Colleen and Rob Thompson started an educational company called A Little SEL with encouragement from Jackie.

Mother and son Colleen and Rob Thompson founded A Little SEL, social emotional learning resources for teachers. Name of business: A Little SEL What the business does: A Little SEL provides daily videos that teachers can show their young students to teach social and emotional learning (SEL) skills. Children can make connections to relatable scenarios Read More …

Encore Entrepreneur Stories: Roland Zapata bounces back with home inspection solo business after lay off

After 17 years in the corporate world, Roland Zapata was laid off.  Eventually, He explored a solo career doing home inspections and soon his company, Ideal Home Inspections LLC launched.  Roland wonders why he didn’t do this sooner. What the business does:  Ideal Home Inspections LLC offer home buyers an in-depth inspection of their future home.  Read More …