Posts by Brienne Maner

Scott Perkins always wanted to be a small-business owner. All it took was the decision to make Bravo Youth Sports LLC, a company that makes full-functioning LED message boards, his…

The four companies going through the Zeal Growth Accelerator have about one month left before their big pitch to investors. From businesses focused on young people to those trying to…

After realizing that students were struggling to use grammar in everyday writing, three teachers at Harrisburg North Middle School decided to create another way of teaching the subject. Together, Kelly…

A prototype of a smaller solar generator, the Maverick (right), has been developed by Peppermint Energy, which started with the Forty2 (left). A Sioux Falls startup that began by selling…

After more than a decade of working in corporate health care, Trisha Dohn decided to launch her own independent wellness company to help businesses create customized wellness programs that work.…

The Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship has chosen four companies to participate in its Zeal Growth Accelerator, which launches June 29. A panel of Zeal’s partners heard pitches from seven early stage companies…

A technology to treat peripheral vascular disease that was developed in a Sioux Falls lab and acquired by Avera has been approved for clinical trials. The U.S. Food and Drug…

The Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship is excited to partner with Eide Bailly in its 2017 accelerator program. Eide Bailly will offer accounting and other services to the businesses selected to…

The Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship is proud to partner with The First National Bank in Sioux Falls in a strategic relationship to support entrepreneurship initiatives and foster innovation. The bank’s…

The Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship recently welcomed several new board members, including Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce president Jason Ball. He shared more with us about his vision for…