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Bad? they feel bad. >> im going to lose sometimes, and win sometimes. thats what makes me able to live my life and the ability to manage both. brian: dont people need to deal with stress and strain in their life. so many people steam seem to be avoiding the conflict. >> there is good stress and bad stress. when you are fighting for something you believe in, that good stress. you go to your boss and say i have a couple idea to make the company better and we both want that. brian: i did download i...

Americas favorite bar renovator makes way to WNY for meet-and-greet Americas favorite bar renovator makes way to WNY for meet-and-greet and last updated 2021-07-28 18:43:07-04 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A well-known bar renovator made a pit stop in western New York for a meet-and-greet, Wednesday afternoon. The host of "Bar Rescue", Jon Taffer, visited the Tops location on Transit Road, in Depew. Hundreds of fans lined up to get both an autograph and a photo with the New York native, only wit...

Last weekend, my wife, Carrie, and I took out first vacation in nearly 5 years. We visited a couple of friends and former co-workers from Yakima that live in Las Vegas. For the next few days, I share with you some of the high (and low!) lights of our whirlwind trip from another city that, normally never sleeps and show how it is finally beginning to open back up after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

Not just one bite: Barstool Fund has raised more than $20.9M for small businesses By Howard Stutz, Executive Editor, CDC Gaming Reports January 9, 2021 at 5:00 am Back in October, Dave Portnoy, founder and “El Presidente” of media platform Barstool Sports, decided to help save the historic Reading Terminal Market in downtown Philadelphia, which had been hit hard by COVID-19 lockdowns. With an assist from casino operator Penn National Gaming, which owns 36% of Barstool, more than $250,000 w...

Cyber monday reserved to support local small businesses. >> this sounds cheesy, but i cried a little. i really did. the store was full of people and they picked us as their small business to spend their morning. >> except instead of once a year, the feeling amanda had during small business saturday happens once a month. >> community is so support and knowing my customers names and them coming in, thats what it really is about. >> still to come, carroll roth and gene marks joins us to answer your...

A special steak featured, a special menu item you cant normally get, a special entertainer, special pairing of wine and food. or a special pairing of cell phone services. it could be any collection of products to add value and fun. doesnt have to reduce price. >> and then the last tip that we have is use all four walls. use marketing interestingly. >> think of it as your real estate. i want to get signage on the walls, on my tables, in my customers hands. want to communicate my messages. inside ...

We care about. and we just want to make sure that do i sell it, do i dissolve it? >> all right, ill start with you, nick, because you had a couple of successful exits yourself. how do you figure out what the endgame is? >> great question. sometimes you know going in, right, if you had investors coming in, you know what youre headed for. in this womans situation, it sounds like she developed the business on her own and now needs -- needs to find a good place for it to land. maybe it is opposed to...

Know people like your restaurant? >> absolutely, jj, as i was watching that piece, not to be insensitive, im thinking as im sure you say to your 5 year old on a regular basis, lifes not fair and we have to just deal with it. theres certainly some things that are frustrating and times youre missing some reviews, but i think the best thing to do is try to use the feedback in a positive way, reach out to people if there is a problem, and use it to make your business better when you can. >> so in wh...

The smaller more community-sized banks? >> john, i think shes asking the right question in asking how to build a relationship because ultimately a lot of this comes down to relationships. >> years ago i used small banks and they all got gobbled up by the big banks. the signs changed four times in a year. i get more personal service and i wont mention which one out of a large bank now because the banker and the branch i work with than i have out of some small banks. it isnt big or small. it is th...

Yelp page youll find theyre listed with a four-star rating and they still arent paying for advertising. we asked yelp about this and they say, maybe the publicity got their customers engaged but there was no change in the automated yelp algorithm. >> fairly or unfairly, the effect that a negative write-up on a review site like yelp can have is potentially devastating for a small businesss bottom line. lets see what solutions our panel has. nick marsh is here focusing on the restaurant business a...