Everyone has been to a parade at some time. Lake County Ohio residents and even folks from out of town annually come to watch the Fairport Mardi Gras Parade. With cell phone technology, people will photograph and video all kind…
The 2015 Small Business Symposium is on track for June 5, 2015 from 7:30 A.M. To 1:30 P.M. Here are just a few highlights: Lunch with Keynote Speaker, Kordell Norton-Making a Difference-YOU can Change the World! Speaker and Author, Lisa Ryan-The…
Urban Art In 2013, my wife Diane and I traveled to Rapid City, SD for vacation. We visited Mount Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Monument and all the cool towns in South Dakota. While staying in Rapid City’s historic district, we…
SAVE THE DATE! – Friday June 5, 2015 What: Small Business Symposium Where: Lakeland Community College Agenda: Continental breakfast and networking Opening Speaker Marketing/Sales, Finance & Operations, Human Resources and Business Start Up breakout tracks Luncheon and Keynote Speaker So…
Do you like to bowl? Like to help kids? Join Big Brothers – Big Sisters fort heir bowling fundraiser.
Lake County Chambers Home & Lifestyle Expo – February 21-22 at Great Lakes Mall. The Home & Lifestyle Expo is hosted by Lake County Chambers of Commerce. Visit with over 60 member businesses primed and prepped to give you tips, tricks…
Consider joining FUEL. This is a networking group for young professionals. FUEL meets February 19 from 5:30-7:30pm at Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home & Cremation Center – “The Generational Challenge – From the Millennial Perspective”, presented by Pat Perry, President of…
Lake Erie College presents “Art Interprets Alzheimers”, a traveling exhibition presented by Artists Archives of the Western Reserve. The free exhibit will run from February 12 through March 12 in the B. K. Smith Gallery in Royce Hall for the…
You read in my earlier post about Brandon McClain, who was asking for help with his market research. Brandon has been hard at work launching his business. To learn more about Brandon and B-Kind Cards, check out this You Tube…
I want to try something different with my Blog. Part of the maturation process involves learning to make decisions. If you’re an adult you’ve gone through the process. Some of us more successful than others. If you’re a teenager, well…
Saturday, November 30, 2013 is Shop Small Business Saturday! Consider doing your Christmas Shopping with a local small business. Here are 5 reasons to Shop Small Business! Buying Small Business means “made” or “serviced” in the USA – not China…
Small businesses are often looking for ways to stay in the mind of their customers. In many cases, it’s almost a full time job. Here in northeast Ohio we are fortunate to have some of the best marketing and communication…
I had a couple meetings with some local folks in the City of Painesville to discuss boosting the arts presence in the city. Think about it – we have some very artistic people in north east Ohio, Lake Erie College…
Recently some of my business friends and I promoted our businesses during the local holiday lighting ceremony. Since this was the first time anyone exhibited during the event and our location was somewhat remote, no one was sure what…
You may have read previous posts about the great kids at Harvey High School, Painesville, Ohio who worked hard to start a business as participants in E-City. The E-City program is a joint effort between Harvey High School Business Teacher…