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From Boardroom to Art Gallery: Dayle Dunn’s Second Act as a Small Business Owner
Dayle Dunn‘s dream was to live by the beach and to own an art gallery. For the past 17 years, that’s exactly what she’s done. Dunn is the owner of …
BookSmart of Morgan Hill Wins $30,000 Love A Local Business Grand Prize
The Accidental Contractor
Greg Rocha never meant to become a general contractor. Rocha started as a carpenter, but now, for the last eight years, he has owned and managed Rocha and Son Construction …
On the Street in Half Moon Bay [VIDEO]
Recently I had the opportunity to walk the streets of Half Moon Bay before small businesses start to ramp up for the upcoming Art and Pumpkin Festival from October 16-17. I was particularly interested in hearing from people that either live, work or frequently visit the Half Moon Bay area. Here is what they had to say about the upcoming festival…
Drop And Give Me 20… Small Business Lessons
On most mornings when you enter Gymtowne Gymnastics in Moss Beach, California, you hear the cacophony of a successful gym: excited children’s voices, encouragements from the coaches, and of course …
Ellechor Publishing House Wins $5,000 Love A Local Business Grant
In September, thousands of fans voted for their favorite businesses to win small business grants on LoveALocalBusiness.com. Ellechor Publishing House, a new publisher of Christian fiction and non-fiction literature based in Beaverton, Oregon, is the local business that was randomly selected to win a $5,000 grant. They also now join Booksmart of Morgan Hill, CA, and JWG Photography of Austin, TX, as Finalists who may win the additional Grand Prize that increases their grant to $30,000.
Austin Loves another Local Business
Just two months after Austin helped Megan Summerville win a Love a Local Business Grand Prize grant worth $30,000, Joey Gallahan’s customers have helped him win a $5,000 grant. Gallahan’s …
Pursuing the dream of becoming an “ice cream guy”
Here at Intuit, we regularly visit customers to get a first‐hand account of what challenges small businesses are experiencing both with using Intuit products and with running their business in …
BookSmart Wins July Love A Local Business Grant
In July, thousands of fans voted for their favorite businesses to win small business grants on LoveALocalBusiness.com. BookSmart in Morgan Hill, California, is the loved-lucky-local business randomly selected to win …
All in the Family [VIDEO]
A & J is a sheetmetal manufacturer located in the heart of Silicon Valley. The majority of the company’s business involves precision sheetmetal fabrication for high-tech manufacturing companies all over …
What small business can learn from Florida tourism’s disaster response
As tourism-based small businesses all along the Gulf of Mexico are feeling the effects of reduced visitor numbers, a few tourism groups are doing some innovative things to reach and …
New Intuit Green Grants for Small Businesses
As part of Intuit’s celebration of Earth Day 2010, we introduced the Local Hero Challenge, a small business sustainability assesment tool. It was developed in partnership with B Lab, a …
Small Biz in the Big Apple – Intuit Money Matters Town Hall Series
Drew Raphael always knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur. Yet, he never imagined that after his corporate marketing job was downsized that his entrepreneurial spirit would lead him to …
Local Hero Challenge – Sustainability Assessment for Small Businesses
Small businesses owners often are recognized as leaders in their community, but we expect many of you will learn that you’re much more important – you’re Local Heroes. The Local Hero Challenge starts with a brief, 10-question survey. Your answers are used to assess the positive impact your business has on your community, and to provide a way to promote the good your business does.
