Flagstaff's Weatherford Hotel https://soundcloud.com/user-559986867/on-the-grid-podcast-volume-6 On the Grid with Flagstaff Business News is a monthly podcast delving into timely topics and interviews with guests who help shape the local economy. Weatherford Hotel owners and preservation champions Henry Taylor and Sam Green join FBN Editor and host Bonnie Stevens to discuss highlights of efforts to restore the building and honor Flagstaff’s pioneering past. “Once you tear down the fabric, … [Read more...] about On the Grid – Flagstaff’s Weatherford Hotel
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On the Grid – Flagstaff Business Incubator
Flagstaff Business Incubator https://soundcloud.com/user-559986867/on-the-grid-podcast-volume-5 On the Grid with Flagstaff Business News is a monthly podcast delving into timely topics and interviews with guests who help shape the local economy. CEO and President of NACET Scott Hathcock joins FBN Editor and Host Bonnie Stevens to discuss Moonshot at NACET, a new initiative being launched by the Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NACET) focused on recruiting … [Read more...] about On the Grid – Flagstaff Business Incubator
Everything I Needed to Know about Business I Learned from My Newspaper Route
This week I had a student in my management class ask which job taught me the most about running a business. As I thought back it, I realized it was probably my newspaper route in Ohio, delivering the Ravenna Record-Courier. I’m not sure which is more unfortunate; the fact that fewer and fewer people read the daily newspaper, or if it is that young entrepreneurs don’t have the opportunity to be newspaper delivery boys or girls. I was given my newspaper route at the age of 11, and delivered … [Read more...] about Everything I Needed to Know about Business I Learned from My Newspaper Route
On the Grid – Flagstaff Restaurants
Flagstaff Restaurants https://soundcloud.com/user-559986867/on-the-grid-podcast-volume-4 On the Grid with Flagstaff Business News is a monthly podcast delving into timely topics and interviews with guests who help shape the local economy. Restauranteur Paul Moir joins FBN Editor and Host Bonnie Stevens to discuss SLO Restaurant Concepts – SLO meaning Sustainble, Local, Organic – and how the downtown Flagstaff dining experience has been enhanced with Brix, Criollo Latin Kitchen, Proper Meats … [Read more...] about On the Grid – Flagstaff Restaurants
When Stars Align, Businesses Appear
If location, location, location applies to lemonade stand success, best friends Ellia Williams, age nine, Lexi Arias, age eight, and little brother Evan Arias, age six, may well be the smartest and youngest entrepreneurs in the path of totality. Their pop-up street-side business, Solar Sips, no doubt brought in enough revenue the day before the total solar eclipse for them to achieve their financial goals: Ellia plans to use the money for a Hoverboard; Lexi wants an eclipse t-shirt; and Evan … [Read more...] about When Stars Align, Businesses Appear
On the Grid – Lowell Observatory Shining in the Shadow of the Solar Eclipse
Eclipse https://soundcloud.com/user-559986867/on-the-grid-podcast-volume-3 On this episode, Flagstaff Business News Editor Bonnie Stevens hosts Lowell Observatory Director and sun expert Jeff Hall for a discussion on the Great American Solar Eclipse of Aug. 21, and how Lowell’s leadership in astronomical research and public education has earned the observatory worldwide visibility and increased business. During a total solar eclipse, strange things happen: day turns to night, the temperature … [Read more...] about On the Grid – Lowell Observatory Shining in the Shadow of the Solar Eclipse
Hiring a Professional Janitorial Service is Good for Business
We are excited when we add a new client, business, school, doctor’s office or manufacturer to our roster of clients. We know that we are helping that company to be its best. While talking to business owners, we often hear, “We do the cleaning ourselves” or, “The employees take turns doing the cleaning of the office.” We are often given “reasons” why companies do not need a professional janitorial service. I’d like to take a minute to look at the reasons why they should. It may seem financially … [Read more...] about Hiring a Professional Janitorial Service is Good for Business
Long-time Family Business Continues to Change, Grow, Expand
Heather Cunningham married into the flooring business 27 years ago. Today, she and her husband, Mike, are continuing to expand the family business, which began 45 years ago. And they are bringing the Cunningham name back to the business name. Cunningham Flooring Direct is the new name of Carpets of Dalton Flooring America. The 13,000-square-foot showroom is the largest flooring showroom in Northern Arizona. Located at 2720 E. Lakin Dr. in Flagstaff, just west of Steve’s Boulevard, the … [Read more...] about Long-time Family Business Continues to Change, Grow, Expand
On the Grid – College Graduate’s First Job
College Graduate's First Job Part 1 [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/317797332" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /] Part 2 [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/328003303" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" … [Read more...] about On the Grid – College Graduate’s First Job
Protect Your Business, Customers from Identity Theft
Identity theft is a real threat to consumers, even in Northern Arizona. The statistics are frightening. In 2015 alone, $15 billion was stolen from 13.1 million American consumers according to The 2016 Identity Fraud Study released by Javelin Strategy and Research. In 2016, 1,459,851 consumer records were exposed because of employee error, negligence and improper disposal according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. And that is just what was reported. So many of these exposures were … [Read more...] about Protect Your Business, Customers from Identity Theft