SBDC gives helping hand to Green Bay business, Aurora’s Apothecary

Melissa Adelbush, owner of Aurora’s Apothecary, was an Entrepreneurial Training Program participant with UW-Green Bay’s Small Business Development Center taught by Director Tara Carr. David Stauffacher served as Melissa’s counselor (mentor). The Green Bay Press-Gazette featured her business recently. “The seeds of entrepreneurship are sown in interesting ways. For Melissa Aurora Adelbush, owner of Aurora’s Apothecary, it all began when she was 14 years old. ‘I can’t swallow pills, so I had to make my own,’ she said. That led to a love for the healing properties of herbs. She began to study and learn everything she could about herbs and started an herb garden. When a friend came over with a headache, she pulled some peppermint from her garden…”