Business

Spring is in the air at Stratton Auto Sales and Car Country. Five vehicles are featured in the current ad:

• 2004 Pontiac Grant Prix GT2, $7,860
• 2003 Ford Mustang GT convertible, $9,990
• 2004 Ford Mustang GT convertible, 40th anniversary edition, $12,900
• 2005 Ford Taurus SE, $4,490
• 2005 Jeep Liberty Limited, $9,990
 

Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn's flavor of the month for March is Mint Chocolate Chip, according to Pete Suter. 

Polished Nails and Body Salon, 417 N. Main St., Bluffton, is offering several specials this month, according to Joan Frederick.

• Open Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m.

• Featuring bikini wax - buy 2 and get 1 for $49 (subject to change or on consultation)

• Sunless plus package - Mystic tans every 4 days for 1 month, $59; also 2 eyebrow waxes and 20 % off waxing services.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy has saved small businesses $2.4 billion in first-year regulatory costs, according to a new report published today. 

The Report on the Regulatory Flexibility Act FY 2012 released by the SBA Office of Advocacy – an independent office tasked with involving small businesses in the federal regulatory process – details the office’s work in minimizing the impact of federal regulations on small businesses over the past fiscal year.

 

Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs has two Bluffton University student interns this spring, according to Denise Durenberger, BCE director and assistant professor of business at Bluffton University.

The students are Antwon Brooks of Cleveland, and Meg Leatherman of Hesston, Kansas.

Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE) is accepting entries for its 2013 Big Idea Contest open to high school students in Allen, Hancock, Putnam and Hardin counties.

The contest offers cash prizes for the best new business concepts submitted, according to Denise Durenberger, BCE executive director and assistant professor of business at Bluffton University.

A panel of judges will select the winners. Cash prizes of $100 for first place, $50 for second place, and $25 for third place will be awarded.

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