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Two friends and experienced graphic designers - one on Cincinnati, one in L.A. -  are turning their passions into unique and fun paper products catching the eyes of mothers and hostesses in the Queen City and beyond.

A former Kroger auditor took a look at the couponing process and decided to start a company that mixes the web, mobile apps and individual buying habits to better link consumers and companies.

Artfully adorning the products of major international alcoholic beverage brands are the high-quality labels produced by Eurostampa, an Italian-owned company with North American headquarters based in Roselawn.

As a cash-strapped graduate student at UC, entrepreneur Marie McCabe's reputation among friends for her delectable homemade granola became the essential ingredient in her own survival, which she cleverly bartered for goods and services such as a new bike and the occasional computer repair. Three years and three kitchens later, McCabe's is a "growing, thriving granola machine" with national distribution. 

With a business model akin to well-known online travel agencies, VenueAgent enables betrothed couples to book the best venues in town (often at bargain prices) while relieving event vendors of worrisome vacancies. . . a marital match made in heaven.

For 56 percent of Americans, the “best part of waking up” is still the soothing aroma of a fresh pot of roasted coffee, and Seven Hills Coffee of Cincinnati can take credit for getting many of us off to that same good start each morning. 

After years of making her own soaps and lotions at home, Robin Feltner turned a well-honed hobby into an eco-chic bath and body company that relies on high-quality, natural ingredients.

No, your weekly Soapbox is not getting into the beauty care industry. However, two sisters chose a great name when they started their own premium, natural soap company after designing soap at home to battle dry skin problems. They now have two shop locations and travel to festivals around Greater Cincinnati selling their bath and body products.

You've been told not to judge a book by its cover. But we all judge a product by its package. StratusGroup creates better product packaging for the pharmaceutical, health and beauty, and food and beverage markets - both paperboard packages and pressure-sensitive labels. A commitment to precision and innovation allows StratusGroup to add value to brands with packages that pop.

Twenty years after launching a company that meets the needs of the local design community, downtown Cincinnati's Singer Showroom is using innovative marketing feedback to foster future growth.

A Cincinnati area family with a love of healthy food has created a line of frozen and refrigerated gourmet vegan foods that mix flavor, nutrition and whole ingredients.

The Wolf Group is a one-of-a-kind business that started out in the founder and president’s home in the late 1980s. Today the business is home to a 17,000 sq. ft. facility in Blue Ash where dozens of trained palates taste, as well as touch, smell and test a host of food, personal care and other products for companies who want to make them better.