Dirty Coast, Dear World, and Bideo.com all grew out of the dark days of Katrina. In the wake of Isaac, company founders Blake Haney, Robert Fogarty, and Pike Barkerding assess where they are today, and where we are as a city.

“I Tweet therefore I am.” With apologies to philosophers, if your company is not on social media you’re invisible. Megan Hargroder & Will Scott explain the new universe.

Jason Nicosia, founder of Connect for a Cause, auctions off lunches with movers & shakers for charity. Michael Angle, founder of Giftmeo, brings people together to share the gift of giving gifts.

Don Harding, co-founder of [Cool Fruit Sensations][link1], credits his wife with the big idea that launched them to sudden success. Rob Nelson, President of [Elmer’s Chocolate][link2], carries on the tradition of being the oldest family-owned chocolate company in the country. [link1]: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cool-Fruit-Sensations/126918554011615[link2]: http://elmerchocolate.com/

Don Harding, co-founder of Cool Fruit Sensations, credits his wife with the big idea that launched them to sudden success. Rob Nelson, President of Elmer’s Chocolate, carries on the tradition of being the oldest family-owned chocolate company in the country.