Today’s interview is with Amanda Rich who is the Artistic Director at Madonna Inn and has been with the Inn for nearly 15 years. Established in 1958, Madonna Inn is one of California’s iconic hotels and resorts located in San Luis Obispo, California.
Plaza Shoe Store – Small Business Success Story
Our first interview in our Small Business Success Story series is with Cathy Swearengin from Plaza Shoe Store in Springfield, Missouri. Like many other SMB owners Cathy works in a family owned company and exudes passion for her business!
Introducing Small Business Success Stories
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration small businesses in the United States account for nearly half (46%) of private nonfarm GDP! Likewise, Forbes notes that where a small business is defined as being smaller than 500 employees, there are 28 million small businesses that employ 120 million people or more than 50% of the […]
Promoting Your Haunted House
According to Matthew Shay, CEO of the National Retail Federation, Halloween is one of the “fastest-growing consumer holidays” in the United States. To point, the NRF estimates that 2014 Halloween spending will be an estimated 7.4 billion while other estimates put it at 11.3 billion!
80 Military Homecoming Signs & Ideas
Perhaps no better evidence exists of how much homecomings mean than how often these stories and videos go viral on the internet. There are an innumerable number of these videos on the web showing the surprise homecoming (often someone returning from a military deployment) to a waiting family or spouse. These videos are touching and […]
How to Market Your Pumpkin Patch and Be Profitable
Everywhere you look you see shades of red, orange and yellow. The air is filled with scents of pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger and candy apple. Halloween decorations overflow store shelves, and football games are on everyone’s weekend plans. Fall has officially arrived.
50+ Ideas For LDS Missionary Farewell & Welcome Home Parties
Today there are nearly 85,000 missionaries serving full time missions for the LDS Church. This huge increase in missionaries stemming from President Thomas S. Monson’s age requirement change in October 2012 has also led to a huge increase in farewell and homecoming/welcome home parties.
State-by-State Guide to Pool Signage and Fencing Requirements
For all its charms, pool ownership comes with some weighty responsibilities. To help pool owners and operators meet the challenging task of making sure that their pools are safe, we have put together a description of pool sign and fencing laws in all 50 U.S. states, as well as information about general pool issues such […]
