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Fiore Designs adds flower power to Abbot Kinney

Inside a tiny Craftsman-style cottage on Abbot Kinney, Fiore Designs is bursting with ideas about bouquets beyond fresh-cut flowers.Part flower shop, part gift store, Fiore Designs is the first retail effort of Jennifer Juhos, who... more »

Designer wants clients’ styles to shine

Interior designer Ursula Hanavan believes the homes she decorates should allow her clients' personalities to shine through. "Your home should look like you," said the Wiltonian, who recently opened Interiors and Designs by Ursula at... more »

Harvard Square’s Cardullo’s celebrates 60 years

Cambridge — Pasta from Italy, wine from France, chocolate from Germany and maple syrup from Vermont pack the shelves on Cardullo's on Brattle Street. Sixty years after the opening of the store in 1950, the... more »

Jazzy Toes Celebrates Spring with PTPA Award

Pittsburgh, PA – Now that the snow is melting and the ground is starting to thaw, it's time to celebrate all things green. But it's not just the green grass and trees we're celebrating this... more »

Religious store functioning on a prayer

San Angelo, Texas — By all appearances, the 1,100-square-foot building with its neat displays of jewelry, signs, teddy bears and crosses speaks of a typical small-town religious gift shop.But owner Liz Darby, a secular Franciscan,... more »

Customizing profitability

Wooster -- FJ Designs's new customer focus is showing promise as a way to help the company weather the current economy.Known for The Cat's Meow Village and for Designwear lines, the company now offers fundraising... more »

7 W New York Home Fashions Market Review

New York, NY - 7 W New York Home Fashions Market Week was an energetic show, complete with a significant increase in attendance and a positive attitude felt by both exhibitors and buyers. The building... more »

Flower shop opens despite tough economy

Ossian, Ind. - At a time when many small businesses are forced to close, one entrepreneur is opening a new store in Ossian. After 18 years of designing floral arrangements, Rhonda Mishler opened Bloomin' Boutique... more »

Maggie’s leaves Watervliet for Latham

Watervliet — For the first time in at least 82 years, the storefront at 528 19th St. will be vacant after the last figurines at Maggie's Gift Shop are boxed up to be moved this... more »

After Natural Disasters, Consumer Purchases Help Small Businesses in Developing Nations Recover and Get Back to Work

Toronto, Ontario – With all of the sadness and tragedy of natural disasters taking place it is uplifting to hear about how a group of resilient women in the Philippines is turning the tide and... more »