Entrepreneurs profiles the company and the owners of small niche businesses along with sharing the challenges and lessons learned. Linda Dela Cruz is the MidWeek website editor and senior writer. She also covers stories for the MidWeek’s Windward Islander.
Below are the last 10 columns written by Linda Dela Cruz
Catering Much More Than Food
Wednesday - March 10, 2010
By Linda Dela Cruz
Yaneth Leialoha specializes in putting together luaus, where the aroma of food wafting from her six-foot grill beckons hungry guests.
Read Column>>The Family That Tattoos Together
Wednesday - March 03, 2010
By Linda Dela Cruz
Husband-and-wife team Dave and Peggy Sucher have run the gamut with tattoos, from ones that scratch the surface of a person to tattoos that provide a look into the soul of their customer.
Read Column>>Shooting South Seas Surfboards
Wednesday - February 24, 2010
By Linda Dela Cruz
To Karl Meinhardt, hunting for the just right shot to capture the essence of classic surfboards is what makes his business stand out.
Read Column>>Giving Creative Youths A New Voice
Wednesday - February 10, 2010
By Linda Dela Cruz
The young hip-hop community has a friend in Nicole “Niki” Kealoha.
Read Column>>Siblings Strive For Sweet Success
Wednesday - February 03, 2010
By Linda Dela Cruz
Joyce, Danny and Kelly Yeh are keeping it in the family with their Yo Go Krazy shop, where they offer both shave ice and self-serve frozen yogurt.
Read Column>>Reinventing The Brooch - It’s Hip
Wednesday - January 27, 2010
By Linda Dela Cruz
Women of all ages love bling and are scooping up the decorative jewelry that Jacci Delaneau creates with her company, Hip Heirlooms.
Read Column>>From The Bassoon To Cartoons
Wednesday - January 20, 2010
By Linda Dela Cruz
Whatever comes to his mind is what Paul Barrett sketches, and these drawings star in his Grin-n-Barrett line of greeting cards.
Read Column>>A Wiggly Way To Reduce Waste
Wednesday - January 13, 2010
By Linda Dela Cruz
The average family, says Mindy Jaffe, owner of Waikiki Worm Company, creates about four pounds of waste each week.
Read Column>>Plastic-free Shopping Is In The Bag
Wednesday - January 06, 2010
By Linda Dela Cruz
A home economics teacher at her alma mater Kailua Intermediate, Fran Hewes always shares one lesson she learned the hard way: Don’t sew your own finger!
Read Column>>The Bottom Line Is Profitability
Wednesday - December 30, 2009
By Linda Dela Cruz
In these tough economic times, businesses need all the help they can get to minimize waste and turn a profit.
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