Repair, gift shop hybrid evolves on Broadway

There's a fight happening at the A&P at Southwest Broadway Street and Watson Avenue in downtown Beaverton. In one corner, Mike LeClaire, an expert appliance repairman and successful owner of the appliance parts and repair... more »

Regional recovery continues but hiring limited

New England's economic recovery continues to advance as most businesses report improving sales, but limited hiring, according to a Federal Reserve survey released today.The survey, which comes out eight times a year, found conditions for... more »

Getting Your Product Onto Retail Shelves

Business owners with a product to sell often dream of winning shelf space in the Wal-Marts and Targets of the world. But these days, with the recovery dragging, it is a challenge to get shelf... more »

Planet Dog Announces Winner of Cover Dog Challenge

Portland, ME - Planet Dog is barking about the winner of their Cover Dog Challenge that took place at Woofminster, the Fifth Annual Planet Dog Foundation (PDF) Amateur Dog Show Fundraiser, held recently at Camp... more »

Spending Up for Halloween

Panama City, FL — Spending is expected to reach close to $6 billion this Halloween, according to the National Retail Federation.It's a welcome relief for retailers — who are still suffering from the worst economy... more »

Five commons myths about entrepreneurship

There's a great story you may have heard about a PhD student from a few years back at University of Toronto.It goes something like this: Every day at lunch, starting in the late spring, the... more »

City’s Small Businesses Still Search for Credit

Small businesses in Greater New York are continuing to feel squeezed by the credit crunch, according to a new survey released Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.The first-ever survey by the Fed... more »

Artist opens gallery, gift shop

At a time when the recession was blighting the economic aspirations of many, artist and entrepreneur Roberto Evans said he didn't seem to notice.Bearded yet baby-faced, the now 27-year-old Gainesville native decided to channel his... more »

NRF Expects 2% Increase in Average Gift Spending

Rapaport — Even with the fundamental shift in consumer spending patterns across the U.S., the NRF 2010 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch, found that shoppers won't just focus on lower prices... more »

GHTA Conference Golf Tournament to Support Gift For Life

Gift for Life, the gift, stationery and home decor industries' leading charitable organization, announced today it will be a beneficiary of the charity golf tournament to be held at English Turn in New Orleans on... more »