Program Pushes Support For Local Businesses

Cinda Baxter hates the term "shop local."The "buy local" mentality helps retailers but excludes service-based businesses, she said. She prefers supporting all independent, local entrepreneurs.Her passion for small business led her to found the 3/50... more »

Jillbeads Jewelry Expands Line To Include New Fashion Belts

Aurora Colorado—Jill Pfefer, a Denver Colorado resident and jewelry designer, has recently launched a new line of belts to complement her existing line of contemporary fashion jewelry including necklaces, earrings, bracelets and rings. The line... more »

Lakeshore Candle Company Introduces New Lake Retreat Candle Line

(Zeeland, Mich.) – Lakeshore Candle Company®, a leading manufacturer of clean burning and fragrant soy wax candles, will unveil its Lake Retreat line during the upcoming Summer market season. The new line is comprised of... more »

Lakeshore Candle Co. Unveils New Holiday Scent

(Zeeland, Mich.) – Lakeshore Candle Company®, a leading manufacturer of clean burning and fragrant soy wax candles, is set to launch its 46th scent, Holly Berry. The unique Holly Berry fragrance, a Festive blend of... more »

Peaceable Kingdom Say Ya-Hoo, Ya-Hoot to 2011 Parents’ Choice Silver

Berkeley, CA – While the owls in Peaceable Kingdom's new children's game raced their way back to the nest before sun-up, they found more than cooperative play, beautiful illustrations and a ton of fun. They... more »

Small Businesses More Willing To Borrow

Small business is becoming more willing to borrow thanks to competition between big banks but a significant boost to the big four's loan books may be months off.Since November 2010, businesses of all sizes have... more »

Shop Local Program Started In Canmore

A social media blitz is underway in Canmore as a locals oriented business program has launched in town.Shop Local Canmore is a local incentive program initiated by Sondy Syzmanis, "for locals to shop local, help... more »

Rocketship: Shop Local, Invest In Des Moines’ Future

A few weeks ago, a friend working on a film project for her Drake honors class put me in front of the camera to explain why I chose Des Moines as the home base from... more »

Oak Park Gets Good News On Jobs

Oak Park's unemployment rate sits well below the regional average and continues to move in the right direction as the economy slowly improves, figures provided by the Illinois Department of Employment Security show.Unemployment figures in... more »

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 »