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City Makes Seasonal Shopping Easy as Holiday Pie!   Saturday Special Designed to Boost Local Economy - If you're planning to be busy this Saturday shopping for the holidays, the City of Tallahassee hopes to make your experience even better. Saturday, Dec. 10, is the last Local business Saturday of the year, and to encourage Tallahasseeans to get out and support local stores, StarMetro is offering free service all day! Because of federal requirements, however, Dial-A-Ride will not be able to... Read More

The October 6th, first ever Dandi Awards was a unique event spotlighting entrepreneurs and small businesses who give back to our community while building their own business – something to celebrate and emulate! The Dandi Awards was brought to the community by e2e Connect, Entrepreneur to Entrepreneur, Connect, Learn, Share. E2e was formed by a small group of entrepreneurs in Tallahassee and aims to recognize collaboration over competition. The group is comprised of individuals who ‘get it' and... Read More

FAA Grant Awarded to Tallahassee Regional Airport
Funds to be used for runway rehabilitation   With an initiative that will provide needed rehabilitation work for its runways, the Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH) has been awarded a federal grant of $12,798,468. The grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will also provide a boost to the local economy, with up to 160 workers being hired for the project.   The FAA grant is composed of two separate funding awards. The... Read More

Mom's Time Out is an event put on by an association of mom-run and local businesses.  Its purpose is to connect moms and moms in business in the Tallahassee community.  ... Read More

3 Actions You Can Do in 90 Minutes to Get More Sales Appointments With business Owners Here's a marketing sprint for you. These three small business marketing strategies that may all be done in the next 90 minutes and together they're going to set you up for business expansion.
Action 1: Create a Customer List (60 minutes) If you do nothing else do this! Your customer list is the only real asset in your business. Think about that for a moment and let it sink in. You can own hardware... Read More

Getting Sales Appointments The Easy Way One of the biggest challenges to success that I hear from small business owners is they don't have enough qualified prospects. Here are four straightforward small business marketing strategies you can do today to find better prospects.
The reality is that most of us are fairly good at selling when we get a prospect, but prospecting is one of the hardest things we must do as a entrepreneur.
The swiftest method to get more prospects is to... Read More

Adding Local Flavor To The Mix Equals A Recipe For Success   Tallahassee Regional Airport Supports Locally Sourced Products - Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH), in partnership with its airport concessionaires, announces a new initiative making locally manufactured products available to customers and visitors of the airport. TLH, which is owned by the City of Tallahassee, launched this initiative in an effort to help support locally owned businesses in the area.   "Supporting local bu... Read More

Scratch Cake Bakery & Eatery is a family owned and operated business located within the New Buckhorn Plaza at 1085 Sopchoppy Highway (on Rt 319 Sopchoppy Hwy) approximately 8 miles from Alligator Point and 4 miles from the center of downtown Sopchoppy. Scratch Cake Bakery & Eatery owned by Audrey Franklin features Down Home Southern Style Cooking and Specialty Desserts and offers both indoor and outdoor seating.... Read More

     If you run your own business and do your own books, then you probably know that keeping your books up-to-date is one of the most important things you can do.  Missing just one entry can mean potential disaster.  And if you are not ready to outsource a bookkeeper, the following tips can help keep both you and your books on the right track. 
Rule one: Keep track of what you spendKeep and sort your receipts for purchases. Create some type of system to... Read More

Why Buy Local & Ten Reasons to Shop Local First
Local First, a Grand Rapids. Michigan based organization that encourages sustainable, locally-based economies has made a simple but effective illustration of how money flows if it's spent at a locally owned business versus a non-local business. They explain their top ten reasons to shop local first: 1. Significantly More Money Re-circulates In Tallahassee.  When you purchase at locally owned businesses rather... Read More

MT. MORIAH THRIFT STORE IS CLOSING 9-18-10. ALL RACKS, SHELVING, DISPLAYS, FURNITURE ARE FOR SALE.
Most of the items left are furniture. We still have loads of books and a lot of furniture including a complete twin bed, three desks with hutches, bookcases, headboards, tables, chairs, shelving. This is our LAST day of business so if there's anything you want to purchase this is your chance.

We thank you for the last three years of support in the Woodville area. We hope that God... Read More

Tallahassee Marketing Spotlight by Renee Miller MMCF Marketing   No single marketing effort works all the time for every business, so rotate several marketing tactics and vary your approach.
Your customers tune out after awhile if you play only one note. Not only that, YOU get bored. Marketing can be fun, so take advantage of the thousands of opportunities available for communicating your value to customers. But don't be careless about your selection of a variety of mark... Read More

A Great business Tool "I think you'll enhance your ability to get referrals or quality introductions if you build thank-you notes into your business. I built my entire business through a referral base, because I kept in touch with people and sent a lot of notes thanking people, handwritten and personalized. See, in our world today, that is getting so impersonal, those little handwritten notes are worth their weight in gold." -Tom Hopkins Tom Hopkins is the #1 Sales Trainer in the world. Se... Read More

Tallahassee Marketing Spotlight by Renee Miller MMCF Marketing   Consumers are becoming more and more electronically savvy. We live in the information age and much of that information comes to us through the internet. It's not enough that you just have a website. You must have a professional-looking site if you want to be taken seriously. Since many consumers now search for information online prior to making a purchase at a brick-and-mortar store, your site may be the first chance you have... Read More