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QR Codes can be valuable tools for small businesses

QR Codes can be valuable tools for small businesses
If you’re not familiar with QR, or Quick Response, codes, you probably should be. These two-dimensional matrix barcodes can hold thousands of alphanumeric characters of information that, if used effectively, can help grow your business. Domestically, QR codes are just beginning to catch on, but...
May 6th, 2011 | Trendspotting | Read More

Small Manufacturers Gaining Ground

Small Manufacturers Gaining Ground
For many, the term “manufacturing” is synonymous with noisy factories and assembly lines a dozen workers deep, not to mention faceless corporations headquartered outside the United States. However, a more streamlined form of manufacturing is gaining momentum domestically− at the smaller...
April 19th, 2011 | Trendspotting | Read More

Strong Demand is Keeping Area Microbreweries Busy

Strong Demand is Keeping Area Microbreweries Busy
Thanks to several farmers’ markets and a plethora of restaurants and food producers that use locally-sourced ingredients, it’s not a challenge to eat local in Central Ohio. It’s also increasingly easy to drink local, as evidenced by the number of wineries, distilleries, and microbreweries...
January 28th, 2011 | Trendspotting | Read More

Local Distilleries Continue to Add Products to Their Lineups

Local Distilleries Continue to Add Products to Their Lineups
Thanks to several farmers’ markets and a plethora of restaurants and food producers that use locally-sourced ingredients, it’s not a challenge to eat local in Central Ohio. It’s also increasingly easy to drink local, as evidenced by the number of wineries, distilleries, and microbreweries...
January 21st, 2011 | Trendspotting | Read More

Central Ohio Wineries Haven’t Let Location Stand In Their Way

Central Ohio Wineries Haven’t Let Location Stand In Their Way
Thanks to several farmers’ markets and a plethora of restaurants and food producers that use locally-sourced ingredients, it’s not a challenge to eat local in Central Ohio. It’s also increasingly easy to drink local, as evidenced by the number of wineries, distilleries, and microbreweries...
January 14th, 2011 | Trendspotting | Read More

Online Shopping More Than a Passing Craze, Retailers Say

Online Shopping More Than a Passing Craze, Retailers Say
Like it or not, the holiday season is practically synonymous with shopping. And in recent years, more and more of that shopping is being done from the comfort of home, or the office, thanks to the Internet. Not surprisingly, the media has jumped all over the trend, scrutinizing its every facet −from...
December 23rd, 2010 | Trendspotting | Read More

Food Trucks and Food Carts Enjoy Success in Columbus Dining Scene

Food Trucks and Food Carts Enjoy Success in Columbus Dining Scene
Obviously, the ability to purchase food from streetside vendors is not new. However, it’s probably fair to say that Columbus has never had as many diverse mobile food operations as it does right now. From international cuisine to American barbecue to desserts, it appears that food carts and trucks...
September 24th, 2010 | Trendspotting | Read More

Investment in Biking Infrastructure Fuels Small Business Growth

Investment in Biking Infrastructure Fuels Small Business Growth
Central Ohioans, like many people across the country, have rediscovered bicycling in recent years. Predictably, the trend has kept owners of existing bike shops in demand, but it also has created new opportunities for enterprising entrepreneurs and could even impact companies outside the biking industry,...
August 13th, 2010 | Trendspotting | Read More
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