GreatWay Services Co. LLCBusiness partners
Keith Prosch and
Josh Brown opened GreatWay Services Co. LLC on Feb. 2 at 117 N. Massey Blvd. in Nixa. With four years of combined experience at State Farm Insurance, the insurance brokers and one employee represent 20 insurance companies covering life, health, property and casualty insurance, as well as a newer line of sinkhole coverage through The Hartford. GreatWay Services also handles title closings, but doesn’t yet carry title insurance. Prosch and Brown lease the office space, formerly occupied by Nixa Mortgage, from Sperry Van Ness/Rankin Co. LLC for $1,200 a month and invested $20,000 in the startup. Hours: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.–noon Saturday. Phone: (417) 449-4066. Web:
GreatWayService.com Quincy’s CreationsTeenager
Quincy Standage on Nov. 12 started selling homemade scarves through Quincy’s Creations. With $400 in startup costs and guidance from parents Dave and Erin Standage, Quincy Standage sells scarves made from wool, vintage and soft polyester, flannel and rayon, ranging from $20 to $40. Her father has owned and operated Specialty Air Conditioning Services Inc. since 1996. Standage, 14, who is home-schooled and runs her business from home, started a website and an Etsy page as a sales platform. She recently identified a trade show market for her wares after attending The Arc of the Ozarks Hunt and Fish Outdoor Show this month. Hours: N/A. Email: quincyscreations@gmail.com. Web:
QuincysCreations.comLove Local Buy LocalAfter spending most of her career in pharmaceutical sales,
Anessa Musgrave on Jan. 15 created Love Local Buy Local, a loyalty program for businesses and consumers. Currently operating out of her home, Musgrave says 11 area businesses already have signed on and buyers of the $10 membership cards receive discounts at participating businesses. The discounts vary by establishment; for instance, Star Cakes offers cardholders a free cupcake for every three purchased or 10 percent off a baker’s dozen. Other businesses that have bought in at the $500 annual membership include W3 Salon, Down To Earth Foods and The Creative Foundry. Musgrave, the only employee, says she is working with Hook Creative, developers of her website, on a smartphone application connecting cardholders with participating businesses. The website and app development has been the main sum of her $12,000 startup costs. Membership cards are sold on her website and at member businesses. Hours: N/A. Phone: (417) 425-8197. Web:
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