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Charities feel strain from inflation and pandemic

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — After Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, non-profits nationwide are hoping that shoppers still have money left to spend to help them. This year, the phrase “it takes a village” has never been truer to Executive Director of Lighthouse Ministries Tay Henderson. Lighthouse provides everyday necessities for those in need, such as food, socks, housing shoes, coats and blankets. While they have managed to continue helping the people they serve daily, Henderson says it has not been easy. Rising costs for food, gas and other goods have stretched their budget thin. Henderson says…

by •30/11/202231/01/2023

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A Practical Approach to Confidence – PHE America

(3 minute Read) When I study confidence, I always come away with two distinct themes and one troubling thought. First, it is obvious that confidence is important, so important that even when we are tricked into making it, we perform better (Vealey & Chase, 2008). Second, it is almost always described as a feeling (Burton & Raedeke, 2008; Vealey & Chase, 2008; Zinsser, Bunker, & Williams, 2010). The part that always troubled me was why we would leave something so important up to how we feel about it. After all, the only time confidence matters is when it is tested…

by •29/11/202231/01/2023

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Small Business Saturday brings dozens of shoppers out | Top Stories

WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) — Another Small Business Saturday has come and gone, with dozens of people taking downtown Wausau to shop small. Allison Magnuson opened The Local in downtown Wausau in 2017, this year is her sixth small business Saturday. “It’s exciting to see so many people out and about today.” said Magnuson. Business owners say the dedicated day makes them feel appreciated. “The feeling that we’re making a difference in our community and in the lives of all of our makers as well.” said Magnuson. She said small businesses are the core of this community. “By supporting small businesses,…

by •28/11/202231/01/2023

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Small business owners calling on customers for support as Small Business Saturday arrives

Leading up to holiday season in past years, Andover native Mike Lamagna ran up and down Newbury Street in Boston, begging everyone he knew who owned a storefront on the busy city avenue to allow him to host a small pop-up event for his business, Long Wharf Supply Co. Not this year, however. Lamagna will live out his dream Saturday when he officially opens his company’s first brick-and-mortar space at 119 Newbury St. It also falls on Small Business Saturday, which business owners and officials say is essential for the long-term survival of local shops. “It’s the one day of…

by •26/11/202231/01/2023

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Small Business Saturday Shopping at Addi Lu’s means joining a family

“Small Business Saturday is really one of our most favorite days of the year, we are so grateful and so appreciative,” says Stephanie Stotts, co-owner of Addi Lu’s.“We do glass engraving where we do not put it in a machine and tell a computer what to put it in, I do it all by hand,” says Stotts. “We do wood burning; we can personalize charcuterie boards where instead of putting in a machine, I hand personalize them.”Located in Oakville, Missouri, this trendy shop first started as a casual lunch conversation between Stephanie Stotts, her mother, Linda Finklang and…

by •24/11/202231/01/2023

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Centro Hispano’s entrepreneurship program helps grow Latino small businesses in East TN

Newly-graduated entrepreneurs from Centro Hispano’s program are ready to open their doors for business and play a role in Knox County’s economy.KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Small Business Saturday is coming up and Centro Hispano’s “Big Dream in Small Businesses” program is helping excel Latino entrepreneurs, shaping them into small business owners.Hilda Castillo, the coordinator of the program, said that although this program aims to help Latinos in East Tennessee, it affects other communities in Knox County.She said that the more business owners there are in Knox County, the more it will move the economy, sales and employment.…

by •22/11/202231/01/2023

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Small Business – The Demopolis Times

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted a keel authentication ceremony today for Virginia-submarine class Arkansas (SSN 800). The ship’s sponsors are the six women of the historic group known as the Little Rock Nine, the first African American students to attend all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas during desegregation. NNS honored all nine members, including the three men, during Saturday’s ceremony. The Little Rock Nine made history in 1957 with their response to the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, declaring racial segregation…

by •19/11/202231/01/2023

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Small Business Bounce Poker Run to offer a good deal of fun Saturday

Nov. 17—Let’s do the Small Business Bounce again! The 2022 Somerset Junior Woman’s Club Small Business Bounce Poker Run will be held this weekend, offering the opportunity to have a little fun with one’s shopping — while supporting the businesses that are the backbone of the community. “We’re real excited to have everybody involved in it, because it’s a fun event,” said Wynona Padgett of the Somerset Junior Women’s Club (SJWC). “It’s a way to support as many (small businesses) as possible.” This Saturday, November 19, participants are welcome to come to the original Baxter’s Coffee location on Ogden Street…

by •17/11/202231/01/2023