Category Archives: Businesses
Make Local Business’ Voice Heard In The Arizona Senate!
Last week, legislation to close the sales tax loophole exploited by online-only retailers in Arizona unanimously passed the Senate Commerce Committee. While this is very encouraging news, we need to ensure that the SB1338 use tax (commonly known as the “Amazon should … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Businesses, Economics, In The News
Tagged amazon, arizona senate, online retail, SB1338, senate, senator, senators, tax loophole
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10 Tips on How to Make Your Professional Business Partners Your Risk Manager
Guest blog from Scott J. Richardson, Esq. 10 Tips on How to Make Your Professional Business Partners Your Risk Manager By: Scott J. Richardson, Esq. For many business owners, the day to day focus of operating and growing your businesstakes … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Businesses, Legal
Tagged business partner, business partners, jaburg wilk, legal, risk, risk manager
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Going Loco Trying to Find This Local!
This month, we look into the unmentionables… underwear and undergarments! As a local blogger points out, underwear can be hard to come by without going to the big-box stores. However, we did some investigating to find local retailers all over the state that sell underwear of all types for men, women, children, and infants! Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Businesses, Local First Movement
Tagged going loco, hard to find, undergarments, underwear
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EGG-travagant Endeavours
Eggs have recently become a household staple in our home, especially since eggs-over-easy, fried eggs, scrambled eggs, and frittatas are our youngest daughter’s favorite dishes. We’ve also had to take extreme measures since experiencing the difference between local farm-fresh eggs and store bought organic ones. Continue reading
Posted in Businesses, local food
Tagged eggs, farm-fresh eggs, henderson family farm, member spotlight, organic, roadrunner farmer's market
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LocalWork.com launches to bring local jobs to Arizonans
Local First Arizona sustaining member LocalWork.com launched their website this past week, and hopes to be a great resource for the Valley. Their mission is “to support and stimulate Arizona’s economy by making connections between local employers and local talent. We are determined to build and grow our local economy in an effort to lower the unemployment rate, support local businesses and enable a better quality of life for Phoenix and it’s residents.” Continue reading
Posted in Businesses, In The News
Tagged denise meredith, economy, local jobs, localwork.com, phoenix jobs, sustaining member, unemployment
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Might As Well Face It, You’re Addicted To…
We remember our first “shoplifting” experience, and how our mother made us return the Blow Pop Lollipop we had taken without paying. Teary faced, we returned to the cashier, gave back the lollipop, and apologized for stealing that cherry-filled, bubble gum goodness. Continue reading
Posted in Businesses
Tagged candy, candy addict, member spotlight, mill ave, mill avenue, rare candy, sweets, tempe
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Stocking Up Locally
As a small business owner, managing overhead is a valuable component in maintaining the health of your business. This unfortunately can lead to purchases from big-box, office-supply, chain stores instead of from other local business owners. Continue reading
Posted in Businesses
Tagged business, business solutions, member spotlight, office, office supplies, stockroom, the stockroom
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Greener Living
We should have known better when we invested in a vintage house in Central Phoenix that we were potentially walking into a first-time homeowner’s nightmare. Continue reading
Posted in Businesses
Tagged air conditioning, electric, energy, energy efficient, green, greener house today, heating, home
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Local Bank Makes Big Difference in the Community
In addition, the staff at Gateway found a way to shift 10% more of their spending to local companies. They picked Advance Paper and Maintenance Supply to purchase office supplies from which is keeping more money right here at home. Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona, Businesses
Tagged 10% Shift, gateway bank, local bank, member spotlight
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