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Greetings from the International Home and Gift Show
This weekend I can be found in Atlanta at the International Home and Gift Show. This is a semi-annual event I attend in an effort to find the merchandise I offer at Hodgepodge.When I tell... more »
Kramer’s Lawn Ornaments creates hundreds of yard decorations
Kramer's Lawn Ornaments and Gift Shop has been around since the 1950s in Pittsville. Back then, farmers Harry and Helen Kramer bought a few ornament molds from neighbors and sold the crafts from a shed... more »
Revolutionary Bra Organizer Solves a Common Problem for Women Around the World
Chandler Arizona's hottest new entrepreneurial company Angelica Enterprises announces the newest must-have product on the market for women. The Bra Tree! Combining beauty and functionality, this product appeals to women everywhere. The Bra Tree is... more »
Kippley finds a niche by selling unique accessories
Prairie du Sac, WI — Linda Kippley opened The Window Sill Gifts shop in downtown Prairie du Sac in 2002. The space at 525 Water St. where the store is located used to be attached to... more »
After 60 years of owning a souvenir shop, Eddie Devlin has become an icon on the Atlantic City Boardwalk
Atlantic City, NJ — Boardwalk businesses are known to have a high turnover rate. So, when you operate the same business on the famed wooden walkway for 60 years, people not only know your name,... more »
Cookie Bear: A Local Stop for Sweets Lovers
Merrick Patch, NY — Cookies, candy and chocolates galore—Cookie Bear gift shop has the perfect assortment for decorative platters, party favors or, that aching sweet tooth.Alison Sparaco, a Merrick native, opened her business in 2006 after... more »
Marblehead Businesses Support Sales Tax Holiday
Marblehead, MA — Local business owners are hoping to see the benefit of a sales tax holiday, which would suspend the 6.25 percent state sales tax on goods and services up to $2,500 the weekend of... more »
One gallery expands, one opens downtown
Newark, NJ — Despite the challenges of a small-town market, artist-entrepreneurs still find Granville fertile ground. Two recent cases in point: The expansion of a gift shop-art gallery and the opening of a new gallery --... more »
Demdaco Announces New and Expanded Showrooms
In order to add a west coast presence to the company's showroom mix, DEMDACO is excited to announce new showroom locations at World Market Center Las Vegas. With the addition of Big Sky Carvers and... more »
New Companies Debut at All Four Home Textiles Market Week Venues
White Plains, NY — Each of the four venues comprising New York's summer 2010 Home Textiles Market Week® will debut new home textile resources from around the world. In total, Home Textiles Market Week will... more »
Bringing mom’s macaroons to the mass market
Shoreview, MN — The development of his first food-related business has been a sweet deal for Larry Shiller of Shoreview.The 67-year-old entrepreneur has developed a brand of dark chocolate macaroon cookies named for his mother,... more »
Ceaco Licenses Artwork from 93-year-old Country Artist Ellen Eilers
Newton, MA – Ceaco, a leading jigsaw puzzle and game manufacturer, has secured the exclusive license to produce jigsaw puzzles using paintings by Ellen Eilers, a 93-year-old country artist. The 550-piece jigsaw puzzle series, titled... more »
