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Bassam Safi Moves to America with a Dream and Opens his Own Franchise

Written by Brittany N. Johnson
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Lebanese-American Bassam Safi came to America years ago without a college degree, little understanding of the English language, and a dream. He worked excruciatingly long hours making and delivering pizzas for a small Domino’s Pizza location just to make ends meet. However, he knew he was destined for more and his persistence has more than paid off. He has realized his dreams of business ownership with Our Town America, the nation’s premiere new mover marketing company. […]

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Supporting the Small Business Community

Written by Brittany N. Johnson

CBS Charlotte (November 2015) – This past Saturday, widely recognized as Small Business Saturday, Jane and Tom McElhaney of Our Town America – Charlotte drove through the city in their Our Town America-branded car to thank partnered small businesses by giving gifts of thanks for their continual hard work in the community. Watch the clip below […]

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Our Town America of Charlotte Urges ‘Shop Small’ on FOX

Written by Brittany N. Johnson
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FOX Good Day Charlotte (November 2015) – This year for Small Business Saturday, the shopping holiday held the Saturday after Thanksgiving encouraging shoppers to patronize small and local businesses, Jane and Tom McElhaney of Our Town America of Charlotte will head out to thank small business owners for everything they do for our community. According […]

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Surprising Business Owners on Small Business Saturday

Written by Brittany N. Johnson
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The Charlotte Observer (November 2015) – Look for some changes this year with Small Business Saturday, the shopping holiday that happens the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  This year’s event is on Nov. 28. Shop Micro Local, the pop-up shop featuring Charlotte-area food and products producers, won’t be back this year.  Organizers, who first launched the vendors […]

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Boise: America’s Best Kept Secret

Written by Brittany N. Johnson
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FOX News – Boise has existed under the radar as America’s best kept secret for years.  However, the secret is out as Boise was featured by About.com as one of the “Top 5 Safest Places to Live” and listed at the top of Simple Moving Labor’s annual “10 Best Cities to Move to List” the last […]

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From Corporate America to Owning a Business

Written by Brittany N. Johnson
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The Wall Street Journal (July 2015) – It is awful to see your spouse under stress at work. It is worse still to have to hear about it every night. Partners want to be able to talk and hear about each other’s work lives, but complaining about problems at work can morph into a rant, […]

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Ways to Cut Back on Moving Costs & Stress

Written by Brittany N. Johnson
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ABC 15 Arizona (June 2015) – Our Town America Phoenix-area franchise owner, David Cox, shares a few ways to lower moving costs and moving-related stressors. Specializing in helping local businesses market to new movers, Cox can be considered an expert in the moving industry. As one of 57 Our Town America franchisees across the nation, […]

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