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Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs is accepting entries in the first-ever Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition, according to Denise Durenberger, BCE executive director.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the first three winners in the competition that honors the late Ropp Triplett, long-time Bluffton industrial leader and entrepreneur.

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Steiner & Granger
Jason A. Granger
141 N. Main St
P.O. Box 28
Bluffton, OH 45817
419-358-0689
[email protected]

If you like political drama, you're in luck. It seems like just yesterday the news was filled with references to the fiscal cliff. Now, coming to theaters everywhere, is "sequestration." Look for more political confrontation to unfold as sequestration gets under way.

What exactly is sequestration?

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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
 

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

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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.

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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.

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