RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. (March 18, 2020) – In response to the Coronavirus outbreak and the impact it is having on the business community, the Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) is working alongside state and federal agencies and local economic development partners to assess the best strategies moving forward to cope with changes to our […]
[vc_row 0=””][vc_column][vc_column_text 0=””] Physician-owned practice opens in Morrisville by Amanda Kuhnert For the first time in history, the number of employed physicians exceeds the number of doctors who own practices, according to the American Medical Association (AMA). But this physician movement toward hospital-owned practices, which began in the late 1980s, may be slowing. Many doctors, […]
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We are delighted to announce the placements for the 11th Annual Entrepreneurship – Visual Media Competition – as below. We wish this announcement had been at the event today – cancelled due to weather. We want to congratulate all of the students with winning entries as well as all of the students who submitted entries […]
[vc_row][vc_column 0=””][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column 0=””][vc_column_text][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Kestrel Coffee Roasters: New (and New Again) to Burlington’s Café Scene by Amanda Kuhnert Two cafés in two years. Not even Charlotte and Johnny Steverson, owners of Kestrel Coffee Roasters, would have believed you if you had told them in July 2018, when they opened their first café and coffee roastery […]
[vc_row 0=””][vc_column][vc_column_text 0=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row 0=””][vc_column][vc_column_text 0=””][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Young Entrepreneur Takes Advantage of Small Business Resources by Amanda Kuhnert Last spring Cayden Theberge was contemplating his next business venture when he enrolled in Greg Hughes’ business planning seminar at Vermont Technical College. Theberge, age 21, owns a 68-acre farm in Sheldon, Vermont, where he manages 75 head […]
“Vermont Entrepreneurs…. Connecting Communities” Students from: Black River HS | Burlington CTE | Champlain Valley UHS | Colchester HS | Danville HS | Enosburg Falls HS | Essex HS |Green Mountain CTE | Hartford Area CTE | Lake Region UHS | Lamoille UHS | North Country UHS | South Burlington HS | Southwest VT CTE | […]
[vc_row][vc_column 0=””][vc_column_text] “Vermont Chocolatiers Turn a Promising Product into a Business” by Amanda Kuhnert With a shared background in the arts, biology, and chemistry, John Singer and Dar Tavernier-Singer were fascinated by the chocolate-making process. Dar, a life-long baker and chocolatier, began experimenting with truffle-making in the couple’s home kitchen. One thing led to another—holiday […]
[vc_row][vc_column 0=””][vc_column_text] Family-Owned Auto Shop Still Growing after 40 Years by Amanda Kuhnert “They are honest, capable, efficient, and it’s good to know that there’s a local auto shop with friendly people that I can trust to do a good job with my car.” This is just one of nearly 700 five-star customer reviews that […]
[vc_row][vc_column 0=””][vc_column_text] Groennfell Meadery Owners ‘Jump the Curve’ by Amanda Kuhnert In December of 2018, after five years in business, Kelly and Ricky Klein of Groennfell Meadery announced they would be closing their popular tasting room and restaurant in Colchester. “There is no question that this was the hardest decision we had to make about […]
