Lee Bank’s Commercial Lenders are here to help you get down to business | Sponsored
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Lee Bank’s Commercial Lenders are here to help you get down to business | Sponsored

When it comes to small business, the idea of ​​building something from nothing has a certain romantic appeal. But in reality, it takes more than strong ideas, hard work and enthusiasm to get a new project off the ground, or keep an existing one going strong. Without the capital to back it up, even the most brilliant business plan is merely theoretical. The average would-be business owner doesn’t have that kind of cash on hand, so they turn to a commercial lender to secure the necessary funds. As a proud supporter of local businesses, Lee Bank’s Commercial Lending arm works…
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Small business owners calling on customers for support as Small Business Saturday arrives
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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…
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North Carolinians like to do their early holiday shopping online, new poll finds
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North Carolinians like to do their early holiday shopping online, new poll finds

More North Carolinians prefer doing their Thanksgiving holiday shopping online than in person, according to a High Point University Poll released this week.The poll involved 1,015 respondents and was done between Nov. 10 and Nov. 17.When asked specifically about shopping on Black Friday, 28% said they would, 52% said they would skip it and 19% were unsure.By comparison, when asked about Cyber ​​Monday shopping, 44% said they would, 30% said they would not and 26% said they were unsure.When asked about choosing between the two, more poll respondents said they would be shopping Cyber ​​Monday at…
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Bob Iger can’t wave a ‘magic wand’ to change Disney’s structural problems: Analyst [Video]
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Bob Iger can’t wave a ‘magic wand’ to change Disney’s structural problems: Analyst [Video]

Disney’s (DIS) Bob Iger will be inheriting quite a mess as he reassumes the CEO position at a company he led for 15 years. “Disney’s problems are more structural than they are related to who’s running the company,” Doug Cruetz, media analyst at Cowen, told Yahoo Finance Live. Cruetz listed several fundamental concerns, including a declining linear business, which has been tethered to an increasingly costly sports business at ESPN, in addition to a streaming unit bleeding money amid an ultra-competitive environment. “I don’t think there’s any magic wand that by Bob Iger can wave to change that,” the analyst…
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Save 0 on the ECOVACS DEEBOT X1 OMNI
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Save $550 on the ECOVACS DEEBOT X1 OMNI

Sweeping and cleaning are two essential but repetitive time and energy-consuming chords. Like you, many others hate them, and that’s not a sweeping statement. However, with the ECOVACS DEEBOT X1 OMNI robot, you can conveniently sweep, clean, and even mop your space without lifting a finger. And it gets even better. From November 24th through December 31st, you can get it for $999.99 instead of the usual $1,549.99 and save $550.Verified ECOVACS DEEBOT X1 OMNIAt just $999, this is a deal of a lifetime. Hurry and get the ECOVACS DEEBOT X1 OMNI for $550 less this Black Friday. Offer…
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Sugar And Its Natural Substitutes
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Sugar And Its Natural Substitutes

Added sugar has been linked to many serious diseases, including obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Fortunately, there are many ways to sweeten foods without adding sugar. There are many natural sweeteners that people often use instead of sugar. These include coconut sugar, honey, maple syrup and molasses. While these natural sweeteners may contain more nutrients than regular sugar, your body still metabolizes them in the same way. The natural sweeteners listed below are slightly ‘less bad’ than regular sugar. Nevertheless, they are still forms of sugar. Why sugar is bad for you Sugar interferes with your body’s hormones that…
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Are You The Reason Your Business Is Failing?
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Are You The Reason Your Business Is Failing?

John Knotts | President and Owner of Crosscutter Enterprises — Your Success Incubator.gettyEvery day new businesses start and fail. The percentage of business failures is staggering. Thousands of people are researching why a business fails, and many reasons are given. However, there is but one reason why your business fails. You! Ever notice that people will always say “My business failed” but never say “I failed in business”? We look to a plethora of reasons for business failure. Previously, I leaned toward one root cause: poor (or a lack of) strategic business planning. Then I realized that the…
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Small Business Saturday Shopping at Addi Lu’s means joining a family
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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…
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