One of the items on the list of businesses we got at the meet-up last week was a yoga studio. There are many types of yoga (e.g., Kripalu, Bikram, restorative) and some owners only teach one kind. Below are a […]

Oh, and Miss Sara O’Leary knows someone to talk to at Olive Bar if people are interested in that.

Also someone said the Book Barn in Niantic and It’s Only Natural in Middletown.

http://cambridgelocalfirst.org/

Cambridge is one of those most awesome places to live and shop. My friend suggested this site for inspiration on what types of business owners to attract.

The one super […]

Here’s another idea…maybe we can get a branch of “The Connecticut Store” here. They’re an outlet for items that are made in CT:

http://www.theconnecticutstore.com/

I don’t find many reviews, but […]

Sure! There are a lot of artists in Bristol (look at the folks that were using Bare Bones for a start) and artists need supplies. I’m not sure where these folks get their supplies today, but Jerry’s has […]

I’d like to see a Jerry’s Artarama in Bristol! They have LOTS of different art supplies and we have lots of […]

Ok, got the first one posted here: http://bristolrising.com/inspiringbusinessowners/

What would really help is if people posted a little description of why they think this business should come to Bristol […]

Charles Cyr said 2 weeks ago:

Hey Risers,

I agree with Mark, it was a great night with a great exchange of ideas.

Here is what my group came up with restaurants they’d like approached for possibly coming […]

Bristol had a great Chocolate place on West St. It was Elsie’s. All handmade chocolate and fudge. It would be great to get some kind of confection business downtown. I’ve seen a few advertised but would need to […]