small business

Red Balloon Kids Store To Open Southport Shop, Fight ‘Big Box’ Takeover

Lakeview, IL - Longtime Chicago children's clothing and gift store The Red Balloon plans to open on Southport next spring — adding a third location to its repertoire of neighborhood shops.Red Balloon will be taking... more »

West-End Shops Join Forces For Marketing, Advertising

Fort Wayne, IN - Eleven small businesses on the west side of Fort Wayne have joined forces in a loose amalgamation to market their goods and services under the umbrella of West End Shops.The shops... more »

Celebrating 25 Years in One Business at One Location Downtown

Smiths Falls, ON - Relatively few small businesses make it that long and fewer still can do so in the same location. On April 5 Special Greetings on Russell Street is celebrating its 25th anniversary... more »

Small Business Event to Expand

Lompoc, CA - A movement to encourage residents and tourists to shop locally has now expanded its goals to include every small business in town, including medical offices and museums.New Shop Lompoc! Shop Small! events... more »

‘Cash Mob’ Descends on Kelley’s to Boost Small Biz

Ayer, MA - A small mob took to Main Street last Wednesday ready to wreak some havoc -- but the good kind.With cash in hand, about 25 people swarmed Kelley's store looking for something to... more »

Mary & Marthas Moving to Zionsville

Zionsville, IN - Mary & Martha’s Exceedingly Chic Boutique has been a fixture on Carmel’s Main Street for the past ten years.It has survived years of construction and change in the Arts & Design District,... more »

How to Get Your Small Business Unstuck

Running a business, especially a small business, is hard work. From time to time, business owners working on their businesses, find that they hit a wall or a plateau -- they get "stuck", so to... more »

Six entrepreneurs Share The One Thing They Wish They’d Known Before Launching Their Business

Anyone considering starting a business has heard the advice: "Find your passion."Allison Faunce of Somerset found hers more than five years ago when her young son was running around the house with a dishtowel over... more »