The bright idea behind Liberty Candle Co. STARTUp // Liberty Candle Co. ENTREPRENEURs // James and Emily Dressler What they do // Liberty Candle Co. makes patriotic-themed candles and donates 10 percent of its gross revenues to organizations that assist military veterans. One of its first beneficiaries is War Horses for Veterans, a Stilwell-based nonprofit offering equine therapy to vets. James Dressler, an Air Force veteran, hopes his family’s candles…
PreScreend helps clients check out others before meeting. Dustin Abercrombie and Kerry Baker have always known how important personal security is. As law enforcement officers, the two spent years ensuring the public’s safety. However, it was an incident with a good friend that motivated the duo—along with partner David McAllister—to create PreScreend, an online provider of background screening. “Marti nearly lost her life at the hands of a contractor she…