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Taste of home

With hundreds of farms, craftspeople and artisans in the Pacific Northwest, even Dorene Kirkingburg – while setting up her locally-made gift store in Olde Towne St. Helens – is learning of new regional products everyday.Kirkingburg,... more »

The future tastes good

"You are about to make a new friend," "You are cautious in showing your true self to others," "Help, I'm trapped in a fortune cookie factory!"The fortune cookie.Break it open and just discover your destiny,... more »

Lafayette Hill artist goes to pots

Steve Chellew's Lafayette Hill swimming pool business keeps him busy seven months of the year, but considerably more demanding is his work as an artist.When he's no longer wrapped up in pool season, he warms... more »

Paddywax adds new sizes to the Journey of the Bee Collection

Atlanta, GA – Bees are made for travel. This summer Paddywax's modern Journey of the Bee Collection will be made for travel too thanks to the addition of two new sizes: 5.5 oz glass and... more »

NSS to Host Launch of USPS Butterfly Stamp for Greeting Card Industry

White Plains, NY — The National Stationery Show® (NSS) will host the official announcement and unveiling of the U.S. Postal Service® Butterfly stamp, a 64-cent, 1-ounce postage stamp developed in close collaboration with the Greeting... more »

Stop Treating Your Customers Like Consumers

I was having coffee recently with a brand manager from a multibillion-dollar food and beverage company who was struggling with the launch of a new brand. "We need to be entrepreneurial," he said, "but I... more »

Woman owns business at 20

Keyport, NJ — Not many would-be entrepreneurs get to plan their own dream store and open it by age 20.But Ashley Trzeszkowski of Keyport is among those who can say they have."Some people call it... more »

Consumers look to spice up home meals in the recession

The Spice House on North Wells Street hasn't needed a special recipe to deal with the recession.Traffic to the Illinois- and Wisconsin-based specialty spice store isn't slowing, and sales are equally brisk among the business's... more »

Pequot’s empty retail buildings showcased

On a positive note, three retail buildings available in Pequot Lakes filled before a scheduled tour of empty buildings Thursday, Feb. 24, and were scratched from the list. The Business Connect group and chamber organized... more »

Dundee Main Street survives bumps in road

West Dundee -- While America's downtowns have been hard hit by the economy in recent years, some small independent stores seem to be weathering it all.Just how they are surviving is on the minds of... more »