Business and Marketing Tips & Tricks

Fifteen years ago, Michael Plummer left college and joined the Army. “It grew me up,” he says. In Plummer’s words, four years of training and working as a medic at Walter Reed Hospital in DC and in Korea “taught me ...
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Since 1972, Our Town has been providing new movers with traditional hospitality by mailing warm gifts from neighborhood businesses in a premium gift package. Thousands of satisfied business owners throughout the United States attest to the success and effectiveness of ...
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John Gant and Michael Plummer Jr. were featured on Fox and Friends on Fox News this morning. John opened an Our Town America Franchise after watching an "On the Job Hunt" segment on Fox News. Michael and John discuss the Our ...
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Years ago, I came to America with very little I could call my own. I had few, if any, job-ready skills, no college degree, and a very minimal understanding of American culture and the English language. What I did (and ...
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Our Town America is family-oriented and offers a high level of support and training for owners. They’ve been around for 41 years and had a high Better Business Bureau rating. Their program and mission are very attractive to the small ...
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One local business is building on its success in connecting new residents with area services and businesses. After 12 years as a stay-at-home mom, Jane McElhaney and her husband, Tom, bought an Our Town America franchise in 2007 that served ...
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In 2007, after 12 years as a stay-at-home mom, Jane McElhaney was looking to re-enter the job market. But she didn’t want to go back to the corporate world. So she turned to her big brother, Mike Fisher, for some ...
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In the 30 years Su Hartung spent working in corporate America, she occasionally felt the itch to leave it all behind, but as a single mom, she didn’t feel she could afford to give up the perceived security of a ...
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Lauren Tatum was born and bred in Milwaukee, but she recently moved to West Allis with her little one. Her new neighbors are a friendly bunch, but it's not like the old days when you might be welcomed with warm ...
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Our Town America, the nation’s leading new mover marketing franchise, just announced that Charlotte’s very own Robert and Jami Haynes have won the annual Our Town America new mover survey award. Last year, after their move to the Charlotte area, ...
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