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Natalie’s Gifts To Change Focus This Summer, Will Keep Doors Open

Natalie Grens more or less opened her business, Natalie's Gifts & Closeouts, on impulse. Her husband and brother-in-law were helping their mother run a small gift store in Worth and while driving down Harlem Avenue... more »

Ethical Gift Store For Ferring Proves A Hit

Offering a wealth of practical, ethically-sourced products is a formula which Justine Richardson hopes will be a winning one.And her new business, Mia Bella Casa, in Ocean Parade, Ferring, is certainly not short on eye-catching... more »

Beans-n-Brushes Opens For Business

Entrepreneurs like Keith Thompson keep on getting more and more creative in consolidating more than one store theme. Beans-n-Brushes is Thompson's latest small business which includes lattes, pottery and gifts."We have combined three different business... more »

Shop Prides Itself On Eclectic Selection

ALTON - Stepping through the doors of White Birch Interiors and Home Accents is like walking into an elegant home - one that offers a scintillating display of specialty gift items.The mother-daughter team of Sherry... more »

Retailers See Revenue Surge

People aren't just getting out more to enjoy the warmer weather; they're getting out more and shopping.A boost in local and national retail sales figures is proof of that.Hattiesburg retail spots including Eve Marie's Boutique,... more »

Tribunal, Advocate Coming To Help Small Businesses Near You

A SMALL Business Tribunal with powers to investigate and conciliate will be created to help independent traders avoid costly and time-consuming legal fights with other businesses.It will also assist micro enterprises who are more likely... more »

Keego Harbor entrepreneur’s metal art sale focus heavy on Web

Handmade scrap metal sculptures and the Internet seem like an unlikely pairing of old and new technology, but the combination is working for a Keego Harbor entrepreneur. Vladimir Gendelman already was running his own Web... more »

Country Charm Candles named Small Business of the Year

Jacksonville — It is impossible not to be overwhelmed when you walk through the front door of the little gift shop on U.S. Highway 79 E.The menagerie of odors which waft throughout the store's front... more »

Egg Harbor: Fitzgeralds Hope To Open Gift Shop

A former Egg Harbor village trustee, whose family-run business in the village was recently sold, appeared at Monday evening's Town Board meeting seeking a permit to open a new business along Wisconsin 42.Mike Fitzgerald and... more »

Charm Bracelets Encourage Sandy Residents To Shop Locally

You may notice a slew of sparkly wrists in Sandy.Since launching May 6, the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce Charm Bracelet Program has quickly become popular.The program encourages Sandy residents to shop locally by purchasing... more »