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My Raleigh Valentine | Crafting Gift Ideas

 For Your Raleigh Valentine: Vend Raleigh Etsy Shop Owners Bring DIY to Valentine’s Day Gifts                                  You Hold The Key To My Heart Karen Campbell of Cool Mama Crafts   A Vend Raleigh Directory Member   To make this Valentine’s Keepsake, begin with any substrate of your choice.  A canvas or canvas panel …

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Vend Biz 101 Meeting | Part 2

Hunter Frostchen and I answered the call of a Business 101 meeting from our Raleigh Mompreneurs. She covered the legal details such as LLC, DBA, EIN and more. This is part two of our meeting, marketing and social media platforms Facebook and Twitter. There will be a third part with points for Pinterest, Instagram and Google+, as well as marketing …

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I Don’t Have A Word For 2014. Or Do I?

So a new business year ahead of me and already I’m feeling a little pressure.  I’m supposed to have a “word” for the year, a content calendar complete and top goals.  Well, this year is different. I had a word for 2011 and 2012, trust and faith, respectively.  I was focused on trust and faith that I would receive the …

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Getting Your Store Online

Raleigh small business owners, looking to get your store online?  Local website designer Cori Nevruz tells you what you need to know.   Creating a website for your business can be a big undertaking. There is so much to do and consider. Adding an online store to your website brings in another component that adds to the complexity.    Take …