Category: Small Business

Sumter celebrating sacrifices and impact of small businesses

The Sumter Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the impact that small businesses, like Air Solutions and Triple B’s BBQ, have on the community.

SUMTER, SC — It’s Small Business Week, and tonight, Sumter is celebrating the sacrifices and the impact that small businesses have on the community.

Triple B’s BBQ opened its doors at this location on Peach Orchard Road in Dalzell a few months ago. Co-owners Chris and Nicole Armstrong say as a small business, they rely completely on their community’s support.

“It’s like, you have to have it or you won’t live,” Chris shares. “You’ll lose everything you’ve

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Sauna Blanket GIVEAWAY – Maria Mind Body Health

Many of you know I LOVE my Bon Charge sauna blanket!

Saunas have been used for centuries as a means of relaxation and wellness. I couldn’t be more excited to do a GIVEAWAY! One of you will WIN my favorite sauna blanket!

IF YOU WIN THE BON CHARGE SAUNA BLANKET GIVEAWAY, THESE ARE SOME BENEFITS:

  1. Improved cardiovascular health

Regular sauna use has been linked to a reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes. The heat generated by the sauna causes the blood vessels to dilate, which increases blood flow and helps to lower blood pressure. This

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Unleash small businesses by exempting them from corporate taxes

We’ve got to stop stifling our entrepreneurs by taxing them into the ground and making them jump through countless bureaucratic hoops

Published May 02, 2023 • Last updated 2 days ago • 3 minute read

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Small businesses are often described as the backbone of our economy — and that’s because they are. They develop new products and technologies that drive economic growth and create new jobs. But if small businesses are so important, why aren’t we doing more to support their success and foster even greater growth?

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Small Business Week is celebrated in Indiana and across the nation

Small businesses have created more than 12.9 million jobs over the past 25 years, or two out of every three new positions added in the country, according to the Small Business Administration.

This week, Small Business Week is being celebrated both in Indiana and across the nation. It’s estimated that 534,000 small businesses in Indiana employ more than 1.2 million people in the Hoosier State.

“This week is all about celebrating the important contribution of an integral part of our state’s economy — small businesses,” said Gov. Eric Holcomb. “Hard work, dedication and grit are not just Hoosier values; these

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Small business group wants NS to look beyond minimum wage hikes to address poverty

A group representing small businesses is pushing the Nova Scotia government to look beyond minimum wage hikes to address poverty.

“If you want to fix poverty, there’s a whole series of things that [the] government can work on. You could work on the welfare levels,” Louis-Philippe Gauthier of the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses told a provincial legislative committee on human resources.

The committee met Tuesday at the Nova Scotia legislature to hear from the public and private sectors on labor shortages and the minimum wage.

“Everybody goes back to this default mentality that minimum wage will fix everything,” Gauthier

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Lemon Poppy Seed Protein Sparing Angel Food Cake

Many of you know I worked at a coffee shop since I was 15 years old. At this cute coffee shop, I would make the best lemon poppy seed muffins with delicious lemon curd dolloped on top! Before school, I would go to the coffee shop to make the scones and the muffins and then after school, I would go back to work. At the end of the day, I got to bring home the cinnamon rolls, scones and lemon poppy seed muffins that didn’t sell! So guess what??? I would make lemon poppy seed muffins to make sure I

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Eight days a week: Labor shortage and overworked small business owners

Amanda Mayhew often finds herself checking work emails between sets at the gym or while cooking dinner and she’s on her phone from 6:30 in the morning until 9 at night.

She’s the general manager at Stallion Movers, a small moving company in Kitchener, and although she runs the office, she frequently pitches in by going out on jobs too.

According to a new report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, the average small business owner is working what amounts to an eight-day workweek. And more than a third of that time is spent making up for staffing challenges,

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A local small business owner’s transition from working in finance to being her own boss

An Austin small business owner decided to quit her corporate job and open up learning centers to honor her late sister who was a teacher.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Sylvan Learning Center has been in the Brodie Oaks Shopping Center for more than 30 years. But in December 2020, Susan Fairbairn took over the franchise.

“I’ve had some great successes with this. I’ve also had some lows,” said Fairbairn, executive director, Sylvan Learning. “But the program works. It makes a difference in a child’s life.”

The small business owner acquired the four Austin locations three years ago and currently has

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