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Anniston, AL - Updating social media sites like Facebook each morning isn't a fun diversion for Rodney Snider.It's business.Snider, owner of the Cheaha Brewing Company in Anniston, since opening his business a few months ago...
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Castle Combe, UK - Textiles lecturer Genevieve Sioka and her Greek husband Thomas Siokas are defying the recession by setting up a small business, in Castle Combe, where they have lived for three years.Court Cottage...
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West Ossipee, NH - Patti and Ken Dumas have been making homemade ice cream at their parlor Bobby Sue's in Freedom. Now they've opened a sweet shop and fudge factory named Pattikens in West Ossipee.They...
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Milford, CT - A Milford mother and daughter have each opened up shops in Milford, one in Walnut Beach and the other in downtown Milford. Elizabeth Wright recently unveiled her Beach Gallery at 2 Broadway,...
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Initially an Amercian idea, Small Business Saturday (SBS) is an initiative to promote interest in small businesses. In the USA it has mainly focused on the retail sector.The Shadow Business Secretary had seen the success...
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Novato, CA - Retailers often talk about creating an “in-store experience,” a mood they set by playing music, offering chairs and selecting certain items to display.It’s something we’ve come to expect at stores like Macy’s,...
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Black River Falls, WI - Five years after its owner took over a closed little log cabin coffee hut, Molly’s Rude Awakening has grown to an espresso and specialty coffee shop, funky gift shop and...
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Gloversville, NY - Since it was created in the 1960s, the Route 30A arterial passing through Gloversville and Johnstown has been a double-edged sword for the local retail economy. Most say it has cut in...
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Granby, CT - The TaSA Trading Company, which opened July 10 in the Granby Commons Shopping Center, 518 Salmon Brook Street, is the fulfillment of a dream for owner Andrea Siana. The store offers an...
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Natchez, MS - You get more than just a Southern trinket or jar of jelly when you walk in the Old South Trading Post; owner Jonathan Wood makes sure of that.For 10 years, Wood has...
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