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BCE asks Bluffton businesses, "What would you do with an extra $1,000?"

BCE now accepting entries in its annual business plan competition
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 18, 2016 - 3:46pm

Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs asks local business owners this attention-grabber: “What would you do with an extra $1,000?”

One business in the 45817 zip code area will win $1,000 to be used to improve its business or to assist in adding a new product, thanks to BCE’s Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition.

The competition has two divisions:
• Small Business Improvement Division (for an established business located in the 45817 zip code area). The first place winner receives $1,000. Second place winner receives $500 in gift-in-kind support.

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Jon Kinn named manager of Chiles-Laman, Bluffton

Gordon Diller will continue to assist in a reduced schedule
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 17, 2016 - 3:09pm

Jon B. Kinn has been named manager of Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services in Bluffton according to an announcement by Bob Laman,
president, and Gordon Diller, secretary-treasurer.

Kinn is a 1993 graduate of Bluffton High School and 1997 graduate of Bluffton College. He has literally grown up with the company, having started by mowing lawns and washing cars in the summer of 1991.    

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Pop-up boutique at Sports Warehouse on Blaze afternoon

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 17, 2016 - 1:00pm

The Sports Warehouse, 111 N. Main St., Bluffton, will host a "pop-up boutique," during the afternoon of the Blaze of Lights, according to Natalie Mueller, owner.

The LuLaRoe event takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 126. Persons wanting more information may call 419-236-7165.

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Human resources focus of BCE Friday Workshop

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 13, 2016 - 8:58pm

Top five human resource issues for small business owners were addressed in Blufton Center for Entrepreneurs November Friday Workshop on Nov. 11.

Sally Siferd, HRCI certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR), led the free workshop.

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Natural Healing Massage and Reiki Center now in Tommy Tire Plaza

Owner Dyanne Gregg is a licensed massage therapist and Reiki master teacher
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 13, 2016 - 8:37pm

Dyanne Gregg had always worked in the medical field in some capacity and thought, “there had to be a better way to relieve pain, than handing out a pill.”

Then she discovered massage therapy. Dyanne obtained a massage therapy license in 2009, affirming it offers persons a “transition…the ability to transform body aches and pain to mobility.”

“Massage therapy is not a fix. Rather a way to retrain your body,” she said.

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BCE Friday Workshop focus on human resources for small business

Free workshop follows chamber breakfast Nov. 11 in town hall
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 7, 2016 - 5:21pm

Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs launches BCE Friday Workshops, a series of free monthly programs focusing on issues involving small businesses.

The workshops follow the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfasts on the second Friday of each month in the Bluffton town hall.

This month’s workshop at 8:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 11, focuses on human resources.

The workshop title is “Top five human resource topics that could protect a small business owners’ bottom line.” Sally Siferd leads the workshop.

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