Wyoming Small-Business Owners Featured on UW’s Wyoming SBDC Network Podcast

The Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network podcast recently featured two Wyoming small-business owners in recent episodes. The podcast features small-business success stories, educational topics from experts and interviews with staff and leadership. Episodes are released twice per month.

The Wyoming SBDC Network offers business expertise to help Wyoming residents think about, launch, grow, reinvent or exit their business. The Wyoming SBDC Network is hosted by the University of Wyoming with state funds from the Wyoming Business Council and funded, in part, through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

In an episode launched May 4, Amanda Martin, owner of Jackson Hole Mobile Massage, was featured to discuss being named 2023’s Spirit of Wyoming Award winner. Martin has been operating her business since 2002 and has been a client of the Wyoming SBDC Network since the inception of her business.

Martin used assistance from her Wyoming SBDC Network advising team to hire her first employees; attended several virtual trainings; and used the Market Research Center to analyze her target market. Martin has received help from several advisers, including, but not limited to, Susan Jerke, Devan Costa-Cargill and P.J. Burns.

The second business featured on the podcast is Sunshine Plant Co., located in Cheyenne. This episode launched June 13 and features an interview with owners Alexa Blooding and Cylie Ann Erickson.

Sunshine Plant Co. opened its doors in October 2022. It is a houseplant retail shop that focuses on providing plants, tools and resources for home gardeners as well as creating a bustling community for local makers and other small-business owners. In building its business, Sunshine Plant Co. used resources from the Wyoming SBDC Network, the Wyoming Community Navigator Program and the Wyoming Women’s Business Center.

These Wyoming SBDC Network podcast episodes and more can be found on Spotify and Google podcasts. Episodes are available at no cost as are all Wyoming SBDC Network services.