1. Prosper’s Black Willow Boutique offers customer-focused shopping experience
There are plenty of places for customers to shop, but the staff at Black Willow Boutique focuses on the customer's experience, owner Ashley Sawyer said. The store is a women’s apparel, accessory and gift boutique.
2. Little Wooden Penguin brings fun, relaxation to Celina
Little Wooden Penguin, located in Celina’s entertainment district, opened in 2020 and offers indoor and outdoor experiences. Myriad of game options are available including putt-putt golf, arcades, bingo and trivia. Other events include live music, chili cook-offs, cookie decorating and more.
3. Texas Amps & Axes builds a musical community in Prosper, Celina
When Celina residents Jon and Iris Meneley opened Texas Amps & Axes in downtown Prosper in 2015, the business consisted of a music store downstairs and five teaching rooms upstairs. Over the ensuing 10 years the business has expanded to take over a second wing of the building and now boasts 20 teaching rooms.
4. Foley Pools leans on multi-generational leadership to serve customers in Prosper, Collin County
The pool company’s top requested services are new pool builds, pool service and repair, and pool refreshes. Co-owner Kevin Foley said popular new pool trends feature an overall modern vibe with colored pool lights and tanning ledges, also called Baja Ledges, where the water is about nine inches deep to allow for lounge chairs and umbrella placement.
5. JLAFit Athletics offer sports performance training in Celina
Throughout the day and into the early evening, athletes of varying ages and levels of athleticism, drive through a gate, down a gravel path and past a menagerie of farm animals to workout with JLAFit Athletics owners Jesse and Lisa LaForgia. The LaForgias opened JLAFit Athletics in Frisco in 2000 then moved the business to their 5-acre Celina homestead in May 2024.
6. Prosper Blooms: Marking milestones for 15 years
In addition to selling floral arrangements, Prosper Blooms owner Kambra Bacon said she also sells gifts, clothing, candles, chocolate and more in her downtown Prosper store. Although Bacon sources some flowers from abroad including roses from Ecuador and tulips from Holland, she prefers shopping locally.
7. Stony Glen Stables offers equestrian sport lessons in Celina
Established in 1997, Stony Glen Stables offers students professional instruction in the hunter jumper discipline of equestrian sport. Business owner Julie Holmquest said riders typically lean toward being a hunter or jumper based on individual interests.
8. Koper Outdoor offers outdoor living space solutions in Prosper, beyond
Following a career as a manufacturer's representative in the outdoor living space industry, Prosper resident Glen Kuopus opened Koper Outdoor 30 years ago. Koper Outdoor offers residential and commercial outdoor living solutions ranging from custom pillows for backyard furniture to complete redesigns for hotels.
9. Lancaster Hill Stables offers boutique equestrian experience in Celina
Julia Milligan describes her Celina business, Lancaster Hill Stables, as being a boutique experience because she offers personalized horse riding lessons to her clients. Milligan established Lancaster Hill Stables in 2018 while renting a farm in Parker. She built the current Celina facility from the ground up and relocated in 2020.
