Coolest Small Businesses In America

This year we found the coolest private companies in New York , Austin , New Orleans , Detroit , Seattle , and D.C. , however independent companies in numerous other American urban areas are proceeding to advance more than ever.

These up-and-comers—like a coasting island eatery, a veggie lover strip club, and a privateer supply shop—are shaking up the sustenance and retail enterprises.

Here's our year-end gathering of the 50 most sizzling independent ventures around the U.S.

Bearded Bastard

What it is: another brand of mustache wax.

What makes it cool: The man known as Jeremiah Newton, who additionally wears an amazing face loaded with hair, began Bearded Bastard to help mollify the burliest of whiskers and manageable the unruliest of mustaches.

Items incorporate the Woodsman mustache wax, Woodsman whiskers oil, and a characteristic shave oil, yet the new Austin-based organization is creating numerous new man-propelled oils and tonics, which will be accessible soon.

 

Big Gay Ice Cream

What it is: A gay ice cream parlor.

What makes it cool: Big Gay Ice Cream started in 2009 as the Big Gay Ice Cream truck—a concept that became so popular that the founders put down permanent roots in both the East and West Village.

BGIC, which is known for its soft-serve and shakes, whips up cool flavor combos with ingredients like crushed Nilla wafers, pumpkin butter, and key lime curd, but even cooler are the names they give their concoctions. Nothing's more fun than ordering a "Mexican Affo'gay'to" with extra whip. 

Blacksmith

What it is: A renegade coffeehouse.

What makes it cool: Blacksmith is a coffeehouse with a rock star attitude. It pays homage to Queen, and has a photo of lead singer Freddie Mercury on the wall. Any time a Queen song plays in the shop, the first customer in line gets their drink for free. As they say, "When Queen plays, Freddie pays!"