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You Can’t Teach a Kid to Ride a Bike at a Seminar By David H. Sandler One of the most essential business skills is the ability to sell. For some, selling is about a purchase transaction that trades money for a product or a service. This is what most people think about when they talk…
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The team at Property Management and Realty (PMAR) serves the Edmond community as a rental management company that manages single-family homes for clients who don’t want to sell. They also connect renters with their new rental homes and work with investors to locate properties to build their businesses. Lori Eddlemon’s mother first purchased a rental…
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Over the last few years, anybody living in Edmond has likely noticed the growth of urgent care medical clinics in the area. Nearly as common, but perhaps not noticed as much, has been the surge in the number of direct primary care providers in Edmond as well. Family doctors in Oklahoma—reflecting a national trend—are increasingly…
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On March 25, the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2020 Annual Awards Banquet, recognizing individuals and businesses that made considerable contributions to the community over the past year. The event was especially impactful and meaningful after a difficult year for many local businesses. The 2020 Small Business of the Year designation was awarded…
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Vault405 and Citizens Bank of Edmond have recently launched the “Entrepreneur’s Toolkit,” a new series of public talks for anyone aspiring to start their own business. The purpose of the events is to take entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs through a series on how to run a business. Each month, speakers address a specific topic and look…
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The Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce was proud to host eight ribbon cuttings throughout February and March to celebrate three anniversaries, three new businesses, and two new locations. We appreciate our local business owners’ dedication and look forward to watching them flourish in the Edmond community!
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What better way to welcome spring to Downtown Edmond than with a new open-air street festival? This innovative event will cultivate a diverse art scene while supporting local businesses. VIBES puts a new spin on the traditional “art walk,” and businesses play a crucial role. It will span fifteen blocks in Downtown Edmond from 5:00…
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The Oklahoma Professional Sales Association (OKPSA) welcomed guest speakers Tim Priebe and Phil Klutts, Edmond Business owners, to their luncheon on March 17th. Tim and Phil shared their journey of starting Edmond Business as an online business magazine that focuses on Edmond, Oklahoma. Mike Crandall, the founder of OKPSA, said, “As the only professional association…
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More now than ever, having a reliable, secure way of meeting remotely is a must for most organizations. Microsoft Teams and Zoom are among the most popular video conferencing systems in use today. While you can participate in meetings held on either platform, I recommend standardizing on one of them if you are hosting meetings.…
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Edmond sales tax collections continue to be strong through February 2021. Sales tax collections for the first two months of 2021 were more than 6 percent higher than collections in the first two months of 2020. Attributing to these impressive gains were large increases in the retail NAICS categories of Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores,…
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