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Ivy’s Vine owners put new spin on shop

Genoa -- Ivy's Vine has put a new twist on its new and vintage gift shop.Now the store is turning the vintage into something new.Owners Carolyn Huffman and Cindy Nolte have created Beadyize Vintage Bead-tique... more »

Tax Holidays Still Worth Celebrating

Even as states scramble to get their budgets in order, many still plan to offer summer sales-tax holidays. All 15 states that held summer tax holidays in 2008 will suspend their sales taxes for at... more »

Without an anchor, small businesses get moving

They include a 63-year-old barber, an optician, an immigrant-turned-pizza-shop owner, and a couple of small businessmen who opened stores after layoffs by downsizing employers.They are tenants at the Collegeville Shopping Center - mostly local folks... more »

Moss Hill: Louisville’s newest soap star

Jeanine Moneypenny has moved her Moss Hill operation out of the basement of her Crestwood home and into a bright and open new space in Butchertown Market at 1201 Story Ave.Not only does the move... more »

First, Do No Harm to Small Business?

"First, do no harm." Evidently those words don't apply to Congress and health care reform, at least not as it pertains to small business.Under the legislation introduced in the House of Representatives as America's Affordable... more »

Council seeing red over pink Perthshire shop

An award-winning Perth shop owner is seeing red over Perth and Kinross Council's stance on her pink facade. Bertie Browns in South Street is the second victim of council 'colour wars' in the city this... more »

Entrepreneurs Leverage New Orleans’s Charm to Lure Small Businesses

It has been a long time since the word "optimism" was spoken in the same sentence as "New Orleans."But a small group of entrepreneurs has been using that word lately to describe their efforts to... more »

Managing an Online Reputation

Your customers are talking about you — and the whole world is listening.Local review sites are reshaping the world of small business by becoming the new Yellow Pages, one-stop platforms where customers can find a... more »

TODCO Adds New Styles and Colors to it’s Popular Line of Reusable and Fashionable Insulated Lunch Totes

Burlington, WI – TODCO™ has expanded the styles, colors, shapes and sizes of its popular line of Insulated Sachi™ Lunch Totes adding appeal to an individual's taste, style and personality. TODCO™ is a member of... more »

Airport Retail Sales Soar with My Pillow Pets

San Diego, CA – Whether you are about to catch a long flight, or need a last minute gift for those left at home, the original My Pillow Pets are ideal for the airport gift... more »