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First National Bank urges Icon viewers to support The 3/50 Project - it helps local businesses

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 15, 2011 - 1:09pm

Which three Bluffton businesses would you miss if they closed their doors?

Is is a car dealer, coffee shop, movie theatre, book store, insurance agency, florist or greenhouse, hardware, pharmacy, thrift store or restaurant?

Community banking and supporting local businesses is what it's all about, states First National Bank in a news release to The Icon.

To celebrate Community Banking month in April, First National Bank employees have unanimously committed to supporting local, independent businesses.

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Recent BCE affiliate members step off the well-beaten marketing path

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 13, 2011 - 8:20pm
BCE newsletter

By Paula Scott

As the first Bluffton University student affiliate of the Bluffton Center For Entrepreneurs (BCE), Re-mark Engineering, LLC has stepped off the well-beaten marketing path to offer clients an effective new ap-proach.

Remark provides small businesses with affordable services using "crowd-sourcing" to tap the skills of talented graphic design and marketing students.

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Chamber's group advertising effort launched in 2011 Lima/Allen County Visitor's Guide

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 12, 2011 - 10:04pm

"We invite you to Explore Bluffton!" That's the message of a two-page full-color advertisement featuring Bluffton in the 2011 Lima/Allen County Visitor's Guide, being printed this month.

It the first group advertising effort of 2011, the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce helped make the ad possible.

The 48-page full-color guide with a distribution of over 20,000 will include a two-page Bluffton spread. The spread will also show several photos of the community and will promote the Bluffton sesquicentennial.

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The Inn at ONU has free event for women April 27

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 12, 2011 - 5:20am

In honor of administrative professionals, and working women in all walks of life, The Inn at Ohio Northern University is holding a free evening of celebration from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27.

The Inn at ONU is an advertiser in The Icon.

Hot hors d'oeuvres and desserts will be provided throughout the evening and a variety of luxurious experiences will be offered.

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Women's Entrepreneurial Network meets in Bluffton on April 18

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 12, 2011 - 4:51am

Women's Entrepreneurial Network (WEN) - open to women and men - will meet at 11:30 a.m., Monday, April 18, in Jeanne's Kitchen, 112 Vine St., Bluffton.

Linda Everhardt-Kardux, president of the organization, said that the meeting is open to all business owners, sole proprietors, sales people, people thinking about starting a business and people looking for a career change.

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Super Hero Pooper Scooper accepting Bluffton and area customers

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 10, 2011 - 4:15pm
Click on image to enlarge - Doug holding his son Kevin during a business visit to Bluffton

Doug Moneer of Lima was in Bluffton on Friday promoting his Super Hero Pooper Scoopers business. The business is an advertiser on The Icon.

Super Hero Pooper Scooper, a pet waste service, is expanding into Bluffton. Moneer, 341 Laney Ave., Lima, is offering the service.

"The benefits from my service is that it saves busy pet owners' time and the hassle of cleaning up their pet's dirty business and it keeps yards maintained from pet waste."

Moneer is now scheduling appointments in the Bluffton and surrounding areas.

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