Online reviews are an excellent way for property owners to get feedback on their vacation rentals. Reviews from past guests — especially five-star ones — are one of the best ways to attract new renters and keep your rental booked all season. But there are a lot of vacation rental […]
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Opening a new business can be a daunting, stressful and exhilarating adventure under normal circumstances. Imagine adding a pandemic and a set of debilitating and ever-changing restrictions that come with it into the mix — not exactly an ideal recipe for success. How do you build a customer base, get […]
Suggested reading brought to you by Elmer’s Flag and Banner: A Gift For The Ages: An In-Ground Flagpole from Elmer’s Flag and Banner Let’s talk gifts. Do you really want another bad tie, dish towel set, or set of matching family pajamas? Some Christmas gifts really are better than others. […]
(CNN) — It’s been ten years since the first Small Business Saturday was celebrated here in the US, but in 2020, it’s an event that’s taking on outsized importance. Traditionally held on the Saturday between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday is your chance to bring your […]
Hospitality has been shut for a month (AFP via Getty Images) It has been a long few weeks. The capital had just got back into the swing of returning to some form of normality before the latest lockdown was imposed from November 5 and now we’re headed to Tier 2 […]
article ATLANTA – An Atlanta business owner has faced unexpected hardships this year, but she hasn’t let it get in the way of achieving her goal. Tammy Gammon is the owner of Three Dream Designs, a business that sells handmade accessories, clothing, and paintings. Gammon, a former educator, started creating […]
A side effect of the pandemic could make merchants a little merrier this holiday season. Because consumers have more money to spend from not traveling, lower fuel costs and a recovering job market, the National Retail Federation projects shoppers will lay out a record amount on gifts and other trappings […]
Hospitality has been shut for a month (AFP via Getty Images) It has been a long few weeks. The capital had just got back into the swing of returning to some form of normality before the latest lockdown was imposed from November 5. But it now appears business lunches could […]
photo by: Dylan Lysen/Lawrence Journal-World Cindy Weaverling, who works for Bodytruth Soap Apothecary, prepares online orders to ship through the mail on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. The business has seen an increase in online sales since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. As cases in the ongoing […]
CLOSE Tucked away underground, across the street from the Hyatt Hotel, Kathy Young’s jewelry studio doesn’t attract throngs of casual window shoppers on Main Street. During normal times, she gets a slow, small, steady stream of people who stop in throughout the day. “Now, I can literally go two days and not have […]
After Tony and Clint Gibble got into toy collecting a few years back, they began buying and selling toys online. It was a fun thing to do, especially during the winter when things got slow for their photography business, which focuses heavily on weddings. Their photography expertise came in handy […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Promising news about a coronavirus vaccine has small business owners feeling more upbeat despite cases of the virus surging in many parts of the U.S. Owners hope consumers and businesses will be more relaxed about spending now that two drug companies, Pfizer and Moderna, have vaccines […]
In his job as a pianist and music director, Scott Williams used to routinely play in front of hundreds of people. But that changed abruptly in mid-March, when live-event venues statewide – as well as all other non-essential businesses — were closed by Gov. Tom Wolf in an effort to […]
© India Today Group Days in office to reduce 30%, business travel 50% after pandemic, says Bill Gates Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates believes that the ways in which people conduct businesses and business travel will drastically change even in the post COVID world. While interacting with Andrew Ross […]
HUNTINGTON — COVID-19 totally changed the way The Haute Wick Social does business, according to owner Ashley Casto. “The pandemic blew up my whole business model,” Casto said. “We went from an in-person experience to an online and social media experience.” The Haute Wick Social, located in Heritage Station in […]
During the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Summit on Thursday, officials from Envision Utah gave a presentation regarding the Valley Visioning report that is set to be released next week. The report accounts for projected massive population growth in the area by 2050, addressing questions in regards to where […]
China, the site of COVID-19’s initial large outbreak, has done exceptionally well at controlling the infection since then. This has enabled the country to kickstart its economy in record time but along the way, things have changed. Understanding and adapting to these changes may take time but it will pay […]
Editor’s note: This article was published in the Record-Eagle’s Economic Outlook 2020 section. For more stories, click here to read the section in its entirety online. Klein The travel industry will be the leader in bringing the economy back. We will take off and succeed post-COVID-19. In order to succeed, […]
Brian Contreras represents the worst fears of the lucrative business travel industry. A partner account executive at a U.S. tech company, Contreras was used to traveling frequently for his employer. But nine months into the pandemic, he and thousands of others are working from home and dialing into video conferences […]
RBC managing director Mark Mahaney discusses the stock market surging amid coronavirus vaccine talk, saying top stocks in the travel industry are ‘vaccine derivatives.’ Brian Contreras represents the worst fears of the lucrative business travel industry. A partner account executive at a U.S. tech firm, Contreras was used to traveling […]
Brian Contreras represents the worst fears of the lucrative business travel industry. © Provided by The Canadian Press A partner account executive at a U.S. tech firm, Contreras was used to travelling frequently for his company. But nine months into the pandemic, he and thousands of others are working from […]
As We Prep for Inclement Weather, take care while clearing debris from roofs and gutters. The ladder is infamously known as The Most Dangerous Tool in America, responsible for nearly 200,000 emergency room visits each year… Right or Wrong, Some Call It Death Alley between GeeVee and Auburn, but its […]