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Main Street Events Boost Business in Holdingford

Holdingford, MN - Most small towns, especially around Central Minnesota, have a festival of some sort. Usually, they're during the summer, last for a few days and provide some good food, entertainment and a chance... more »

Boost Your Small Business Intelligence

So much goes on in the world of small business, that it's impossible for one outlet to cover it all. That's why each week we look comb the Web in search of interesting small business... more »

Shop Local Push Spurs Mysterious CityBox

Indianapolis, IN - Two Indianapolis businesswomen are spurring shopping at local businesses and restaurants through their company that sends a mysterious box to doorsteps.Every three months, Samita Pendse starts packing boxes with items from local... more »

Country Musician Returns to Strasburg, Opens Retail Shop

Strasburg, VA - Danni Leigh has lived a collective 15 years in Nashville, Tennessee, and nearly five years in various European countries. But the honky-tonk singer has finally come home.It was the birth of her... more »

Mountain Goat Artisan Gallery Opens on Water Street

Williamstown, MA - Mary Merselis does not figure to get rich operating her new store on Water Street.But she does want to provide a venue to promote the rich variety of local artisans and crafters... more »

N.J. Bill to Encourage Shop Local Incentive Programs Deserves Support

Marlboro, NJ - It is a truth universally acknowledged that shoppers are ever in want of a bargain. And if that custom should have the side effect of strengthening the community where the shopper resides,... more »

Trade Roots in Arlington is a Store That Focuses on Gifts, Coffee and a Global Cause

Arlington, VA - Browsing at Trade Roots reveals a multitude of delights — a saffron-and-burgundy blanket from India made of old saris, South African bowls made with used telephone wire, intricately carved Ecuadoran jewelry boxes... more »

‘Shop Local’ Mural Planned in Downtown Fayetteville

Fayetteville, AK - We’re going to have to add a new stop to our walking tour of public art in downtown Fayetteville.That’s because local artist Jason Jones is planning to paint a 50-foot-long “Shop Local”... more »

Toy Shop Aims to Offer Whale of a Time

Houston, TX - Vanessa Wodehouse wanted to create a unique toy store.When she opened Big Blue Whale Toys & Curiosities in July at 237 W. 19th St. in the Heights, she stocked the store with... more »

Litchfield’s Rising Sun Boutique Opens With Personality

Litchfield, CT - Walking into Rising Sun Boutique is like cracking open a treasure chest.Behind the walls of Litchfield’s newest shop are hundreds of items – large and small – representing an eclectic mix of... more »