May 8, 2012 – Shelley Lowther brought Dancing Dogs Yoga to Bluffton to meet the request of several yoga students. In April, she opened the doors to a 1,500-square-foot studio space in the heart of Bluffton's Promenade. 
The public is invited to a grand opening DJ Yoga Party with Mark White from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 30 at the new studio, which is located next to Bluffton Today and across from Inner Peace Massage. The cost is $25.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 October 2011 14:32 Written by Lou Phelps Sunday, 09 October 2011 13:40
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Oct 12, 2011 – Beaufort County’s NanoAndMore USA is one of three finalists in FedEx’s national Small Business of the Week competition going on this week.
Each week during the NFL season, FedEx announces three nominees from across the country for the FedEx Small Business of the Week Award. NanoAndMore USA, with offices on Lady’s Island in Beaufort County, is one of this week’s nominees, and could win $5,000 and a chance to go to the Super Bowl if customers and local businesses show their support and vote at www.fedex.com/smallbusiness, according to George McMurtry, president and CEO of the company.
“We applied for it through FedEx, and it’s taken on a life of its own!” he laughs. “We sell to the best scientists and engineers in the country. We do a bang up job of selling the best products to those businesses. At any given time, we have a million plus worth of inventory here in our distribution office,” McMurtry explains. He imports from Bulgaria, Switzerland and Germany, and then resells throughout North and South America.
“I bought a house, after gaining all the permits, and run a distribution business out of the house. Commercial real estate is just so expensive,” he explains. “Other than FedEx showing up a couple times a day, no one even knows we’re here.”
The FedEx Small Business of the Week program rewards small business owners for describing the FedEx solution that delivers the most success for their business. This week’s FedEx Small Business of the Week nominees are:
Brower, Miller & Cole (Irvine, CA) – Brower, Miller & Cole, a full-service strategic marketing, advertising and public relations firm in Irvine.
NanoAndMore USA (Beaufort, SC) –NanoAndMore USA, the first distributor of AFM probes and specializing in Nanotechnology.
Dave and Pauls LLC (Missoula, MT) – Dave and Pauls LLC is a compound butter company in Missoula. They dub themselves as "Two Blokes Blending Butter" and specialize in making compound butter creations such as Green Garlic and Mighty Maple and selling them locally at farmer’s markets and stores.
Voting ends Monday, October 17, so McMurty is hoping local businesses in the region will get behind them and vote online. Nominees and winners are announced online every Tuesday. undefined
Editor’s Note: The Savannah Business Journal will let you know next week if he wins!
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 October 2011 07:51 Written by Lou Phelps Monday, 03 October 2011 01:55
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Oct 3, 2011 – The successful woman-owned company Guardian Angels Sitting Service has recently celebrated its two year anniversary, and last week announced an expansion of their sitting services from just babysitting to include watching over the elderly and pets. The company has also expanded into Charleston.
In addition to serving the Beaufort County area, the company recently branched out to Charleston and Savannah with over 50 sitters “to watch over what matters most,” according to Melissa Monge, co-owner of the company founded in 2009 with her partner Christina Walls of Cape May, NJ.
Guardian Angels provides day, evening and overnight care for children, the elderly and pets. Elderly companionship services include providing conversation and company, making light meals, helping with household cleaning and taking clients out for short outings. Elderly errand services include grocery store shopping, dropping off dry cleaning and picking up prescriptions, according to Monge.
The new pet sitting services range from a 15-minute visit or a 30-minute daily dog walk to overnight stays and pet taxi services.
"All of our sitters are responsible and reliable," says Monge. "They are compassionate and caring individuals who have demonstrated love and understanding."
The sitting referral agency offers sitters who are screened through an in-depth interview, nationwide background check, sex offender search, verified references and Safe Sitting Orientation training. Additionally, sitters are adult/infant/child CPR certified.
Guardian Angels provides sitters for any occasion — including after-school, corporate events, summer, vacation, last-minute, groups and mother helpers. Guardian Angels is now the exclusive sitting service for Palmetto Bluff and many major hotels on Hilton Head Island and Savannah. They are also available for major events, including weddings, company events, military strong bonds retreats and the Marine Birthday Ball, Monge added.
Guardian Angels Sitting Service, LLC is a sitter referral agency that is licensed, bonded and insured. Melissa Monge is a resident of Hilton Head Island. The company operates in bothCape May and Atlantic City, NJ, as well as Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, Beaufort, Savannah and now Charleston. The company’s website is at www.guardianangelssittingservice.com.
