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Early Bird Registration and Final Speaker Agenda Announced
International Market Centers (IMC) announced today that registration is now open for the third annual CEO Summit at Las Vegas Market, January 20-21, 2015. Early bird registration rates are available through November 28, 2014 for... more »
Bustling Boutique Kicks off Holiday Season in Amherst
Amherst, OH - For a chilly Sunday afternoon, it may have seemed odd to see as many people as there were crowding the shops in downtown Amherst. But for The Mermaid’s Tale boutique, this was... more »
Husband and Wife Business Apple Tree Chocolates Coming Soon
Norman, OK - The Elvis is a Granny Smith apple coated in dark chocolate, banana chips and bacon bits. The Thunder Upple comes decorated in the pro basketball team’s orange and blue. If you want... more »
Small Businesses Think Big This Holiday Season
Pekin, IL - A group of 10 small businesses in Pekin are teaming up to bring the community their Holiday Extravaganza on Nov. 7, 8 and 9. They hope to encourage people to shop locally... more »
Holiday Gift Guide: Celebrating Small
Smith Mountain Lake, VA - This holiday season, twinkling lights on Christmas trees around the Smith Mountain Lake region won’t be the only things to shine. On Nov. 29, the holiday shopping spotlight will be... more »
Personal Stories of Hope and Investment by Young Business Owners in Retail-rich Northampton
Northampton, MA - On the day Ben Glushein opened Port MA, his new Main Street clothing store, he received a small potted cactus. The cactus came from the home goods store Kestrel on Masonic Street,... more »
P. Francis Reopens in More Intimate Location on Asbury
Ocean City, NJ - Missing the charm of a smaller boutique, Paul Cunningham happily relocated his popular P. Francis gift shop from larger digs in the 700 block of Asbury Avenue to its new perch... more »
Kids’ Ketch to Celebrate Neighborhood Toy Store Day Nov. 8
Lewes, DE - Kids' Ketch in Lewes will join hundreds of locally owned stores across the country in celebrating the fifth annual Neighborhood Toy Store Day, Saturday, Nov. 8, coordinated by the American Specialty Toy... more »
The Grommet Wholesale Makes its Dallas Debut This January
The Grommet, an influential platform for launching new and innovative products, will debut in Dallas for the very first time at the Dallas Temp Show, January 15-18 during Total Home & Gift Market, January 14-20,... more »
Joni Groves Likes Centering her Business on Tillotson
Muncie, IN - Different people like different things. Joni Groves? She likes Tillotson Avenue.“I have a ‘thing’ about Tillotson,” said Groves, her glasses hanging from a strap around her neck. “I don’t know what it... more »
From Romanian Orphanage to Ocean Grove Flower Shop
Ocean Grove, NJ - Let's set the stage for this story this way:It was 2002 and Jay Sullivan visited an orphanage near Bucharest, Romania, to make a documentary. Maybe it was the energy of the... more »
Eclectic Shop to Open on Shell Point Road
Ruskin, FL - A new store is big news in South Shore, and area residents are especially excited when it’s something interesting and different. That’s what owners Lola Foster and Sarina Correa are counting on... more »
