berlinghoff called me up and asked if I’d ever consider featuring young entrepreneurs because she’s very passionate about the topic. After some brainstorming and then working on this issue for over five months, what you’ve just read are 30 interviews with incredible business people that all hail from our region. All of these folks took a leap of faith and bet on themselves when they started their businesses before they turned 30. You’ll notice that some of these businesses are young or newly started while others are well-established and some even have over a decade under their belts at this point. Regardless of how long they’ve been at it, they are all incredible and so inspiring. We hope that you too enjoy learning about the incredibly talented people who call this area home while they hone their crafts and offer us their products and services.
I would like to make special note to specifically thank five amazing businesses who are the sponsors of this issue. Further, I’d appreciate it, if you’re so inclined, to give them a “thank you” if you’re able. These five businesses are in many ways pillars in their respective communities with their own fascinating origin stories and contributions to our region. Speaking with them, they all shared such joy, excitement and positivity when it came to discussing businesses in our region, especially young businesses. It is for that reason that I asked them to also share some advice, and I think that there’s definitely something for all of us to learn from them. Thank you so much to Associated Lightning Rod, Berlinghoff Contracting, Elyse Harney Real Estate, Four Silos Land Management, and Hammertown for helping us make this issue so amazing and full of inspiring stories of people taking a chance while betting on themselves.
Thank you to everyone for reading and supporting us. Thank you to our advertisers who enable us to give this magazine away for free! As always, please support our advertisers because without them, we wouldn’t exist! Thank you to our readers and supporters. And thank you to all entrepreneurs out there who inspire me personally each and every day. It’s a staunch reminder that if you work hard, anything is possible. Here’s to always reaching for the stars!
Thank you for reading and supporting us,
Thorunn Kristjansdottir, owner of Main Street