Sandwiched between Black Friday and Cyber Monday — historically the biggest and busiest retail days of the year — there’s another standout shopping event: Small Business Saturday. Started by American Express in 2010 and co-sponsored by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) since 2011, Small Business Saturday aims to […]
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Earl Davis | WKTV ROME, N.Y. — The Women’s Fund is providing support to the next generation of entrepreneurs. The Griffiss Institute held its annual Women Investing in Women event on Wednesday. Local companies owned by women received four awards of $5,000 each. These investments are assisting female entrepreneurs in […]
Coastal Alabama Insurance will be hosting a “Kickin’ it with Kelsey” benefit for insurance agent Kelsey Neel, donating all proceeds toward her cancer treatment. Neel, who is battling breast cancer at age 30, was born and raised in Gulf Shores and previously worked as a swim instructor for the City […]
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Rebecca Davis, owner of Kannonball Insurance Solutions. By Melisa Ausherman Special to Beneath the Surface News In the world of insurance, there are those who merely sell policies and then there are those like Rebecca Davis, who have made it their life’s mission to protect and empower individuals in the […]
If you buy something through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. More and more people are becoming entrepreneurs and starting their own businesses. It may be a brick-and-mortar store or an online business; it may be their full-time passion or a side job – […]
BREANNA HANLEY/THE EXPRESS One of the distinctly differently decorated windows is pictured. LOCK HAVEN — Though their shop has been soft-opened for a short time now, Ali Arico and Aly Di Costanzo are hosting the grand opening of their shop: Two Maidens Tea Room and Cafe. Today, Saturday, Sunday and […]
Michele Bartock has been in the insurance industry for 19 years. She is a general lines, life, health and annuities agent. She started her own business, MB Insurance Solutions, in 2020 because she wanted to help seniors and those under 65 with disabilities understand Medicare. Michele Bartock has been in […]
Logo Courtesy of The Burns Agency/Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy CLINTON, N.Y. — It’s a business known to many in Clinton and the surrounding area—The Burns Agency. It’s a business known to many in Clinton and the surrounding area—The Burns Agency. Since 1919, The Burns Agency in Clinton […]
The insurance company is putting a cap on the number of policies it will write each month. CALIFORNIA – The future of home insurance is shifting here in California. Three companies in the state are limiting new policies or leaving the state entirely. Farmers Insurance is the […]
Ketterman ELKINS — Lindsay L Ketterman, Customer Service Agent of Pioneer Insurance Agency, Inc of Elkins recently was awarded the designation of Certified Professional Insurance Agent (CPIA), a professional designation conferred by the CPIA Program Office. Lindsay successfully completed three CPIA Seminars as well as the […]
Kyle Rowe with some of his creations. Isaac Nielsen/McCook Gazette McCOOK, Neb. The McCook community may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of an international fishing lure-building business. But that didnt stop area native Kyle Rowe, who has been making waves as the […]
Ryan Stevens is a 2018 graduate of Newcomerstown High School and attended Findlay University for business administration and marketing. He is the son of Donnie and Lori Stevens. Ryan is an agribusiness insurance agent at Tuscarawas Insurance Agency in New Philadelphia and owns and operates Stevens Valley Farms just outside […]
GRAND FORKS – Six business entrepreneurs were honored earlier this month with the first “Grand Awards,” presented by a group representing local business-assistance organizations. At the event, held May 9 at the Prohibition Room in The Spud Jr., East Grand Forks, the following awards were presented: True Grit Award to […]
Jason Moore Local entrepreneur Jason Moore has joined the venture capital firm that helped him grow and sell his company, Stratasan. Moore will serve as venture partner for Atlanta-based Fulcrum Equity Partners, the company announced Tuesday. With its portfolio companies, Fulcrum focuses on health care services, B2B software and health care […]
CHILLICOTHE— At 25 years old some people are fresh out of college working a starter job while others are starting the create a life and family for themselves. At 25 years old Levi Garrett is busy as an entrepreneur helping run two local businesses. Garrett started his career at the […]
Co-owner of J-Town Deli & Country Store and marketing director for the Valley Originals, Genn Anzaldi chats with a customer at the Jackson store on Tuesday. A multi-tasker, she’s also the chairman of the Jackson School Board. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO) By Rachael Brown, special to The Conway Daily Sun CONWAY […]
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Students at Austintown Elementary School recently received a new classroom activity and 35 new books to fill their library shelves. Jamie Blott, a local State Farm insurance agent, said she learned about the elementary school’s library program for its kindergarteners and first- and second-graders and was given […]
February spotlights Black local businesses at Tops Former nurse Jill Miller was researching a natural cure for her infant daughter’s eczema when she created Skin Care Essentials by Jill in 2019. The same year, her product was on Tops shelves, and she now runs the business full time. “It’s surreal,” […]
Millennial and Gen-Z auto insurance consumers returning to traditional personalized shopping experience offered by independent local insurance agents. SACRAMENTO, CA, UNITED STATES, November 22, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — InsureKick, an information resource for auto and home insurance consumers, today published a study analyzing local insurance agents and their return to prominence […]