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Small Business Bounce Poker Run to offer a good deal of fun Saturday
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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…
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Protecting Athlete Wellness in the Hyper-Competitive World of Sports – PHE America
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Protecting Athlete Wellness in the Hyper-Competitive World of Sports – PHE America

Sport is captivating. Engaging in it elicits strong emotions for many people, like passion, excitement, and love. Sport is so central to many people’s lives that it impacts the choices participants and spectators make about how they live. For example, practice and game schedules often determine how one’s days, weeks, and even vacations are planned. In addition, great value is placed on the role of sport in our lives. Sport is argued to be a place where people can learn and practice socially valued behaviors like teamwork, perseverance, and hard work; all characteristics also used to describe valued employees and…
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Small businesses get creative to hire hard-to-find labor
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Small businesses get creative to hire hard-to-find labor

As some corporations slow the pace of hiring due to economic concerns, small business owners are falling behind when it comes to staffing up. Almost two-thirds of small businesses were hiring or trying to hire in September, according to a report from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), but 46% reported they couldn’t fill those job openings, well above the 48-year historical average of 23%. The difficulty in hiring has prompted some small business owners to seek more creative solutions to land labor, so they can grow their businesses or — in the worst case — just stay afloat.…
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A Classroom Journey through the Yoga Experience – PHE America
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A Classroom Journey through the Yoga Experience – PHE America

“Take your passion and make it happen” are lyrics from the song Flashdance. As corny as it sounds, it’s those lyrics that continue to drive my PE curriculum forward. Fourteen years ago I introduced yoga into a cross-training class. The students embraced the activity so much they asked me to develop a class. The following year it became a semester-long elective course and a few years later became a year long elective course. My students have been involved in the development and direction of this course from the beginning, embracing the content fully. So, let me take you on a…
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Peninsula Canada is expanding its services to help small
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Peninsula Canada is expanding its services to help small

TORONTO, Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Peninsula Canadaa leading HR and occupational health & safety firm, announces an expansion of services to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador. Peninsula has helped over 5,000 small to medium-sized businesses in Alberta, British Colombia, Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan over the past 5 years. And now we are so excited to offer our award-winning services to the thousands of business owners in the maritime provinces. With over 35 years of experience and expertise in HR and health & safety, our goal is to give employers peace of mind by ensuring help…
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Small Business Grants to Jumpstart Your Plans
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Small Business Grants to Jumpstart Your Plans

In the early months of the pandemic, Connie Nguyen says sales dropped 70% overnight at Snowbite, a modern Vietnamese eatery… In the early months of the pandemic, Connie Nguyen says sales dropped 70% overnight at Snowbite, a modern Vietnamese eatery in Pharr, Texas. As the restaurant’s owner, Nguyen has since faced a nightmarish pivot to curbside pickup, fear for the health of employees and customers and rising operating costs that placed a further strain on her business. Hers is a familiar story, one that’s been replicated across industries and states since early 2020. But unlike the hundreds of thousands of…
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