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Shift happens…

Shift happens…

Hey have you heard? The economy might be in some trouble! Seriously though, these are worrisome days if you watch the nightly news (which I do not thank goodness).  There are messages flying at us every day that tell us the financial system is on the verge of collapse, the auto industry is on the verge [...] [...more]

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Keep Moving

Keep Moving

In the midst of snow and cold, I hunker down to indoor work, paper work the stuff I will not want to be doing when the good weather returns.  So it is tax preparation, reports of the last business year, plans for the upcoming year and employee reviews.  At Irving House employee reviews are a [...] [...more]

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More Benefits of Shopping Locally

More Benefits of Shopping Locally

Our friend Joe Grafton at Somerville Local First sent along this little tid-bit and I thought I’d share it with you. It’s just yet another reminder of the benefits of shopping locally. When you spend your hard-earned bucks locally, that’s more money for the local economy. It’s a system that benefits everyone – there’s no [...] [...more]

Consumerism, Economics, General Comments

Mayor Menino Announces Boston Buying Power

Mayor Menino Announces Boston Buying Power

Yesterday I attended a press conference held at CitySquares customer, Model Ace Hardware in Allston. Mayor Menino was there to announce the city’s new Boston Buying Power initiative. If you haven’t heard about Boston Buying Power yet, than listen up! This truly is exciting news for local businesses. Boston Buying Power is an energy buying group [...] [...more]

Customers, Economics, General, Press Comments

This "Buy Local" Thing

This "Buy Local" Thing

I’m in NYC this week attending the SES conference. I’m staying uptown at my friend Rich’s place. Last night, to thank him for putting me up (and putting up with me) I treated him to sushi and sake. Rich and I used to work together at Delphi.com, who later become Prospero.com, from 1999 thru 2001. [...] [...more]

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