Introducing Small Business Patch

The newly launched site offers tips, info and digital know-how for small business owners.

Patch has launched a new site to educate and empower small businesses with the digital tools, social media strategies and marketing know-how needed to ensure long-term growth. Readers will have access to exclusive interviews with well-known founders and CEOs and small business industry experts who share their experiences, advice and tips for success. One of the latest articles features an exclusive interview with successful real estate entrepreneur, Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group. In this Q&A, Corcoran discusses the how to take advantage of the size of a small businesses, and why making big “mistakes” made all the difference in her success. Click here to read about the tactics Corcoran used to grow her business. Additional…

Business of the Week: Tables to Teapots

Highlighting a local business every week.

Welcome to our weekly Business of the Week feature, where we highlight a business in town. All businesses we highlight are listed in our business directory. This week's spotlight is on Tables to Teapots. This is a home furnishing shop. It not only sells new and used home furnishings but will also sell your stuff for you or buy it from you.  For up-to-the-minute updates on this story and more, follow Acton Patch on Facebook, Twitter, or sign up for our email newsletter. Is your business listed on Acton Patch? If so, did you know you can claim that listing? It's free to do and we have a great video that explains the process. Want to be considered for our Business of the Week series? Simply claim your directory listing or send a note to …

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Rate this Business: Personal Triumph Fitness & Wellness

After rating it, give it a review.

Welcome to Rate this Business, a new weekly feature on Acton Patch where we ask you to rate and review a local business. This week we've chosen Personal Triumph Fitness & Wellness. Simply click on the link to add your own rating and a review. Located in the Quail Ridge Country Club, Personal Triumph Fitness & Wellness is an exercise and fitness facility that overlooks a swimming pool and a golf course. Services provided include small group and private personal training, exercise courses, recreational and competitive martial arts training, corporate wellness, group wellness coaching and weight loss support from home via web or phone, and mental and physical athletic conditioning. Specific classes currently available include Body Blast, …

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Business of the Week: Teamworks Acton

Highlighting a local business every week.

Welcome to our weekly Business of the Week feature, where we highlight a business in town. All businesses we highlight are listed in our business directory. This week's spotlight is on Teamworks Acton. Athletes can play soccer or field hockey indoors and year-round at the spacious facility. Recreational and competitive leagues are organized for kids and adults. The space is also used for many other activities, including birthday parties, corporate team-building exercises, flag football, youth clinics and summer camps. Schedules are available on the facility's website. For up-to-the-minute updates on this story and more, follow Acton Patch on Facebook, Twitter, or sign up for our email newsletter. Is your business listed on Acton Patch? If …

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New Business Coming to West Acton

Coming soon: Color*Full (Creative Exploration for Kids).

The once vacant lot at 586 Mass Ave in West Acton will soon be filled with colorful and creative kids. The business, Color*Full (Creative Exploration for Kids), will be an art studio offered for kids and parents to find their artistic inspiration. They will offer drop-in classes for young kids and art classes for all ages. It will also be a place for kids to have their birthday parties. According to their website, "Color*Full is the creative vision of Stacey Low, who was inspired to create this space when she was unable to find anything like it for her to enjoy with her own young children. A teacher with over 10 years of experience with students in grades K through 12, Stacey holds degrees in graphic design from the University of Michigan …

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VIDEO: New Business: Acton Village Cleaners

There is a new dry cleaners service in town.

Acton Village Cleaners is located at 315 Main Street: (978) 429-8774.

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New Business: Dog Daycare Coming to Acton

A man who's own dog was bullied and injured to the point of surgery by other dogs at dog daycare, sold his software company to build his own dog daycare and is making Acton their flagship facility.

Kent Leung, of Lynn, is looking to expand his dog daycare in Cambridge, Boston Dog Company, to 77 Powder Mill Road, unit five, Acton. Last night, the Board of Selectmen approved a use special permit application for the dog daycare. Leung, who started Boston Dog Company in November 2011, said he quickly realized the majority of his clients were from the Middlesex suburbs and wanted to expand out north west of Boston. "I built that location [Cambridge] for the local community but we noticed that about 90 percent of our clients were from the Acton area," said Leung. Leung has an interesting story. One of the main reason he started Boston Dog Company was because his dog, Teddy Bear, was abused numerous times in other dog daycare facilities by …

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Five Things to Know Today: July 10 [Claim It]

Claim your free Patch listing.

Attention local Acton businesses: You have a home in our 'Patch Directory.' Claim your free listing, hop online and add photos, menus and promotions, and reach out to your customers and respond to ratings and reviews today. If you cannot find your business listing in our directory, contact me at Patrick.Clark@Patch.com and I will make sure your business is listed right away. Even if you don't own or operate a business in town, get Patchy and let your favorite business owner know about this opportunity. Here are five Acton businesses that have claimed their free listing (with links to their listing in our directory): 1. Revolution Community Yoga – Jason 2. West Acton Baptist Church – Nancy 3. Jazzercise - Denise Haynes 4. Life Care Center …

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Five Things to Know Today June 29 [Patch Claimed Business Listings]

Claim your free business listing.

Attention local Acton businesses: You have a home in our 'Patch Directory.' Claim your free listing, hop online and add photos, menus and promotions, and reach out to your customers and respond to ratings and reviews today. If you cannot find your business listing in our directory, contact me at Patrick.Clark@Patch.com and I will make sure your business is listed right away. Even if you don't own or operate a business in town, get Patchy and let your favorite business owner know about this opportunity. Here are five Acton businesses that recently claimed their free listing (with links to their listing in our directory): Grassy Pond Conservation Area - Jim Snyder-Grant Acton-Boxborough United Way - Catherine Utt Not Your Average Joe's - …

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Five Things to Know Today: June 26 [Patch Claimed Business Listings]

Five local businesses that recently claimed their FREE Patch listing.

Attention local Acton businesses: You have a home in our 'Patch Directory.' Claim your free listing, hop online and add photos, menus and promotions, and reach out to your customers and respond to ratings and reviews today. If you cannot find your business listing in our directory, contact me at Patrick.Clark@Patch.com and I will make sure your business is listed right away. Here are five Acton businesses that recently claimed their free listing (with links to their listing in our directory): 1. Acton-Boxborough United Way - Catherine Utt 2. Fast Lizard Web Design - Robert Lavin 3. 77 Arts Academy - Don Lee 4. Not Your Average Joe's - Sabrina Jakupovic 5. Open Door Test Prep - Travis Minor

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