Anne D'innocenzio, Ap Retail Writer Updated 9:30 am PDT, Thursday, July 12, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Elise Amendola, AP Image 1of/5 CaptionClose Image 1 of 5 FILE- In this April 9, 2018, file photo, shoppers walk in a mall in Salem, N.H. As Amazon gears up for its Prime Day promotion, other big-name retailers like Macy’s and eBay are launching deals and sales of their own. But small businesses, including those that don’t sell much online, shouldn’t sit on the sidelines. less FILE- In this April 9, 2018, file photo, shoppers walk in a mall in Salem, N.H. As Amazon gears up for its Prime Day promotion, other big-name retailers like Macy’s and eBay … [Read more...] about There’s room for small businesses to compete with Prime Day
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How small businesses can navigate rising interest rates
Sarah Skidmore Sell, Ap Personal Finance Writer Updated 8:00 am, Tuesday, May 15, 2018 Photo: Charles Rex Arbogast, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this April 6, 2018, file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks before the Economic Club of Chicago in Chicago. It’s a good news-bad news situation for small businesses when interest rates rise. The Federal Reserve says that the economy is doing well, so it has raised its key rates recently and is expected to do so again in the near future. The strong economy is great for most businesses, but higher rates will likely increase what it costs for them to borrow. less FILE - In this April 6, 2018, file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks before the Economic Club of Chicago in Chicago. It’s a good news-bad news situation for small businesses when interest ... more … [Read more...] about How small businesses can navigate rising interest rates
Blockbuster hopes Russell Crowe’s jockstrap helps business
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A celebrity jockstrap that's been the buzz of Alaska for nearly two weeks went on display Wednesday at one of the nation's last Blockbuster video stores in an effort to ramp up business. "I tell you, we're going to get a lot of traffic, is what I'm expecting," said Kevin Daymude, general manager of Blockbuster Alaska. He expects the store to get a lot of calls: "Did you get it in? Can we go see it?" he said. The jockstrap has a strange history since actor Russell Crowe wore it in the 2005 movie "Cinderella Man." It recently became part of a celebrity auction, which Crowe has dubbed 'the divorce auction,' where it caught the eye of the host of HBO's "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver." Oliver purchased the jockstrap and some other items and sent them to Anchorage, which has one of the last remaining big box store video chains. The video store is trying to stave off streaming movie services, which are gaining popularity as more broadband capability comes to the … [Read more...] about Blockbuster hopes Russell Crowe’s jockstrap helps business
Celebrations as IT specialists Novosco take crown at Belfast Telegraph Business Awards
0 Comments Celebrations as IT specialists Novosco take crown at Belfast Telegraph Business Awards BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Belfast IT company Novosco was crowned the Outstanding Business of the Year at the 2018 Belfast Telegraph Business Awards in partnership with Ulster Bank last night. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/events/business-awards/celebrations-as-it-specialists-novosco-take-crown-at-belfast-telegraph-business-awards-36849725.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article36850047.ece/e74a4/AUTOCROP/h342/E%20%20260418KB4%200117.jpg Email Belfast IT company Novosco was crowned the Outstanding Business of the Year at the 2018 Belfast Telegraph Business Awards in partnership with Ulster Bank last night. The company, which employs 180 people, provides IT infrastructure and cloud services to both public and private organisations and won a major contract in 2017 - a £10m deal with one of the UK's largest housing associations, Notting Hill Housing. The … [Read more...] about Celebrations as IT specialists Novosco take crown at Belfast Telegraph Business Awards
Bravo’s ‘Sell It Like Serhant’ helps out LI hot-tub business
As one of Manhattan's top real estate brokers and a former star of "Million Dollar Listing New York," Ryan Serhant doesn't usually find himself in hot water. But he does Wednesday, May 2, at 10 p.m. on Bravo when his instructional reality show, "Sell It Like Serhant," visits Ocean Spray Hot Tubs & Saunas in Westhampton Beach. Literally: He climbed into a hot tub with prospective customers, as an outré way of teaching sales techniques. Ocean Spray owner Joe Musnicki took it all in stride. At 71 years of age, 37 of them in the business, there's little that surprises him. "I can't say I saw anything really new" in what Serhant taught his staff, he says, but he had some take-aways nonetheless: "Have more engagement with the customer, make the whole buying and selling process more fun. Sometimes when you're on the sales floor, it gets to be, 'What's the price, how soon can I get it?' But Ryan was able to put a lot of fun in the presentations." The episode's conceit is … [Read more...] about Bravo’s ‘Sell It Like Serhant’ helps out LI hot-tub business