Business: Sitto's, LLC Owner: Tonya Wren What does Sitto's do? Sitto's is a food trailer that provides mostly Syrian and Lebanese style Arabic food. What inspired you to start this business? I married into a Syrian-American family over 20 years ago and have always enjoyed the food they make to celebrate when the family gets together. [...]
Business: Gough Pro Services Owner: Greg and Ashley Gough What does Gough Pro Services do? We do heavy equipment repair and services. We also sell OEM, after market and remanufactured parts for heavy equipment. What inspired you to start this business? We knew that we could provide a more efficient, cost effective, and friendly [...]
Business: Evolve Behavioral Services, LLC Owners: Chantal Steele and Rachel Franke What does Evolve Behavioral Services do? Provides applied behavioral analysis to children in the Grand Valley. ABA is skill development for children to increase quality of life and decrease problem behaviors. What inspired you to start this business? The need for ABA in [...]
Business: Happy Roots Plant Pots Owners: Rikki Cook and Marc Fiot What does Happy Roots Plant Pots do? Happy Roots designs, develops, manufactures, and sells unique and innovative bottom watering plant pots. What inspired you to start this business? As avid houseplant lovers, we struggled to find quality ceramic planters with proper drainage. We [...]
Martin Duarte (Project Manager), Lori Siegesmund (Owner), Michelle Powell (Office Manager) Business: SafeSpace Builders Owner: Lori Siegesmund SafeSpace Builders was brought to life when Lori realized there was a need for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant construction specialists in the Grand Junction area. As Grand Junction’s population has been growing, the [...]
Who: The Tipsy Trailer Mobile Bar Co. Owner: Sarah Keen What does The Tipsy Trailer do? The Tipsy Trailer is a mobile bartending service with specialty cocktails served from a vintage bar trailer. What inspired you to start this business? I took over ownership in October. I have worked in & loved the food [...]
Business: Seeds Trust Owners: Julia Coffey & Alisha Wenger What does Seeds Trust do? Seeds Trust sells high-altitude and regionally adapted veggie, wildflower, native grass, and herb seed. What inspired you to start this business? The disappearing biodiversity. We want to strengthen regional seed supply and teach people to save seed for a more [...]
Business: Grand Jun Beverage Company Owner: Sarah Wood What does the Grand Jun Beverage Company do? Grand Jun Beverage Co is a fermented beverage manufacturing business. The first product is a Jun Kombucha. This is a fermented tea made with local Western Slope honey and organic green tea. It is a healthy carbonated beverage [...]
Business: Alpine AutohausOwner: Sean CotterLouie is a six-foot-tall (and growing) house plant and the shop greeter at Alpine Autohaus. He was passed down from the original owner with the adage, “If Louie is doing well, the business is doing well.” According to Alpine Autohaus’ owner, Sean Cotter, Louie is doing very well.Alpine Autohaus opened in [...]
Business: CrossFit Juke Joint Owner: Sung Hong CrossFit Juke Joint (CFJJ) is a box, not a gym. Unlike gyms, CrossFit facilities (boxes) do not house treadmills or 20 weight machines. They resemble a box with four walls that contain weights, ropes, and bars. However, perhaps the most important piece of equipment a box can carry [...]
