Submissions: Which Small Businesses Do You Love?

In anticipation of Hello Etsy, a summit on small business and sustainability, we teamed up with Etsy to ask you which local businesses you love. We received tons of great

Julep's

Bartender Bobby Kruger of Julep's concocting an unnamed drink for adventurous foodies on a Real Richmond food tour of Shockoe Bottom.

Photo and caption submitted by Diana Fakhouri

Tap Water

Racquel Youtzy lives in the Leslieville district of Toronto, Canada and was upset by the waste she saw in single use plastic water bottles everywhere she looked. Instead of sitting back, she decided to do something about it, so two ye

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams

Goat Cheese and Cherries, Lemon and Blueberries, Askinosie Chocolate. These are just a couple flavors that magnetized me to begin working for this amazing company. Jeni Britton Bauer, co-founder and owner of Jeni&

Akinz

Hardly a day goes by that I am not wearing at least one article of clothing or accessory from Akinz (right now, I’m wearing Akinz cute blue flower earrings). It always fits my style and comfort. Plus, I’m Akinz’s biggest

Ted Drewes

I won't pretend to be a St. Louis native and steal this one from the wonderful people of STL, but as a baseball fan and the product of two parents who showed me that there is nothing more satisfying than a concrete (Blizzard-like