How could anyone look at a 100-year-old barn with no electricity or plumbing and imagine it as a retail store? Plenty of people asked Martha that very question when she began the process of transforming an old barn in Port Republic, Virginia, into the Mill Creek Country Store.
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Whether you love winter sports or summer camping, the Great North Woods region of New Hampshire is a great place to adventure! This northeast corner of the state includes the Connecticut Lakes and the White Mountains with plenty of opportunities for backcountry hiking, fishing, camping, skiing, and snowmobiling.
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Outgrowing the physical space for a business can be both a blessing and a curse. Growth is good but finding a place to expand can be tricky. For Jeana and her husband, owners of Bossy Sister Quilting in Kinsley, Kansas, the space right next door became available making it relatively easy to expand.
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If you’re looking for a new destination this summer, don’t miss Blue Ridge, Georgia. This small town lies 90 miles north of Atlanta and is nestled in the Chattahoochee National Forest near the triangle of the Georgia-Tennessee-North Carolina state lines.
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On the tip of the Tiburon Peninsula which reaches south into San Francisco Bay, the town of Tiburon is home to picturesque parks, world-class wine, and boutique shopping opportunities. The recently remodeled Knit House on Main, perched in the heart of downtown, offers a shopping mecca for those in love with yarn.
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As a lifelong retailer, Roger DeGregori knows that getting people into the parking lot is the first objective.
“That challenge is real,” says Roger, who serves as president of Pet Yards Development, which includes three pet-related businesses under one roof. “Once we get them inside the building, we shift to experiential retail where everything we do is driven by the experience, the cleanliness, the presentation, and the customer service.”
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