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Online Athens - July 27, 2008 - Bruce Barker
As a small-business owner, I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be chief executive officer of a big company with all their available resources. Imagine attending a company meeting and pointing to the vice president for sales and saying "sales are flat; we need a plan to increase sales by the end of week" or turning to the vice president of production and saying "production costs are up and backorders are on the increase, we need a solution."
Toledo Free Press - July 25, 2008 - Duane Ramsey
Toledo-based neighborhood food store Stanley's Markets is marketing its Polish and specialty sausages to the food-service business through its wholesale meat operations.
The family-owned business is expanding beyond its retail store to develop growth in sales and as many as five additional jobs in the near future with the new venture.
With the economic turmoil depleting personal finances, displacing employees and forcing some to seek new career paths, more and more Utah County residents are turning to self-employment to support themselves and their families.
Floralyn Martinez, a master hair stylist for 17 years, researched the possibility of opening her own salon last summer. It was at that time that she came into contact with the Orem Small Business Development Center located just west of Utah Valley University. She didn't have a clue about the steps to starting her own business."I'm an artist behind the chair, but I'm computer illiterate," she said. "I was either going to start up my own place or go to another salon."