Steven Williams runs Williams Precisely Sharp out of a garage on the 40-acre property east of Bemidji. If you search for saw sharpening services, it’s the first option in the Bemidji area.
Two storefront businesses have combined at the 202 Third St. location to form 218 + Yellow Umbrella. That location had been doubled in size in 2019 in a remodeling project.
In September, Brian Hemmelman became Bemidji's first entrepreneur to win a prize at the Minnesota Startup Cup taking home $25,000 for HEMO Research, a company he founded last year.
The organization began in 1998 under the name Northwoods Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers. It was started by the Bemidji Area Council of Nonprofits. A pair of $25,000 grants provided initial funding.