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A ‘Sign’ of Good Things to Come for In the RA Fitness
If there’s anything hotter than the weather in Phoenix, it’s one of the hottest new group fitness studios in the West. But for Serina Kappes, co-founder of In the RA …
Baker’s Wish is a Piece of Cake for Intuit
For a little more than three years now, Shantal Derboghosian has led a double life. By day, she is an accomplished chemist who holds a master’s degree in environmental engineering …
Intuit Wish Helps Young Entrepreneur Remain a ‘Cut’ Above the Rest
While a majority of his peers were toiling with video games and other common childhood pursuits, eight-year-old Ryan Stadel was becoming the youngest businessman on his block. “When I was …
Intuit Grants Wish to Help School Rock On
In 2003, the movie The School of Rock was a hit with music and movie lovers everywhere. But Jack Black and the theatrical fusion of school and rock ‘n’ roll …
Intuit Grants Wish to Help a Healthy Dream Grow in Memphis
Helping a small business to grow can be challenging, especially when growing is the business itself. No one understands the challenges of urban agriculture better than Mary Phillips, a woman …
Texas Not-For-Profit Sends Intuit Wish to the Dogs (And Cats)
In 2002, Stacey Schumacher — an animal lover with a mind for business — founded The Texas Coalition for Animal Protection. For more than a decade now, the nonprofit, 501(c)(3) …
Mama Mia! Intuit Grants a Healthy Wish to ‘Mama Baretta’
Ask Debra Baretta-Rogers why Italy is shaped like a boot and she’ll tell you. It’s to give a swift kick to the notion that sweets have to be unhealthy and …
Intuit Brews Up A Granted Wish for Coffee Roasting Couple
John and Pat Curry of Augusta, Georgia had their hearts set racing this week. And for once that reality didn’t result solely from drinking the delicious java these expert coffee …
Intuit Delivers Grant to California Logistics Business
Nothing can put the brakes on a freight transportation company’s growth like a weak economy. Needless to say, it’s been a rough couple of years for the logistics industry. But …
Small Businesses Wish Big for the Holidays [INFOGRAPHIC]
For small businesses, this holiday season isn’t looking cheerful. A recent Intuit Small Business Survey found that small businesses are surviving but not thriving, and that winter is the toughest …
How Hurricane Sandy Brought Big Business to New York Bars
During a hurricane — particularly one as dangerous as Sandy — most people have the no interest in venturing out. To encourage more of them to weather the storm inside …
Real-Life Shark Tank: How to Find Angel Investors in Your Own Backyard
The popular TV show Shark Tank is drawing mainstream attention to a funding strategy that innovators and entrepreneurs have used for years: angel investing. The competition for large-scale funding on …
“Local Bucks” Systems Circumvent the Dollar
It takes only one or two economic crashes like the Great Depression or the Great Recession for some people to start crying for an alternative monetary system. Over the years, …
Local Merchants Alliances Gain Traction
Small businesses competing with big-box retailers and other chains in the San Francisco Bay Area have devised strategy for wooing customers into their stores: Join forces to promote one another. …
Telltale Signs of a Small Business Superfan [INFOGRAPHIC]
The “buy local” trend has been gaining momentum all over the U.S. as more and more consumers are beginning to understand its positive effects on them, their community, and the …
