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“Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name and they’re always glad you came. You wanna go where you can see our troubles are all the same. You wanna be where everybody knows your name.”
“Terry’s is a neighborhood bar with good food, staffed with good people. The ‘Cheers’ of Topeka,” he explained.
The year was 1933 and it was the end of prohibition—Brass Rail Tavern was open for business. Claiming to be the “oldest bar in town,” Brass Rail Tavern is located in Oakland at 401 NE Emmett Street.
“My dad told my mom he’d only have the bar for a year.” That was 1957 when Frank “Speck” Benge and Lou Benge bought Seabrook Tavern at 2105 SW Mission. Now, 65 years later, Speck’s Bar and Grill still challenges folks to eat their 3-pound burger and 3 pounds of fries!
On the outside, Darting Basketball Academy is a basketball club focused on helping kids grow their skill level. But to Owner Kerry Darting, it’s about teaching lessons that resonate beyond the final buzzer.
Rob Smith didn’t set out to start a thriving side business as a baseball coach. But that’s what happens when you coach your son’s team and happen to have experience playing Major League Baseball.
“We have a deep love for this place because it’s where we spent lots of time as kids,” said Toth. “It really shaped us into who we are today.”
As a teen, she began braiding the hair of her boarding school classmates, unaware that she was progressively fashioning a skill set that would evolve into ownership of a barber college on another continent.
Successful branding is critical since brands that do not have positive differentiation from the competition are essentially seen as generic options in their product category.
Earlier this year Michelle De La Isla announced she would not seek re-election as mayor of the city of Topeka. As she prepares to move on, TK Business Magazine asked her to share her thoughts as mayor and what the future holds.
Following these nine steps to start a small business may feel like a lot of information but it will ensure that you are building the most solid foundation possible for your vision while completing the legal, fiscal and government requirements to be in compliance.
Nothing spurs resilience and innovation quite like hard times. There isn’t anything like an uncertain future or deferred dreams to make one appreciate the people in one’s life.
If you want a career that doesn’t draw the ire of customers—try pizza. Nobody hates pizza. But definitely don’t go into advertising.
When most people start a business, they usually don’t choose a name that represents failure. But that is exactly what Jeff Elliott did when he started Another71, a website about passing the CPA Exam.
Keeping your brand aligned means paying attention to the messaging and stories you tell inside your organization, not just what you say in public.
This year’s JA Business Hall of Fame Laureates are a diverse set of individuals whose contributions to business growth in Topeka vary as much as their involvement in bettering our community.
LaMona Scroggins loves the food truck because it allows her to share her talent with Topeka and not just her family.
Meet three local companies that are making business a family affair.
Learn how Topekans collaborated to bring Plug and Play to the capital city…
For the business owner, there is no right time to start succession planning. But there is certainly a wrong time, and that’s when it is too late, often after a significant life event.
