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Lancaster looking to attract additional small businesses

Lancaster looking to attract additional small businesses
As home to Anchor Hocking Co., Lancaster has long been identified as a manufacturing community. Recently, though, the city has begun touting its small business friendliness. Lancaster officials are quick to list the city’s skilled workforce, proximity to several universities and colleges (and the...
April 23rd, 2012 | Regional Spotlight | Read More

Cookies Cravings owner turns baking hobby into a business

Cookies Cravings owner turns baking hobby into a business
One of the first calls Lindsey Terwanger made after signing the lease for her new Italian Village cookie shop, Cookie Cravings, was to Melissa DeGraw Metz, director of membership at Experience Columbus. When the shop’s doors opened two months later, in December 2011, Lindsey had used relationships...
April 20th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

Jeremy Slagle transforms lifelong passion for design into a successful business

Jeremy Slagle transforms lifelong passion for design into a successful business
Jeremy Slagle always knew he’d be a designer one day, but becoming a business owner was not in his plan. In 2009, Slagle was working as senior creative director at Element, a Columbus design agency he’d been with for more than a decade. When the agency closed that year, Slagle was handed...
April 18th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

At Work: Big Red Rooster fills Engine House No. 5

At Work: Big Red Rooster fills Engine House No. 5
If you reminisce about the restaurant Engine House No. 5, at 121 Thurman Ave., you are not alone. Although the restaurant has been closed since 1993, when the owner, Chuck Muer, and his wife, Betty, were lost at sea, many do not realize it is no longer a restaurant. The interior of Engine House No. 5...
April 16th, 2012 | At Work | Read More

Tips on Avoiding a Credit Card Security Breach

Tips on Avoiding a Credit Card Security Breach
With the recent news of the Global Payments credit card breach, business owners are again reminded of the risks associated with processing and storing credit card data. In a 24/7 world where many organizations maintain online storefronts, however, accepting credit card payments isn’t just an option...
April 12th, 2012 | Tips of the Trade | Read More

WordPress, Blogger, or Tumblr: Choosing the Best Blogging Platform

WordPress, Blogger, or Tumblr: Choosing the Best Blogging Platform
Blogging is a popular form of content creation today and the number of platforms to choose from can be pretty overwhelming, especially when you want to create a blog for your business and you need to pick one that’s feasibly manageable, but also impressive to your audience. There are several things...
April 11th, 2012 | Tips of the Trade | Read More

Well-crafted press releases, relationships key to effective public relations

Well-crafted press releases, relationships key to effective public relations
Anyone wanting to use public relations to market their business will do well to focus on the “R” in PR: relations. And the most crucial part of public relations is building and maintaining relationships with members of the media− traditional print and broadcast, as well as bloggers and...
April 10th, 2012 | Tips of the Trade | Read More

BarterQue makes local small business bartering easier

BarterQue makes local small business bartering easier
Josh Watters and Larry Scott think small business bartering is a fact of entrepreneurial life that needs to be better facilitated, and that’s just what their startup aims to do. Created during Startup Weekend Columbus, BarterQue was developed with freelancers and new businesses in mind. Unlike...
April 6th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More
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