Tag: Local
Networking and Local SEO
As a small business owner, you know there are many things you can hire a marketing agency to do for you. Everything from writing blog articles, emails, and special offers to creating images or videos, and even PPC services are easily delegated so you can focus on running your company. Does your website need its plugins updated? When you hire the right people, you don’t have to worry about things like this because it’s something your website maintenance plan covers.
What Is Local SEO And Why Does It Matter?
While SEO is an important strategy for any business looking to grow, focusing on improving your local reach can have a big impact on your sales.
Butte’s business park flying high as tax sunset nears | Local
For all its successes, and they’ve been coming fast and furious the last five years, the Montana Connections Business Development Park is still its own little island in a way. A lot of Butte residents can tell you it’s that industrial park out by the drive-in theater, and some can name two or three companies
Upcoming Small Business Center workshops at CCC&TI | Local News
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s Small Business Center is offering free workshops, one-on-one assistance and many more services to help local small businesses. To reserve a seat at one of the free workshops, call (828) 726-3065 or visit www.cccti.edu/smallbusiness to register. How to Start and Grow an Arts/Crafts Business in North Carolina Caldwell Community
Local business forecast shows state of Stanislaus economy
Though Stanislaus County lost stores and restaurants including Tahoe Joe’s steakhouse on Pelandale Avenue, the local economy doesn’t rely as heavily as other counties in the region on two of the industries hit hardest by the pandemic: leisure/hospitality and retail. Andy Alfaro [email protected] Stanislaus County had good job growth in 2021 but needs to add
Staples to head COA Small Business Center | Local News
The former president of the Elizabeth City Area Chamber of Commerce will take over as director of the Small Business Center at College of The Albemarle beginning Jan. 1. COA announced Wednesday that Holly Staples has been named to head the state-funded agency that offers services to small businesses such as help with marketing, sales,
The Business Center of NW Philly explains how small businesses can benefit from Build Back Better | Local News
The Business Center is a nonprofit that works to educate and strengthen small businesses in the Northwest section of Philadelphia. During the pandemic, the group helped small Black and brown-owned businesses navigate government funding options, retool, and prepare for what’s next. This week, the organization is hoping to educate small businesses on opportunities present by
Officials laud new Greenwood Women’s Business Center | Local Business News
Rose Washington of TEDC Creative Capital and chair for the Tulsa Regional Chamber (left); John Veal, district director for the Oklahoma SBA District Office; Gary Breeckner, Greenwood Chamber of Commerce vice president; Natalie Madeira Cofield, assistant administrator of the Small Business Administration; Ron Busby Sr., president
A-B InBev raises forecast after Brazil drives surprise profit rise | Local Business
BRUSSELS — Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, upgraded its forecast for 2021 earnings growth on Thursday after posting a surprise increase in third-quarter profit, buoyed by beer sales in Brazil. The Belgium-based maker of Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois said it expects core profit or EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) to grow
Amazon’s holiday-quarter forecast disappoints as labor, supply issues mount | Local Business
People arrive for work at the Amazon distribution center in the Staten Island borough of New York, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. Earlier in the day, Chris Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union, delivered “Authorization of Representation” forms to the National Labor Relations Board in New York, as Union organizer have delivered more than 2,000
New Women’s Business Center coming to Greenwood, U.S. Small Business Administration announces | Local Business News
Natalie Madeira Cofield, assistant administrator of the SBA Office of Women’s Business Ownership, said that “the opening of a Women’s Business Center in Tulsa’s Greenwood neighborhood will be historic for Oklahoma and for our nation, and we look forward to supporting the local small business ecosystem by providing the resources needed for women entrepreneurs in
New app launches to help link local small businesses with job seekers
News Headlines ‘Love Local CV’ launches its new free app to help uplift struggling local businesses in the Coachella Valley. Its main purpose: give free exposure to businesses and inform the community of who is hiring. Love Local CV said its mission is to unite the community and elevate business. The official launch of the
Local entrepreneur relying on apps to draw in business
Cory Nelson is always coming up with new and innovative ways to run a business. His latest venture: the Cloud Food Hall in downtown Albany. “If the industry is changing, you have to change with it,” Nelson said. “And that’s been the biggest lesson and the biggest challenge at the same time.” Everything is done
Fitness business opens on Center Street in Ashtabula | Local News
ASHTABULA — Courtney and Matthew Anderson celebrated the opening of their Center Street fitness business on Saturday with clients, friends and business leaders. Functioning High Intensity Interval Training, or F.H.I.I.T., was the focal point of activity as the Greater Ashtabula Chamber of Commerce held the ribbon cutting to welcome them to their new building at
WhatsApp Tests ‘Local Business Directory’ Inside the App
WhatsApp has started testing a new feature in São Paulo, Brazil, that allows its users to discover local businesses without having to leave the confines of the popular messaging platform. Reuters reports that WhatsApp plans to highlight “thousands of businesses in categories like food, retail and local services across certain São Paulo neighborhoods” and that
Upcoming CCC&TI Small Business Center workshops | Local News
WATAUGA — Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s Small Business Center offers free workshops, one-on-one assistance and many more services to help local small businesses. To reserve a seat at one of the free workshops, visit www.cccti.edu/smallbusiness. Small business owners can also call (828) 726-3065 to set up a free, confidential consultation with the Small
Gig apps for a pandemic economy: Part time, no commitment | Local Business
The restaurant chain Chipotle uses Stint to recruit workers “at short notice to cover peak times in our restaurants,” said Jacob Sumner, its director of European operations. Chilango, another food chain, said its stores use the app when they need “extra pairs of hands during busy times.” The use of apps to connect businesses and
Free webinars assist with using QuickBooks | Local News
HICKORY — The Catawba Valley Community College Small Business Center will present two free webinars to assist small businesses and start-ups with using QuickBooks to track their finances. The Small Business Center will present a no-cost “Introduction to QuickBooks Desktop” webinar on Wednesday, Aug. 25, from 9-11 a.m. This webinar gets new and existing small
Waco ‘MegaFactory’ will build modular homes near Amazon center | Local Business News
Waco businessman Bill Clifton, who represents the Waco Industrial Foundation on the board that recommends incentives, said the company in question “does not have a long track record, but does have ambitious plans.” Plans call for factories in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Dallas, Denver, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, Miami, Charlotte, New York City and Boston. Northern California
FMU School of Business offering a new certification course in business analytics | Local News
FMU’s School of Business is launching a new certificate program in business analytics beginning in August. The program will provide an in-depth examination of the technical skills and knowledge necessary to advance a career in the field of business through data analysis. FMU PHOTO STAFF REPORTS FLORENCE, S.C. − Francis Marion University will give aspiring executives
Faherty takes reins of CORE business center | Local News
Dawn Faherty had planned to retire this November after 35 years as a Florida public servant. Until, that is, she was asked to head up a new initiative that will help local businesses grow and expand. County commissioners Tuesday officially announced that Faherty will be the executive director for the new Citrus One-Stop Recovery and