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Tag Archives: small business
2015’s Fastest growing markets for small-medium businesses
Fascinating data from PayPal which ranks small and medium business (SMB) growth by the year-over-year growth in total payment volume (TPV). All regions of the country are represented in the data, but what truly stands out are the number of … Continue reading
Posted in business, cities, commerce, digital payment systems, economic development, economic gardening, economics, Economy, entrepreneurship, geography, marketing, planning, Small business, States, Statistics, urban planning
Tagged business, cities, commerce, e-commerce, econnomy, entrepreneurship, geography, PayPal, planning, small business, states, statistics
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Suburban food truck rodeo round-ups
While visiting San Antonio this past spring, several food trucks were lined up around portions of the main government square in the city’s central business district waiting for hungry diners to come bounding out of their office chutes at noon. … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, Biking, branding, business, cities, civics, civility, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, Cuisine, economic development, economic gardening, entrepreneurship, Food, food systems, fun, infrastructure, land use, logistics, marketing, placemaking, planning, politics, Small business, third places, tourism, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged business, cities, cuisine, dining, entrepreneurship, food, food trucks, land use, planning, restaurants, rodeos, small business
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Lansing area logistics to ‘Go Green’
Scheduled to launch in Greater Lansing on Earth Day, 2014 (Tuesday, April 22nd), Go Green Trikes, LLC (here’s the Facebook weblink) is the brainchild of local green business entrepreneur, Yvonne LeFave. Utilizing heavy-duty electric-assisted cargo trikes capable of … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, Biking, branding, cities, climate change, commerce, Communications, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, energy, entrepreneurship, environment, fitness, Food, fun, geography, health, infrastructure, logistics, Maps, new urbanism, North America, planning, pollution, product design, Small business, spatial design, sustainability, technology, Trade, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, Women
Tagged active transportation, bicycling, cargo trikes, cities, cycling, delivery, entrepreneurship, environment, geography, Go Green Trikes, Lansing, logistics, planning, small business, sustainability, transportation, trikes
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“Bad” can be good
I recently made a short trip south to a newer craft brewer located in the Ingham County seat of Mason, Michigan. The Bad Brewing Company opened in mid-2012 in a handsome historic building just off Courthouse Square. I’ll be honest … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, advertising, architecture, art, branding, cities, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, Communications, Cuisine, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Food, fun, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, marketing, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, Small business, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged Bad Brewing, beer, breweries, brewpubs, cities, cuisine, entrepreneurship, food, land use, Mason, Michigan, planning, small business, The Vault
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Ten great reasons to shop at local businesses
You may have seen the Small Business Saturday advertisements recently. November 26th, the Saturday after Thanksgiving is is the second annual “Small Business Saturday.” Even though a huge company (American Express) is the primary sponsor, I find the goal to be … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, consumerism, diversity, economics, Economy, Food, land use, pollution, Trade, Transportation
Tagged business, economy, shopping, small business
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