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Some small businesses are great at what they do — cutting hair, painting, baking — but struggle when it comes to the financial side of things. They don’t know how to price their products, or they don’t know which revenue streams are actually making ...

Growing up on a farm, Carlos Amaral often helped with chores, picking vegetables, bagging them or washing them. But he never saw himself as becoming a farmer like his Azorean-born father Joseph. “If I was working by the roadside, I’d hide if a bus ...

In the last year, there has been a lot of bad news about retail in Hamilton, with several veteran retailers closing down after decades in business. But one Hamilton entrepreneur insists it’s not all doom and gloom. After three years running ModBlu B...

Sally Ker admits to being a little strict, as yoga teachers go. If she needs a piece of equipment while teaching, her students better make it snappy with their help. And she tries not to let students at The Club Yoga Centre in Paget get away with si...

There’s nothing like a little “mansplaining” to make washing a slippery, wiggling dog, more fun. At least that’s true at Indra’s Place, a self-service dog wash facility on Elliott Street in Hamilton. Owner Indra Smith finds that first-timers can get...

Christmas, Easter, high summer, whatever the occasion fitness instructor Kelly Ingham will find a way to turn it into a lesson. This Hallowe’en while other people were carving pumpkins, the owner of KJS Fitness was working out with hers using it as ...

When People’s Pharmacy opened on Victoria Street, exactly 35 years ago today, the freezer was so small staff had to go inside sideways to get something out. “I remember we used to order 12 of this or 12 of that,” said co-founder Donna Pearman. “We ha...

It has been said that your hair is the only crown you never take off. But not every woman is blessed with a thick head of hair. Some women have naturally thin hair, or struggle with hair loss after menopause. Last month, beauty specialist Samaela C...

Ordering online is supposed to be less stressful than physically going to a store to make a purchase, but the reality is somewhat different. Buyers still have to deal with providing invoices for customs, and then wondering when that package will fin...

After a major storm like Hurricane Humberto, clearing away fallen trees can be dangerous work. One wrong cut and a pinned tree branch could come loose and crash into you, or the tree itself could shift in an unexpected way and crush you. And then th...