Amy Nichols, 36, and Erin Zolner, 39

Treat Masters
Two sisters on divergent career paths came together in pursuit of entrepreneurial dreams. It’s been a tasty ride.
Landscape architect Amy Nichols was relatively content being told what to do by her bosses, so she rarely dreamed about starting her own business.

But then the recession hit. Nichols, a single mom, had moved from Sarasota to Boston to find work, got laid off and moved back to Sarasota. That desperation became her motivation to become an entrepreneur.