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The $29.99 Bet Against Buying a New Phone
In Lorain, Ohio, a cracked screen is not the beginning of a shopping spree. It is a small, repairable emergency - and the center of an unusually broad neighborhood phone business.
The Garage Company That Won the Dashboard
Roger and Scotia Alves started Scosche in a garage with a car-audio how-to book. Four decades later, three generations of the family run the brand that put a magnet between your phone and your dashboard.
The Veterans Who Turned Boring Laptop Bags Into a Multi-Brand Empire
A 1992 laptop-case brand, two Naval Academy roommates, and a plan to own every unglamorous accessory that keeps a company's laptops alive. Here is how CODi Worldwide built a quiet hardware business on the stuff IT departments never brag about.
Three Brands, One Screen Protector Empire Built in a Utah Suburb
Long before your phone had a case, a Utah startup was selling shields for your PDA. Two decades later, BGZ brands turned scratch anxiety into a three-label accessory house - and a quiet pivot toward packaging you can recycle.
Nomad Made Tech Accessories Better by Letting Them Get Old
A credit-card cable launched a global accessories brand. Fourteen years later, Nomad still wins by making the disposable layer around our devices feel worth keeping.