NECESSITY & FRIENDSHIP ARE THE SECRET INGREDIENTS Wyandot, Inc. started from a dream to keep the family farm of W. Hoover and Ava Brown going. “With our farm income depressed, and with Ava’s encouragement, I decided to go into the popcorn processing business. We thought this would bolster our income and, at the same time, […]
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Sims Brothers
RECYCLING…FAMILY-STYLE Sims Brothers, Inc. started with nothing but a wagon and a dream. During the 1920’s, two elementary school-aged brothers, out of economic necessity, started collecting scrap metals and waste paper throughout the city of Marion, Ohio. Using a small hand-pulled wagon, Carl and Donald Sims sold the materials to a local scrap processor. From […]
Hessler’s Screen Printing and More
SMALL BUSINESS THRIVES LOCALLY AND ON THE ROAD. . “It’s hard to believe that in seven short years we have come from running the business out of our basement, to our very own building with 6 employees. I guess we are kind of a small business success story,” said Kim Hessler. . In 2008, Kim […]
