Business: Markets nearly 40 of its own blends of gourmet teas.
Founded: 2005
Headquarters: Inver Grove Heights
Website: www.teadistrict.com
Executives: Founder Lindsey Valentini
Employees: 2
2008 revenue: $235,000; on track to approach $350,000 in 2009
Quote: "I just couldn't do the corporate scene; my heart wasn't in it." -- Valentini, on why she started her own business.
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