Katie Hellmuth's blog

Opening a butcher shop isn't one of the sexier small businesses one could open, but with the farm to table movement raging, a butcher shop from the old days is just what many American small towns want. But when the butcher was a former math teacher, who when asked why she opened a butcher shop answers: "I just didn't want to teach math anymore", one wonders how she opened the shop and cuts all of the meat to order.

"Never email when hungry or after 8pm."

"When in doubt, proceed to the route."

I say this to myself all of the time.
It's that little voice from the GPS on my iPhone when I take a wrong turn.

The Member-Created Tin Shingle Valentine's Day Shopping Guide is now open in the SmallBizDiscoveries Shopping Guides. These are shopping guides that members can add to at any time.

Dear Anyone Working in the Federal or State Governments on Sick Days, Snow Days, Maternity Leave, and Childcare: