Laura Petrella, the CEO of the Cuyahoga Falls Ohio Chamber of Commerce for the past 21 years, has created her own Gold Rush in Akron’s largest suburb and the surrounding Northeast Ohio area. The creation of weekly networking/referral meetings without all the rules and requirements of the national networking groups seemed a bit daunting, but […]
Low interest rates and the approaching Spring buying season seem to be re-energizing the San Diego real estate market. Real estate website Trulia pinpoints the neighborhoods of Rancho Bernardo, Pacific Beach and Carmel Valley as leading in popularity for area buyers. But those entering this real estate market have concerns. One of them is the […]
“Having your home staged is typically the best investment a seller can make,” says Valarie Dionne, owner of Urban Orchid Designs. “It helps you sell high, sell fast, and sell smart. It’s in the numbers, and it works.” Some sellers who stage their homes are able to sell their homes for an average of 10% more than […]
As a retired soldier, Steve Berti realizes that the training he received in the military prepared him to manage anything, which includes the store he and his wife would eventually open and later transfer to his son. As a veteran, Berti recognizes that the current military training received by today’s soldier is much more advanced than where it […]
Elliot Stone was tired of being a chief cook and bottle washer, and is doing something about it. While the etymology of the phrase “chief cook and bottle washer” may be up for argument, there is no argument about what it means: someone who has multiple, or, as is often in small business, all of […]
A wedding day, for many people, is the most important day of their life to that point. Bringing together families to celebrate the union of two lives can be a day of joy, fun, and togetherness—as well as days, weeks, or months of stress leading up to it. But does it have to be? “Our […]
“If you’re not online, you’re behind the times.” This is what most small businesses are led to believe as they retool their marketing efforts to stay relevant to today’s digital economy. But does “behind the times” equate to “out of business?” Alex Changho disagrees. “It’s amazing to me that there are businesses that have managed […]
Brenda Thompson, owner of the boutique real estate agency, Special “Finds…” helps buyers from all over the globe find unique properties in the western North Carolina mountains. Like the properties she sells, her agency is truly one-of-a-kind with a focus on unique properties with a lot of character. She has owned the agency for nineteen […]
If one out of ten people who embarked on a journey actually made it to their destination, would you call that success? To many people, 10% would seem to be quite low, no matter what the journey. But for years, this has been the standard for martial arts students who make the coveted level of […]
Online reputation management expert, Eric Godfrey of Lancaster, Pennsylvania has launched services to help wedding businesses across the country to improve their online reputation, build positive reputation and market that to prospective customers. He has been involved in the wedding industry for nearly 35 years and has run several successful companies during that time. He […]