The town of Torrington, Connecticut, welcomed a new business to the community with the opening of Nail Park, a nail salon specializing in manicures and pedicures.  The salon offers customers a variety of nail styles to choose from as well as a personal set of nail clippers and files to prevent reuse of the
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Ward’s Pharmacy has been a fixture of the Rome, Georgia, area offering quality products from over-the-counter medication to prescription drugs at affordable prices.  Owners Pat and Ann Moss opened the pharmacy to better serve the community and take pride in meeting the medical needs of their customers, and  offering personalized attention and exemplary customer service. 
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After spending years working as a writer, Kim Bayne was ready for a career change.  While writing for several food blogs, she developed an interest in food trucks.  Bayne didn’t have a cooking background, but didn’t let that deter her venture.  She opened Griddler on the Roof, a food truck business serving traditional Jewish dishes
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  Julie Chin use to travel a long distance from her quiet San Francisco, California, neighborhood to a Home Depot for basic hardware supplies.  Chin, like many of her neighbors felt inconvenienced by the commute, and she knew a solution to this problem was opening a neighborhood hardware store.  After visiting several spaces and talking
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Jason Hillier is breathing a sigh of relief.  After starting his plumbing business five years ago during the economic downturn and experiencing a decline in business, Advance Plumbing Systems  is steadily growing and in the process of expansion.    In the past few months, Hillier launched the company’s first website and had the name painted on
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Shopping at a grocery store can feel mundane when consumers feel like there is little variety on store shelves beyond frozen and processed foods.  But new business owner Jeff Plummer is breaking away from the conventional grocery store mold with the opening of City Green Market, a vegan grocery store that sells vegetarian, vegan, and
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  Nancy Matijasich opened Manifest Solutions, a recruiting, staffing, and training firm back in 1994 with a goal of making a positive impact on Ohio’s IT industry by providing IT training programs for companies, and assisting with their employee search efforts.   Twenty years later, Matijasich expertise and helpful approach has led to a successful run.
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David McCormick Jr. and Peggy Schifano are natives of Morgantown, West Virginia, who wanted to start a business that would become a fixture in their community. With backgrounds in marketing and interior design, McCormick and Schifano put their collective expertise together and opened Omega Commercial Interiors, a furniture business specializing in the designing and furnishing
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If you enjoy floral arrangements and baked goods, then Baked Bouquet is right up your alley.  The shop is a hybrid bakery/floral business selling warm baked cakes topped with buttercream frosting designed in the shape of floral arrangements placed in glass vases.  Baked Bouquet makes these delicious arrangements for every occasion from weddings to birthdays,
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Doctors Sandra Surch and Allison Vennard were from two different backgrounds, but the common bond that brought them together was their affinity for animals. That connection motivated the two to open Livingston Veterinary Clinic, a full-service pet hospital in Howell, Michigan, that offers everything from preventative care for dogs and cats to surgical care and
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