SMALL-BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Meraki, Crown Point

Crown Point, IL - Meraki is a Greek word meaning to do something with soul creativity or love -- to put something of yourself into your work.Meraki owner Gail Boudreau chose the name for her... more »

Vintage Serves a New Purpose for Former Teacher

Holden, MA - After a career as a high school marketing teacher who always dabbled in a side business of selling vintage and antique furniture, Julie McNamara decided to switch gears. She quit her full-time... more »

Decor Store in Strip District Mixes, Matches Eclectic Pieces

Pittsburgh, PA - A Strip District store is in the business of showing shoppers how home decor can be an art.Since 1992, Artistry owner Laura Kirich has provided clients with handcrafted furniture and interior decor... more »

Why Stores Still Rule Retail

For all the talk of how online retail dominates, the vast majority of purchases are still made in person, in a physical location.Surprised?E-commerce sales were just 6.4 percent of total retail sales for the second... more »

Main Street Events Boost Business in Holdingford

Holdingford, MN - Most small towns, especially around Central Minnesota, have a festival of some sort. Usually, they're during the summer, last for a few days and provide some good food, entertainment and a chance... more »

Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show: The Buyer’s Perspective

http://youtu.be/z-hvssi9VFg Watch as buyers recap the 2014 Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show. more »

Calendar Bulletin: Artisan Resource 2015 Dates Announced

Emerald Expositions has announced dates for the winter and summer 2015 editions of Artisan Resource®, a first-of-its-kind market connecting U.S.-based volume importers, direct import retailers, wholesalers and designers with juried overseas artisan enterprises offering handmade... more »

Boost Your Small Business Intelligence

So much goes on in the world of small business, that it's impossible for one outlet to cover it all. That's why each week we look comb the Web in search of interesting small business... more »

Shop Local Push Spurs Mysterious CityBox

Indianapolis, IN - Two Indianapolis businesswomen are spurring shopping at local businesses and restaurants through their company that sends a mysterious box to doorsteps.Every three months, Samita Pendse starts packing boxes with items from local... more »

Country Musician Returns to Strasburg, Opens Retail Shop

Strasburg, VA - Danni Leigh has lived a collective 15 years in Nashville, Tennessee, and nearly five years in various European countries. But the honky-tonk singer has finally come home.It was the birth of her... more »