Former industrial sales rep opens Twig’s Cellar
POSTED: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 07:14 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: New Business, Twig Munro, Twig's Cellar
When Twig Munro decided she wanted to own a restaurant, she did her homework. In fact, she studied every tome she could get her hands on that would instruct her in opening a noshery.
“I read every book the Boise Public Library had on operating a restaurant,” Munro said. Now, she’s the proprietor of Twig’s Cellar, [...]
Nampa Young Professionals Division keys in on community
POSTED: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 07:29 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: Dan Puga, Dawn Callaham, Georgia Bowman, Nampa Chamber of Commerce, Nampa Young Professionals Division
The Nampa Chamber of Commerce, taking the lead from hundreds of chambers across the country, helped form an organization for young career-minded people and is calling it the Nampa Young Professionals Division, or NYPD.
Georgia Bowman, president and CEO of the Nampa Chamber, said an initial group was brought together last September for a strategic planning [...]
Fuel Boise lights way for young professionals
POSTED: Friday, March 5, 2010 at 07:50 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: Fuel Boise, John West, young professionals
Area leads groups left John West with a bad feeling.
“There are a lot of them around here,” he said. “You go to the meetings, there’s lots of people and they base the success of the group on the leads they get, not on what they give.”
West wanted something more from a professional organization. So he [...]
New Corp. wants 2 help meet your Need(s)
POSTED: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 11:32 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: Justin Throngard, Need2Corp., Nelson White, New Business
Need to fix something around the house? Need to plan a wedding? Need to find work?
There are lots of needs in life and a new company wants to step in and, where possible, help customers fulfill at least some of those needs. The name of the firm is Need2Corp. and it is owned by Nelson [...]
Now is the time to advertise smarter, say the pros
POSTED: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 07:44 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: Marketing and Advertising
Professionals in the advertising industry were asked to explain why they believe it’s essential to keep advertising when the economy turns bleak. Following are their answers:
Mr. Client, if you are looking to grow your market share and put a competitor out of business, there is no better time to do that than in an economic [...]
What PR is – and isn’t
POSTED: Friday, February 26, 2010 at 07:15 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: Public relations
Specialists in the public relations industry throughout the area were asked a threefold question: how do you define public relations; in what ways is it most effective for business; and how does it differ from advertising? Here’s what the professionals had to say:
PR is channeled communications to an audience to build awareness, provide education and/or [...]
Business offers safe option for kids’ care
POSTED: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 07:29 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: Jill & Tim Osborne, New Business, Seeking Sitters
It seems as though, these days, people aren’t always entirely sure whom to trust. Even the babysitter requires a background check - and it doesn’t hurt for the childcare provider to check out the family she’s going to be sitting for either.
So, what to do? Hire a private investigator just to make sure both parties [...]
‘Genius geek’ creates new communication tool: MobileDN 
POSTED: Friday, February 19, 2010 at 07:40 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: Dave Brown, MobileDN
The great thing about ideas is there isn’t a finite supply of them. As long as people can dream, create and innovate, the idea pipeline should just keep flowing.
A Boise company called MobileDN Inc. had an idea to invent real-time social networking technology. But ideas alone are mere mind fluff without the skill set to [...]
What can Idaho expect from wireless service in ‘10?
POSTED: Friday, February 19, 2010 at 07:32 AM PTBY: Robb Hicken
Tags: AT&T West, Qwest, Wireless
While Qwest Communications, the nation’s fourth largest phone company, on Feb. 16, showed a drop in its fourth-quarter earnings of 39 percent as customers disconnected traditional landline phones in favor of cell phones, company officials are assuring customers there is plenty of service to come.
Unemployment, a poor business climate and weak housing also shifted some [...]
Boisean’s Web site a hit with fashion industry
POSTED: Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 07:19 AM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: Elizabeth Perryman, Madisonbuyer.com, New Business
Any work related to fashion may seem a frivolous venture to some, but Boisean Elizabeth Perryman can speak the language of business with ease when she discusses her Web site, www.madisonbuyer.com. Perryman, 26, and a partner, Shawn Madawi of Las Vegas, launched the site in April 2009; according to Perryman, the women had been preparing [...]
