Posts Tagged "Indie Acts of Kindness"

Indie Acts of Kindness: Rosa’s Pays It Forward

Indie Acts of Kindness: Rosa’s Pays It Forward

Would you spend an extra dollar on your next meal in order to feed a homeless person? At Rosa’s Fresh Pizza in Philadelphia, owner Mason Wartman encourages his customers to do just that. His community-friendly business model allows customers to pay it forward with pizza, one hot and fresh slice at a time. Before even turning 30, Wartman left his Wall Street job to start his own pizza shop in…read more →

Full Circle Catering Creates Big Taste with a Small Footprint

Full Circle Catering Creates Big Taste with a Small Footprint

“I decided to jump in with a bunch of great recipe ideas, some wonderful friends, two silver platters and a pretty good mission statement,” she says. “My mission statement was, and still is, based on using local, sustainable goods and leaving as little impact on the environment as possible.” That mission boils down to an even better catchphrase: big taste, little footprint.

The Mower Shop Makes Wishes Come True

The Mower Shop Makes Wishes Come True

Kim and Judy Olson, who have owned The Mower Shop since 1986, know that the event wouldn’t be possible without the support of the community and the enthusiasm for the cause. “For a city of only 80,000 people, raising this amount of money is unheard of,” Kim says.

Sam Wilson Makes Small Business Military-Friendly

Sam Wilson Makes Small Business Military-Friendly

hen Justin South joined the military, he knew he’d be making a serious commitment, in both time and lifestyle. He understood what it all meant for his life, but he couldn’t have known what it would come to mean for his job and his employer.

Independent We Stand
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