Lizzie purchased an existing business to open a unique, charming, friendly neighborhood comics and games store located right across from the historic Senator Theatre.  They sell new and vintage comics, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, collectibles, and comic book supplies.  A proud community member, they also open their store to the neighborhood to host game nights and other community events. For more information visit: Amazing.com or call: 410-889-6005. Amazing Spiral Comics & Games is located on: 5851 York Road, Baltimore, MD

The love of food is not a new concept for Danae.  Growing up in a Mennonite home, she was taught to love all things food.  Her Mom taught her the valuable life lessons of how to make amazing food from scratch, how to host fantastic parties, and that nearly anything can be made better by adding a little bit more butter. For more information visit: CharmedRestaurant.com or call: 443-835-2803. Charmed Restaurant is located on: 824 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD

Cenita opened LIFE Prep Early Learning Center in the Patterson Park Neighborhood in Baltimore City in 2020. LIFE Prep Early Learning Center provides a safe learning environment for children from two through five years old, incorporating educational adventures that maximize the full potential of each child, no matter the learning style. Cenita has two decades of experience in the education field and has extensive experience in special education. Cenita is proud to bring her specialized services to Baltimore and to help the City’s children learn and grow. For more information visit: LifePrepEarlyLearningCenters.com or call 410-646-8617. LIFE Prep Early Learning Center… Learn More

Jeff and Tammie Faille have owned The Street Kitchen food truck and catering business since September 2017. They were sitting around with friends one night and talked about buying a food truck and how much fun that would be. A month later they were driving to Pa to pick up an old bread truck. Once they got home, they still had a lot of research to do. Who is the best person to build our truck? How are we going to finance this project? Within 6 months and a lot of help, with several businesses such as SBA and Maryland… Learn More

Born in Queens, New York, Danielle G. VanRiel—affectionately known as Dani—knew early that there was a “business woman” within her. At 17, after completing high school a year early, Dani enlisted in the Army where she was deployed to countries such as Kuwait as a Generator Mechanic. After two enlistments she hit the ground running. She completed the Cosmetology program, received her A.A. in Business Administration, has received training in financial planning and is currently the successful owner of Mirror Mirror Salon in Cambridge, MD. The salon is now in its 13th year. She believes that when someone is confident… Learn More

Vinessa Williams was born on October 6th, 1995 in Cambridge, MD to parents, Daisey and Frankco Batson. She spent her first few years of her childhood in the town of Laurel, DE before her family eventually relocated to Delmar, DE, where she attended both Middle and High School. After Vinessa’s Sophomore year, her family once again relocated to Wicomico County. It was there that she truly established herself as an impactful member of her community after graduating from Wicomico High School. At the age of 21, Vinessa had already began her pursuit into entrepreneurship by opening her first daycare center… Learn More