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Small Business Saturday

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Greendale Businesses Ask Shoppers to Keep it Local

Village businesses participate in the Small Business Saturday event and ask residents to support local businesses while out shopping this holiday season.

When Andrea Svoboda and her husband Kevin moved from Oak Creek to Greendale in August, they found themselves living in a community with not only a vibrant downtown area, but with a large shopping center— Southridge Mall—nearby. Although the door buster bargains may be at the large chain stores, Svoboda said she likes the idea of buying a more quality product from a local store and always wants to support local businesses. So when he her husband came to her with an idea on how to take on the holiday shopping season, she said she was quick to agree. “My husband was like, ‘We got to get all of our gifts from downtown,’” Svoboda said. “And I was like ‘yes, you’re absolutely right, that’s why we moved to Greendale.’” The Svboda’s are two of …

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Kleefisch: Wisconsin's Ready for Small Business Progress

Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch encourages small business owners to join Small Business Summit.

On Thursday, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch delivered the weekly radio address titled Small Business Summit. The following is the transcript from her address: Hi I’m Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. This week marks the end of October as National Manufacturing Month.  You probably already know we lead the nation in making cheese, and you definitely know the Packers will always be at the top. But did you know that Wisconsin still ranks first among the 50 states in manufacturing jobs per capita?  That’s right! And we’re making strides to improve our business climate and improve our workforce to make Wisconsin even better for manufacturers, other small businesses, and our great citizens.  We’re doing this by listening to you.  At last year’s…

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