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BAY CITY, MI — After five decades in business, Bay City’s Tuthill Bros. Food Market is closing its doors.The family-owned, family-operated party store in business since 1972 is located at 1315 Columbus Ave.The Tuthill family recently shared the news with customers via the market’s Facebook page. In response, longtime customers wished them well and shared fond memories of the small local business.The post read, in part:“After 50 years of business, many generations have walked through these doors and made our family part of your families. We have deeply enjoyed being a part of everyone’s life.We have decided that it is…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Creativity is not only for artists; you can find it in all aspects of life, including the world of business. If you’re an entrepreneur, then you know that creativity is essential to getting your new businesses started in a winning position. If the wheels aren’t turning, and you’re not developing new, unique and interesting ideas to keep your customers engaged — you’re doing entrepreneurship wrong.That’s because creativity breeds originality. Originality is key to any successful startup. It gives your brand an edge over its competitors. How? Because your service or solution is…
A sandwich startup in the Midwest has found itself in a sticky situation — much stickier than the jelly that sits between the slices of bread it offers.Prepackaged sandwich startup Gallant Tiger, whose products are currently sold in the Minneapolis area where the company is based, was sent a cease-and-desist letter from J.M. Smucker Company on Nov. 21, as first reported by the Star Tribune. Gallant Tiger, which sells round crustless sandwiches with flavors like “blueberry bourbon sage jam and peanut butter” and “apple chili jelly and almond butter,” are being accused by Smucker’s of trademark infringement over the shape…
On each of her films with husband Baz Luhrmann over the last 30 years, costume and production designer Catherine Martin has found learning opportunities while honing in on very specific worlds and aesthetics that have helped elevate her craft. “It’s like I’m doing a PhD in a particular style of film,” she says, “every time we do a new movie.” In the case of Luhrmann’s newest film Elvis, starring Austin Butler, she would take a deep dive into the life and times of the King of Rock and Roll. The goal, as much for Martin as for Luhrmann, Butler and…
The following article highlights an interview between Chris Maccaro, Beachfront’s Chief Executive Officer, and Mike Shields, co-founder of Marketecture Media and host of the ‘Next in Marketing’ podcast. Register to watch more of the discussion and learn how marketers are using innovative ad servers to enhance CTV and linear TV campaigns. As advertisers seek new ways to craft engaging CTV and linear campaigns, many are finding it challenging to manage ads across increasingly disparate channels. Without technologies that adequately adapt advertising across these environments, brands in both arenas risk alienating audiences via disjointed customer experiences. “When we looked at television…
After several weeks of close calls against very beatable teams, the Cowboys finally got burned in overtime, losing to the Jaguars. While they clinched a playoff spot later that night, the Cowboys’ odds of winning the NFC East are now extremely low, regardless of whether or not they beat the Gardner Minshew-led Eagles on Christmas Eve. That means the Cowboys are very, very likely to play on the road in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. So, how good of a team are they? Can they win on the road in the playoffs? Analytics won’t necessarily answer that, but…
Credit: Dmitry Demidovich Shutterstock Despite ChatGPT requiring users to provide an email address or link themselves to a Google account—because the OpenAI API requires users to authenticate their identity as a security measure—some are touting ChatGPT as a (decentralized, privacy-preserving) chatbot, search engine, and personal assistant hybrid, much in keeping with the ideals of Web3. Though the impact of ChatGPT is yet to be fully realized, the avenues it has and will continue to open highlight that the future of Web3 will depend on things other than Web3-specific technologies. ChatGPT could revolutionize search ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by OpenAI…
19th annual Project Roadblock reminds holiday travelers and partygoers to get a safe ride home NEW YORK, Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Ad Council’s “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving” PSA campaign, today announced the 19th annual Project Roadblock initiative, in which local broadcast TV stations donate advertising air time to make travel on the roads safer during the holiday season. Drinking and driving is a serious public safety issue and is on the rise. According to the latest…
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — 365 Connect, the leading provider of award-winning marketing, leasing, and resident engagement platforms for the multifamily housing industry, announced today that the company’s CEO, Kerry W. Kirby, was the first recipient of the Multifamily Innovation® Bootstrapper Award. The award was presented to Kirby at the commencement of Multifamily Innovation® Summit in Phoenix, where he was honored with a standing ovation.The Multifamily Innovation® Bootstrapper Award recognizes entrepreneurs who have built successful businesses without raising rounds of venture capital or relying on funding from external sources. The award celebrates those who have focused on creating great products…
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — Small businesses across Washtenaw County impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic may be able to receive financial help starting in January.Washtenaw County is launching its Small Business Growth Activator Program early next year to help support and expand small businesses across the county.The program, directed by the Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development, aims to help 80 to 100 businesses by providing $5,000 grants and free business assistance for those affected by COVID-19. Businesses can be mobile, based online, at home, or be in a brick-and-mortar location.The program is meant to help micro-enterprises that are…