Revitalizing the economy, and American Express open is here to help. Thats why we are proud to present your business on msnbc. Hi there, everyone. Im j. J. Ramberg, and welcome to your business. The show that champions entrepreneurship and gives you tips and advice to help your Small Business grow. Selling a product or a service that you created, one thats your baby, can be easy, because it comes straight from your heart. Getting other people to sell it with as much passion, well, thats a big ask. Today we introduce you to the company laloop and its founder Elizabeth Monroe who had to learn the trick to hiring good sales reps. When liz whether first started her company laloop in 2000, she did all the el issing herself. We were et kraing a category, and the only person who could explain that and convince retailers of that was me. Laloop takes functional products and makes them stylish. Its signature product is this necklace which doubles as a glasses holder. Elizabeth created it after l
Who was later suspected of having committed the crime of firstdegree murder. That was just what the grand jury decided ofafter being presented evidence from just one side. The grand jury does or does not return an indictment. You may return that former New York State Supreme Court justice famously said any prosecutor worth his salt can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. In this case alex hunter decided after looking at the grand jurys resume nations and the result of the indictment they signed, there was in and out enough evidence to prosecute anyone, john or patricia or anyone else. Here we are 14 years later. That is still the case. We are no closer to knowing what happened to Jonbenet Ramsey on christmas night and the morning after christmas in 1996. Craig. Mike, what, if anything, does this mean for the investigation Going Forward . Reporter well, legally nothing. In terms of the investigation, its still an active investigation, open homicides remain open indefinitely. The
Hi there, everyone. Im j. J. Ramberg, and welcome to your business. The show that champions entrepreneurship and gives you tips and advice to help your Small Business grow. Selling a product or a service that you created, one thats your baby, can be easy, because it comes straight from your heart. Getting other people to sell it with as much passion, well, thats a big ask. Today we introduce you to the company laloop and its founder Elizabeth Monroe who had to learn the trick to hiring good sales reps. When liz whether first started her company laloop in 2000, she did all the el issing herself. We were et kraing a category, and the only person who could explain that and convince retailers of that was me. Laloop takes functional products and makes them stylish. Its signature product is this necklace which doubles as a glasses holder. Elizabeth created it after losing her fifth pair of sunglasses in a year when she went to a fancy madison avenue store to find an accessory to help her, al
business owner are maintaining their current sales strategies for the shortened hot day season by starting promotions earlier, leverager social media and increasing marketing. 22% said promotions like small business saturday are making a difference in their business. so what do some entrepreneurs have in mind to get customers to shop local? we go to east greenwich, rhode island to see what they re doing to attract customers on november 30th. the really the small stores, the boutiques, restaurants, services. those are what keep everything going every day. reporter: after almost six years on main street in east greenwich, rhode island, lois hollingsworth, the owner of this store, knows how crucial shopping local issal to her community. the people here are so supportive of the town in general. they re supportive of the small businesses.
$50 or more a $25 holiday surprise bag, and if you spend $100 or more, you get a $50 holiday surprise bag. reporter: courtney, lois and susan aren t alone, either. if people didn t show up, we d have empty stores. reporter: people up and down the street will be mashing the start of the holiday shopping season. they are going to find local designers that i showcase here as well as price-point items that will be affordable to pretty much everybody. we will be offering free refreshments, a gift with purchase, and some flowers for the ladies. we really make it a destination location. reporter: events like small business saturday are a welcome addition to what used to quieter on wall street. it has changed dramatically from being one of the only people on the street to one of many now, and the company is wonderful. so we just hope it keeps