Fed up with spam, couple launches secure, family-oriented website 
POSTED: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 07:27 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: BoiseKidsList.com, New Business, Todd and Adrienne Disraeli
While there’s so much that’s good about the Internet, the ubiquitous presence of spam and scams is enough to drive the frequent ‘Net user bonkers. A local mother, Adrienne Disraeli, grew so frustrated with the unwanted solicitations she got from using Craigslist she recruited her technology astute husband Todd to help her stop the onslaught. [...]
Green-box company supports frog restoration
POSTED: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 09:41 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: Air Van, Frogbox, New Business, Sarah Artis
A Canadian company with an intriguing name is working to build franchises in the U.S., and Sarah Artis of Boise, in conjunction with Air Van, opened a branch of the firm called Frogbox in the Treasure Valley on July 19. The name is actually very descriptive of the product: it’s a green box, literally, and [...]
A compassionate accounting firm? Yes, say new business partners
POSTED: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 07:21 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: Dot Belveal, Kevin Van Hoesen, New Business, Tax Solutions Northwest
To get his foot in the door, Kevin Van Hoesen volunteered to work at a firm for nothing. In just three weeks, the company recognized his worth and put him on the payroll. Now, Van Hoesen performs payroll and other accounting services after opening his own firm recently with partner Dot Belveal. In fact, Belveal [...]
Daniel Brockett jumps off entrepreneurial ledge
POSTED: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 01:48 PM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: BX Drilling Supply, Daniel Brockett, New Business
One thing you can say about Daniel Brockett, he’s not risk-averse. Brockett departed his steady job at AK Drilling in March and established his own business in Boise in June. “I just left and jumped off a cliff,” he said. “You jump and hope a net appears. You’ve got every penny you’ve got risked on [...]
Go barefoot, learn Nia at new business, The Dojo
POSTED: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 10:45 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: Britta von Tagen, New Business, Nia, Randy Stillman, The Dojo
The building where Randy Stillman and Britta von Tagen have located their new business possesses an intriguing history. The structure at 1512 N. 10th St. in Boise’s North End started out as a grocery store in 1903; over the years housed such everyday businesses as an upholstery shop and electronic contractor; was the site of [...]
Alex Furioso improves his business savvy
POSTED: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 07:57 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: Alex Furioso, Human Bean, New Business
Alex Furioso congratulates himself on the knowledge he gained as a 20-year-old manager of Starbucks coffee franchises in New York and San Diego. He said it helps him now in his new business: owning and managing the Human Bean coffee franchise drive-through at 9162 W. Emerald in Boise. “I run the place differently now in [...]
New venture means husband gets his garage back
POSTED: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 10:30 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: Irene Woodworth, New Business, Redesign Boise Boutique
When Irene Woodworth considered opening a boutique in Boise, a friend asked her, “But what makes you different?” The friend was implying that if Woodworth didn’t have some novel way to stand out in a crowded field of trendy shops and boutiques, there was no valid reason to open another. But Woodworth knows her place. [...]
Locate Express: a business based on efficiency
POSTED: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 10:51 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: Doug Joseph, Locate Express, New Business
Doug Joseph is a self-employed local investor and man of ideas who comes from a long line of enterprising people. “I think about a lot of ways of making things better,” he said. One of the most recent ideas churning in his head was inefficiency, particularly in the trades businesses – getting hold of a [...]
Roles reverse when employee buys awards business
POSTED: Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 10:34 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: A/J Awards, In the Bag Promotions and Awards, Lori Reading, New Business
Lori Reading once worked for Elizabeth Reisch, owner of A/J Awards in Nampa. For seven years, Boisean Reading made the daily commute to Canyon County for her job at the awards company. Now Reisch works part time for Reading, who renamed the business and moved it to Boise at a location just six minutes from [...]
From Boise, HugeMagnet rep draws clients to SEO firm
POSTED: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 10:44 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: Darin Stubbs, HugeMagnet, New Business
With a car, a home office, a cell phone and an Internet connection, Darin Stubbs has been working since February as the director of business development in the Boise area for HugeMagnet, a California-based search engine optimization company. Stubbs said the opening of the local branch won’t officially take place until June, but he has [...]
