July 2010 Blog Posts (48)

New Office

Harmony Health Acupuncture and Herbs - "Improving Your Health ... Naturally."

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The new office is almost finished.

After a month of renovations, my practice space at 2345 Bee Ridge Road (site of Yellow Strawberry hair salon) is beginning to look like the finished product. It's roomier and easier to get to than my old office on Robinhood Street. I believe people… Continue

Added by Josh Zimmer on July 7, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Tales from my Yard…

Every so often I really am tempted to have someone just take care of the yard for me. (That does not mean that everyone reading this with a landscape business should call me.) Because, if someone else took care of it, I would miss out on all the important stuff I am supposed to learn through the experience of getting out there. For those who have received my newsletter in the past, you have read…

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Added by Sara Hand on July 7, 2010 at 7:51pm — 2 Comments

Scrumptious Lemon Bars

Thanks to Kristine Insalaco, co-owner of Sapore della Vita, a company offering superior quality olive oils from Italy, for sharing this recipe. Kristine substituted the butter her mother originally used in this recipe with olive oil for a recipe that looks and feels better on your body. Sample these health-wise bars and some of Kristine's other creations at the wine tasting at the Butchers Block (a fun event in itself) on Tuesday, July 13 from… Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on July 7, 2010 at 2:04pm — No Comments

Where has Backyard Getaway gone?

Backyard Getaway is alive & well. We are officially moved in at "Fort Getaway". In case you hadn’t heard we were offered a wonderful opportunity to move our home & business to a property in Myakka City. I know it seems like we had disappeared over the last couple of months but,…

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Added by Backyard Getaway (Lisa) on July 7, 2010 at 11:15am — 2 Comments

ALOPECIA CONFERENCE: A UNIQUE PERSEPCTIVE BY JILLIAN WALKER

Bustling and bursting with herds of people per usual, Atlanta INTL airport was thankfully the last layover before Susan and I would arrive in Indianapolis for the 2010 National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF) Conference. Just before boarding the

final leg of our flight, Susan became aware that a beautiful young bald

girl,…

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Added by Susan Beausang on July 2, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Marketing Tip: 10 ways to keep them coming back for more

Many small businesses (mine included) have trouble getting recurring income. For example if you sell a product that lasts a long time (durable good) then it is challenging to get your past customers to come back because they have what they need and probably won't come back until they need to replace that product or WORSE, they buy a new one somewhere else.

You can almost buy anything anywhere so...

1) Diversify your product mix to include both…

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Added by Frank Gomez on July 2, 2010 at 2:46pm — 1 Comment

How to Get Kids to Try New Foods

“But I don’t like it!” “Yuck!” “Ewww!” Sound familiar? How many times have you heard these words come out of your child’s mouth? Often we hear our children say these words before they have had even one bite of a new food.

Developing a taste for a new food is a learning process. When it comes to fruits and vegetables it is especially important to eat a variety because fruits and vegetables are the primary source of vitamins that… Continue

Added by Crystal Thomas on July 1, 2010 at 5:05pm — No Comments