Friday, May 17, 2013
The newly launched site offers tips, info and digital know-how for small business owners.
Patch.com has launched a new site to educate and empower small businesses with the digital tools, social media strategies and marketing know-how needed to ensure long-term growth. Readers will have access to exclusive interviews with well-known founders and CEOs and small business industry experts who share their experiences, advice and tips for success. One of the latest articles features an exclusive interview with successful real estate entrepreneur, Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group. In this Q&A, Corcoran discusses the how to take advantage of the size of a small businesses, and why making big “mistakes” made all the difference in her success. Click here to read about the tactics Corcoran used to grow her business. …
Saturday, November 26, 2011
In honor of Small Business Saturday and Thanksgiving, Milton Patch asks: What local businesses are your most thankful for?
The kickoff to the holiday shopping season has managed to earn several catchy names. There is the frenzy of Black Friday, the quick clicking Cyber Monday and most important to local retailers Small Business Saturday. Whether it’s your favorite breakfast spot, the best place in town to grab a bottle of wine or a shop with the perfect gift for someone on your list, today is the ideal day to recognize the best businesses Milton has to offer. Take a minute out of the increasingly busy holiday rush to shout out a local business. Suggest a retailer for the perfect gift, or give the hard-working business owner a well-deserved “thank you” as we dive into the holiday season.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
A Milton-based meditation instructor recently offered an introduction class at a Milton yoga studio.
The philosophies behind yoga and meditation, while focused on slightly different areas, have plenty of parallels. These similarities make the collaboration between a Milton resident with a growing meditation instruction career and a Milton-based yoga studio a likely paring. In late October, Andy Kelley, a Chopra-certified meditation instructor known as the Boston Buddha, held an introduction to meditation class at Milton Yoga. Sean McCarthy owns the yoga studio, which is located in the Carriage House School on Randolph Avenue. The successful session, which drew 20 participants, was set up when the men met at a mutual friend’s birthday party. “I think it was well received tonight,” said McCarthy after the session, adding he’d like to have …
