Dec 9

I haven’t linked often to the small business stories I write for the Asheville Citizen-Times, mostly because the newspaper deletes the stories after a couple of weeks, creating link rot on my bloggie!

Also, I’m not allowed to reprint the articles here, because, well, the newspaper wants the on-line clicks, AND they own the story once it’s published, forever (unlike the Mountain Xpress where rights revert to me after a couple of weeks).

That said, if you’re in the area, you should know about some great local shopping ideas I culled from my “small business of the week” profiles for an article in today’s AC-T. I just realized that this may be my Sunday newspaper debut. Hurrah!

Happy shopping. Remember to buy local, support American artisans, save the pandas, etc., etc.

Coming tomorrow: a biz profile on speed dating and a column on surviving the holidays with kids.