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Gift Shop Helps Residents Of Josephine Sunset Home
STANWOOD -- If you are feeling down, just walk into the small gift shop at Josephine Sunset Home.One of the four volunteers keeping the shop open six days a week will put a smile on... more »
8 Tech Trends Businesses Should Jump On
Sometimes the worst of times are the best of times. Case in point: Small businesses can nab some great technological values this year for a minimal investment. Take PCs, where competition for the small-business dollar... more »
Meridian Township Corridor Bustling With Retail Projects
MERIDIAN TWP. - A burst of activity along the Grand River Avenue retail corridor is leading to new and larger businesses, and eventually new jobs.Kellie's Consignments has recently expanded in Okemos and plans are in... more »
Small Business Owners Benefit From Tax Concessions
While the majority of businesses are subject to the standard corporate tax rate (currently 28%), very few business owners realise that there are two dispensations, available only to small businesses, that entail a number of... more »
One-Of-A-Kind Gift Shop
As you enter the artistic doors of the Rocking Horse Gift Shoppe, the front counter reads: "Where your story begins."As you continue to browse the bright, friendly and quaint gift shop, you certainly could get... more »
New Gift Shop To Open Downtown In April
After 24 years, it's safe to say that Nancy Cartolano has established herself as a longtime resident of Frankfort. Now she looks to add that longtime distinction to another label: local business owner.Cartolano, along with... more »
Florist Known For Event Decor To Go Solo, Add Retail Shop
Flowers aren't the only things that will blossom this spring.On May 1, Bill Chisnell will open his own shop and flower design company, Bill Chisnell Productions, at 1111 Penn Ave. in the Strip District. After... more »
City Shows Small Businesses Where To Find Assistance
Are you thinking about starting a business, but don't know how to set it up?Or is your existing business hitting a rough patch in this tight economy?There is help for small businesses ranging from financial... more »
State’s February Retail Sales Up About 10 Percent Over 2010
PHOENIX — If sales are any indication of consumer confidence, Arizonans believe that the economy is improving.New figures Friday from the state Department of Revenue show retail sales reported to the agency in February at... more »
At Valhalla, You’ll Think You’re In Viking Heaven
There's a little piece of Denmark right in the heart of downtown Visalia.Valhalla Restaurant has served breakfast and lunch, including a variety of wonderful homemade pies and ice cream, for nearly three decades.During that time... more »
NYIGF Tools Facilitate Shopping And Sourcing For Buyers
WHITE PLAINS, NY, The New York International Gift Fair®(NYIGF®) is making it easier for buyers to source and shop – before, during and after – the market with a new pre-show attendee webinar, a series... more »
Savvy marketers let consumers call the shots
When Baskin-Robbins launches its newest ice cream flavor in June, it won't be one that was whipped up in the ice cream icon's supersecret test kitchen.This one was concocted by a 62-year-old grandmother of four.... more »
