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No-interest loans offered to start-up, early stage farm, food businesses
The Vermont Community Loan Fund has announced the launch of SPROUT, a low-interest, deferred payment loan program for working lands entrepreneurs. The new financing program was created to meet the capital needs of Vermont farms, food producers and processors, foresters, forest products businesses and others in the start-up and early stages of operations. Earlier this […]
Workshop to aid small business get federal contracts
The Vermont Procurement Technical Assistance Center and U.S. Small Business Administration are holding a series of workshops around the state to help local companies understand what the new HUBZone Program expansion could mean for their business. One of those workshops will be held in Springfield from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, Dec. 12 at […]
Workshop set on how to start a business
Vermont Small Business Development Center is offering a four-hour workshop on how to start your own business and write a business plan. The course will be offered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18 at the Springfield Regional Development Corp., 14 Clinton Square, in the 1st floor conference room. The registration fee […]
Chester DRB holds hearing on Karass Inn proposal
The Development Review Board for the Town of Chester will be holding a site visit to 225 Pleasant St. at 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14 followed by a Public Hearing at 6 p.m. at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. to address a Conditional Use Application permit (#491) Below is its agenda: Review minutes from […]
Promo products business opens in Springfield
Established in May of 2016, Clever Cow Designs, owned by Kathy and Conrad McCroy, recently opened at 27 Main St. in Springfield. It’s a family-owned direct retailer that provides custom promotional product options such as T-shirts, hats, CAD-cut vinyl designs, wall signs, window clings, stickers, car details and embroidery digitizing services. The company got its […]
BF restaurant for sale; hospital gets $20,000 pharmacy grant
Bellows Falls restaurant for sale Krissie and Drew Pelletier, owners of the Valley Cafe in downtown Bellows Falls, are selling their three-year-old business because of family illness, according to those close to the situation. A small group of regulars is actively helping to find an experienced restaurateur interested in taking over the business and carrying […]
Chester invites community to Master Plan workshops Oct. 22;
FOLA eyes live streaming at Ludlow Auditorium in 2017
Chester holds Master Plan workshops for artists, businesses, community The Town of Chester invites all residents to participate in a community focus group discussion for its ongoing development of the Chester Village Center Master Plan from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. This all-day workshop will […]
Phoenix Books giving away pocket-sized Constitutions
Two thousand pocket-sized copies of the U.S. Constitution will be given away by Phoenix Books at its locations in Chester, Rutland, Essex and Burlington. The Phoenix Books-Misty Valley is located at 58 Common St. on the Green in Chester. “Phoenix Books is in the business of disseminating ideas to our customers,” says co-owner Mike DeSanto. […]
Jiffy Mart closes, Jiffy Mart opens
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC With the clock ticking up toward a 2 p.m. closing time yesterday, employees at the Jiffy Mart at Main and Depot streets in Chester were telling each customer that the store would be locking its doors for good shortly, but the new store at Main and Pleasant streets would be […]
Phoenix Books goes mobile; surgeon joins Springfield Hospital
Phoenix Books to take its stores on the road Phoenix Books, with stores in Chester, Rutland, Burlington and Essex, is ready to hit the road with its new book van. Owner Mike DeSanto said, “There is an untapped market for increased sales to off-site customers and we need a vehicle to get the books to […]
Workshop on starting a business to be held;
Women business owners hold conference
The Vermont Small Business Development Center is offering a four-hour workshop on how to start your own business and write a business plan. The course will be offered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14 at the Springfield Regional Development Corp., 14 Clinton Square in Springfield, in the 1st floor conference room. […]
Telegraph Business Ticker
GMP seeks rate hike Green Mountain Power has filed a new rate plan that calls for a .93 percent increase in electric bills. The filing, which is subject to Public Service Board approval, would take effect on Oct. 1, 2016. According to the company, this follows two consecutive years where customers have seen bills decrease. […]
Six Loose Ladies opens to brisk business in Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Six Loose Ladies, the popular fiber arts co-op that recently moved from Cavendish to a Main Street storefront in Chester was “not quite open” last Friday, according to member Suellen Slater, and business is “already like a weekend day.” Slater was working the register while still trying […]
Marketing workshops for small businesses to be held
The Vt. Small Business Development Center and Springfield Regional Development Corp. are sponsoring a Marketing Bootcamp Workshop series, starting Friday July 15 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Howard Dean Education Center in Springfield. The workshops will include a panel of marketing professionals who will discuss their own experiences and answer any questions. What […]
Small Business center hosts social media workshop;
SAPA-TV joins VTelevision channel
Vermont Small Business Development Center is sponsoring a workshop — Social Media for Small Business — at Marlboro Graduate Center, Room 2E, in Brattleboro from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 28. Social Media is here to stay, yet with so many sites to choose from, determining which is best for your business and […]
Marketing pro to speak at Rotary event;
Crown Point Board of Realtors hosts Golf for a Cause, BBQ;
Springfield Buick sponsors anti-bullying school event
Marketing pro to speak at Chester Rotary evening event On Thursday, June 2, at 5:15 p.m., Kim Dixon, owner of Insights LLC, a marketing business, will address the Chester Rotary’s First Thursdays meeting at the Fullerton Inn, on the Common in Chester. Dixon has provided valuable information about effective marketing through free community workshops throughout […]
Business events: May 25 through June 7
Leadership program holds info mixer in Springfield Leadership Southeast Vermont will be holding an informational mixer from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, at the Hartness House, 30 Orchard St. in Springfield. Enjoy complementary appetizers and a cash bar while learning about the Leadership program. Connect and socialize with other leaders in our region. […]
Low-income heating program benefits from bank’s challenge
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Merchants Bank and the Champlain Valley Office for Economic Opportunity have announced the results of their fundraising for WARMTH, a program to help low-income Vermonters pay home heating bills. The statewide fund received a $40,000 challenge grant from Merchants Bank and went on to raise a total of $107,000. The […]
Weston seeks volunteer for Windham Regional Commission
The Town of Weston is looking for someone to fill a one-year term as representative to the Windham Regional Commission. The commission is the link among the 27 towns of the Windham region, state and federal governments. Those 27 towns are located in Windham, Windsor and Bennington counties. Promote economic development, increasing jobs and income; […]
Chester businesses invited to 2016 brochure kickoff
The Chester Economic Development Committee invites those who own businesses in Chester to join the CEDC and other owners from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, to kick off the 2016 Chester brochure. The event will be held at the Free Range Restaurant, 90 the Common on the Green in Chester, to also celebrate […]
