by Dakota Business Lending | Oct 15, 2021 | Success Stories, Featured
Growing up with a mother and two grandmothers who had a love for all things botanical, Teale Wold knew one thing: she had no interest in flowers or plants herself. So how did she become the owner and founder of Watford City’s only floral shop? That’s a...
by Dakota Business Lending | Sep 15, 2021 | Featured, Success Stories
Mechelle Mortenson has always had a love for shopping. But as time went on, this mother of four grew frustrated with the fact that she had to travel great lengths in order to find her favorite brands. Fueled with a desire to make a change, Mechelle began looking into...
by Dakota Business Lending | Aug 20, 2021 | Success Stories, Featured
One could say that farming and entrepreneurship runs in Brian Engstrom’s blood. A fourth-generation farmer, Brian’s family farming history dates back to the late 1880s. Nearly 20 years ago, he began raising dry beans with his father. Since then, he has...
by Dakota Business Lending | Jul 16, 2021 | Success Stories, Featured
Kent Bloms and Adam Hoffman were just two college students at Minot State University who had their own DJ companies. While in college as disc jockeys, they each put together and hosted dances for college students. As they each continued to host these dances...
by Dakota Business Lending | Jun 14, 2021 | Success Stories, Featured
Drs. Dori Carlson and Mark Helgeson always say that they “had to go a long way from home to meet somebody from home.” Despite growing up just a few hours apart, Dori and Mark first met each other while they were both attending Optometry School in Forest...
by Dakota Business Lending | May 3, 2021 | Success Stories, Featured
Joseph Edman was born with an entrepreneurial spirit. While most of his friends were working part-time jobs growing up, he was starting his own lawn mowing company. Between running his small lawn care business and watching his father work construction, it was only...
