Diana Miller is the owner of Diana Original Hoops ... Angela Newman shows some cookies from her business venture, a gourmet fortune cookie company, Sweet Fortunes Unlimited, from her home.

The event was organized by two business owners, Apple Miller and Damon D. “Blue” Allen. The pair met at a car wash this summer and the event grew from a conversation they shared there.

More (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Small business owners often go into the new year with the goal of strengthening and expanding their business. Like all new year’s ...