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News, articles and information about small businesses, starting and owning and operating a small business, employment law, employment taxes, minimum wage. (Photo iTOWNS)
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Student news
Alexis “Lexi” Amy Bryan received a bachelor’s degree in business supply chain and information systems from the Smeal College of Business at Pennsylvania State University. Bryan spent four years at the main campus in University Park,...Tags: Annapolis, The Pennsylvania State University, Real Estate, Financial Aid, Douglas F. Gansler
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MayMart kicks off spring events in Hagerstown
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comA little early rain and temperatures below 60 degrees did not keep Hagerstown from kicking off the spring season with its annual MayMart event on Public Square on Thursday morning. Vendors set up on the square to sell a variety of products from...Tags: Radio, Business, Entertainment
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SCORE roundtable, coffee break focus on small-business issues
Q: Small Business Month is this month. Does SCORE Hagerstown have any public events scheduled that you can tell us about? A: Yes! Thursday is SCORE’s business roundtable, featuring Hagerstown’s Downtown Manager Andrew Sargent, from noon...
Tags: Business, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Longtime Hagerstown firm loses 'heartbreaking' struggle to survive
arnoldp@herald-mail.comBelieving in his employees to the very end, Lynn Bowers used to encourage them, saying their small Hagerstown company could compete like “a Davy in an industry of Goliaths.” But last year, after struggling through the worst economy many of...Tags: Pies and Tarts, Labor Markets, Consumers, New Products, Environmental Issues
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SCORE lauds top clients
Before members and invited guests, Hagerstown’s SCORE chapter celebrated Small Business Month and the selection of its clients of the year at the April 26 awards luncheon at Always Ron’s in Hagerstown. This year’s award winners were...
Tags: Corporate Officers
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Business people - May 5
Christian Caine SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Jennifer Blackford Fountain has been promoted to general manager at Christian Caine in Shepherdstown. In her new position, Fountain is responsible for overseeing all store operations and staffing....
Tags: Real Estate, Science and Technology, Engineering, University of Missouri , Realty
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Letter to the Editor - April 25
Editorial was unfair to existing businesses and EDC To the editor: The Herald-Mail editorial printed on April 9 titled “After one year, Washington County economic development in limbo,” is both incomplete and misleading. The Washington...Tags: Economic Policy, Labor Markets, Local Government, Conservation, Business
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Veteran-friendly businesses sought
On March 28, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes program and Spike TV’s Hire A Veteran Campaign launched the Small Business Tournament of Veteran Champions to find the most veteran-friendly small business in America....Tags: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Business
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Assistance available for for small businesses rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy
Small businesses rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy will get immediate and long-term help laying a foundation for economic recovery thanks to expanded services funded by a $19 million emergency appropriation. Small businesses can take...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Business
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Kerry's Hair and Day Spa opens at new North Potomac Street location
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comFrancisco Silva’s smile was beaming Thursday afternoon as he talked about his new business location on North Potomac Street in downtown Hagerstown. “I wanted to come downtown; more busy, more traffic,” said Silva, owner of Kerry’...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Business, Personal Service, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Congressional lawmakers address feedback, sacrifices
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places like Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Benjamin L. Cardin, Politics, National Government, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Entrepreneur mentoring offered
The U.S. Small Business Administration and AARP are teaming up this month to host National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Month, targeted at entrepreneurs older than 50. Building on the success of a joint SBA and AARP Mentor Day in October, the two...
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