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Our panel of experts are waiting in the comments to answer your questions about starting a business in the latest installment of Ask the Patch Pro.
It's time for another edition of Ask the Patch Pro, where each week we tackle a different topic and open up the comments section for questions. Our team of experts stop in to help you out and answer your questions. This week we're talking business. Thinking about starting your own business, but not quite sure where to start? Patch wants to help you find answers to your questions this week, but we needed some help. We've compiled a team of experts to help us out. Meet the experts: Have a question? Ask our experts in the comment section below!
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One Night Stand is a new West St. Louis County dress rental shop offering party and cocktail dress rentals, accessories, shoes and a whole lot more!
One Night Stand officially opened at its Manchester location this weekend. It celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) It's located in one of the Victorian style homes just southwest of the Manchester Road and Route 141 intersection at 121 Old Meramec Station Road. The store, owned by Ballwin native Jennifer Kohm, offers party and cocktail dress rental, accessories, shoes, tights and more. Kohm tells Patch they have everything to complete your "night out" ensemble. The store also offers a prom dress selection. Kohm said the majority of the dresses retail anywhere from $100-$300 and some are even more expensive than that. However, rental prices vary from $25-$40 for…
The National Retail Federation released its annual holiday shopping forecast. Americans are shopping earlier than ever, the survey shows, which could lead to a 4.1 percent increase in national sales.
Accustomed to pinching pennies thanks to years of economic downturn, holiday shoppers this year will look for ways to cut corners, comparative shop online and even plan to travel less, if not at all, the National Retail Federation said in its annual shopping forecast for the Christmas season. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) On average, the NRF expects holiday consumers to spend $749.51 on holiday gifts, decor, greeting cards and more in 2012. That's more than the $740.57 shoppers actually spent in 2011. And before you think Patch is reporting on the holiday season, think again. According to the survey, nearly half of Americans say they've begun holiday shopping before Halloween—12.3 percent of those …
8:19 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012
I actually started today. Not purposefully waiting until November 1, it just happened that way. For me, I try to spread out my shopping over several paychecks. I will easily spend $1,000 by the time I shop for my extended family and our four kids. more ›
Randall's Wine and Spirits opened next to Weekends Only. It offers an elaborate selection of wine, liquor and much more.
Randall's Wine and Spirits recently opened its fourth location right next door to Weekends Only in the Manchester Highlands Shopping Complex. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) The store opened in late August at 14201 Manchester Road, which is the former Basset Furniture Store. "This is their fourth store in the metropolitan area. We're happy that they've selected Manchester for their fourth store location," Franz Kraintz, Manchester's director of planning, zoning and economic development, tells Patch. "Having another retailer in our city is always good." In April, George Randall of Internet Wines and Spirits Co., the store's parent company, addressed the Manchester Board of Aldermen about …
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Home Helpers just expanded its only St. Louis area location in Manchester. The company provides at-home health care services.
Home Helpers recently moved locations in Manchester and is now located just off Manchester Road at 115 Woods Mill Road behind Roy's Automotive. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) Previously located on Enchanted Parkway in Manchester, Home Helpers Director of Management Nicole Shelledy tells Town and Country - Manchester Patch the business moved locations to expand. "The growth of the the business, we need more space," Shelledy explained. She said Home Helpers is a home health care company that provides in-home care, typically to older adults who are recuperating from a surgery and/or an illness. Shelledy said the business has been located in Manchester for six years. For more information on Home …
No, there's not a catch. SCORE's experienced mentors will help you take your business to the next level.
When it comes down to it, behind just about every small business is an entrepreneur hoping to turn their passion into a paycheck. But, as many wise business advisers have noted: Hope is not a strategy. Business owners need support to turn dreams into reality. That's why Patch is pleased to announce a new partnership with SCORE, a nonprofit organization with 12,000 business experts nationwide who provide free mentoring to small business owners. The partnership makes sense because we believe that when local commerce grows, the whole community gets stronger. Patch already provides free listings for local businesses and other tools to help build local brands. Whether you're a 10-year-old jewelry designer or a 79-year-old who carves wood knives…
Owner of Manchester's Jeff Computers, Jeff Minnis, is named 2012 Young Entrepreneur of the Year by SBA.
Jeff Minnis, owner of Jeff Computers in Manchester, was named 2012's Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the St. Louis District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), according to a news release. "We were happy to receive the honor and really excited about all the things we are going to be doing this year, including events with the small business week," Minnis tells Town and Country - Manchester Patch. "It talks about our business and how we are always trying and taking care of our customers to provide great service and help them with as many things as possible." David Craig with the Small Business Week Planning Committee tells Patch the honor is well deserved by Minnis on numerous levels. "He's just always impressed me as …
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More Facebook users, including those in Town and Country and Manchester, are turning to their social network to find jobs or help their companies recruit workers.
Some people may dismiss Facebook as an idle chat room for teens, but according to recent statistics, the average Facebook user is 33, with over half of all users over the age of 35. Facebook is growing up and people are now turning to the social networking site for more than just gossip and photo sharing. They’re using it for business. A recent post by Facebook user Jennifer Labit asked her 12,218 followers if they knew of a person she was looking for, a man that used to manage a now closed Starbucks. She had a name, but no contact information. She also had a job she wanted to offer him, if she could just find him. Labit is the owner of Cotton Babies, a St. Louis company that’s an industry leader in cloth diapers and green baby products. …
12:29 pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Another major player is Work4 Labs and the 'Work for Us' application (http://www.workforusapp.com). The app allows companies to post jobs quickly and easily on their Facebook Page, launch targeted Facebook job ads, and suggest referrals using Facebook and LinkedIn profile data. 10,000+ companies use it to recruit socially, including Accenture, Intel, Citibank, UPS, and Groupon. We are huge … more ›
Robin Tidwell
8:25 am on Monday, March 4, 2013
I don't see the benefit of two separate checking accounts, just more fees for the bank and more work for you and your partner. As for the phone - sounds to me like more of an expense again. Even if Charter doesn't charge a fee for this, if you're using a cell as a business phone why would you want it to ring to your home? In my experience, most people answer a home phone with "hello" which, by … more ›