Like many good success stories, Property Meld was the brainchild of two colleagues who saw a problem – in this case, coordinating maintenance work in rental communities – and came up with a solution. Co-founder Ray Hespen credits much of his company’s success to Ascent Innovation, a branch of the Rapid City Economic Development Foundation. Ascent provides an incubator, a building with spaces for startup companies such as Property Meld to gain a foothold as they attempt to establish a brand.

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