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EPISODE · May 4, 2026 · 15 MIN

Local Cents w/ Pillar Bak #54 How to Start and Fund Your Business Locally

from Eau Claire Hometown Media · host Eau Claire Hometown Media

On this episode we discuss the opportunities and challenges of starting and funding a business from bootstrapping to family borrowing to bank loans.  We get a first-hand account, from Hunter Custer, who is a local entrepreneur and the proprietor of Custer Cones Ice Cream shops in the area. At the age of 18, Hunter began selling ice cream at a Chippewa Falls location and has since expanded. -           Where did he get the initial start-up financing?-           What challenges were unique to him, starting ata young age-           The use of credit-           What tools has he found valuable to get cashflow consistently

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