Leigh Cole's Vermont Business Bloghttp://cole.dinse.com/journal/A blog focused on business growth and opportunity in Vermont.en-US2009-07-04T17:46:44ZSquarespace Site Server v5.5.4 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Vermont's Dynamic Outdoors Industryhttp://cole.dinse.com/journal/2009/5/31/vermonts-dynamic-outdoors-industry.htmlLeigh Cole2009-05-31T13:04:34ZLive and learn! I recently learned that Vermont has a robust Outdoors Industry comprising a variety of businesses that, I confess, I had not recognized as an eclectic but discrete and dynamic business sector. I was enlightened by Matt Crawford, an outdoors journalist and free lance writer in Vermont who last year joined Pale Morning Media, a public relations firm in Waitsfield, VT that focuses on (you guessed it) the Outdoors Industry.  Read the full post....

]]>The New VBSR Venturehttp://cole.dinse.com/journal/2009/5/12/the-new-vbsr-venture.htmlLeigh Cole2009-05-12T22:53:11ZVermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) held its annual Spring Conference last week and as usual it was inspirational and educational.  At this year's Spring Conference VBSR introduced the VBSR Venture, which was very exciting for me because I was one of a small group of VBSR members who developed the VBSR Venture.  Read the full post....

]]>"Vermont in Transition" Reporthttp://cole.dinse.com/journal/2009/2/12/vermont-in-transition-report.htmlLeigh Cole2009-02-12T02:05:58ZA report by researchers Vince Bolduc and Herb Kessel at Saint Michael's College, released this month by The Council on the Future of Vermont, examines current trends in Vermont's population and economy.  Read the full post....

]]>Vermont Company Boosting National Sales in a Down Economyhttp://cole.dinse.com/journal/2009/2/1/vermont-company-boosting-national-sales-in-a-down-economy.htmlLeigh Cole2009-02-01T13:51:58ZTalk about strategic partnerships. Have you noticed how everyone seems to be talking about their new Keurig coffee maker at home or the office? Have you noticed that it all seems to be emanating from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters? Read the full post....

]]>Vermonter Takes The Helm at Soda Club USAhttp://cole.dinse.com/journal/2009/1/25/vermonter-takes-the-helm-at-soda-club-usa.htmlLeigh Cole2009-01-25T13:35:00ZA Vermonter recently took over the helm at Soda Club USA, a distributor of home carbonation systems that are popular outside the U.S. and are a new concept in the U.S. market. Read the full post....

]]>My Favorite Store in Vermonthttp://cole.dinse.com/journal/2009/1/11/my-favorite-store-in-vermont.htmlLeigh Cole2009-01-11T13:26:00ZIf you’ve never been to the Farm-Way store in Bradford, Vermont, you should go. Read the full post....

]]>New Regulations for Cars Sold in VThttp://cole.dinse.com/journal/2008/12/21/new-regulations-for-cars-sold-in-vt.htmlLeigh Cole2008-12-21T13:23:00Z 

There is yet another sign that Vermont is leading the green revolution and branding our state as the Green state: it has been reported that Vermont regulation now requires new cars starting with model year 2010 to carry labels with information about the vehicle’s smog and greenhouse gas emissions. Read the full post....

]]>Urban Homesteading in Vermonthttp://cole.dinse.com/journal/2008/12/7/urban-homesteading-in-vermont.htmlLeigh Cole2008-12-07T13:00:00ZI had never heard of “urban homesteading” until April 2008 when Vermont’s Governor Jim Douglas introduced an economic stimulus package that included what he called an urban homestead proposal. The concept resonated with me because a few years ago we moved from 5 acres in the country into what is the closest thing to an “urban” neighborhood in South Burlington, Vermont. Read the full post....

]]>Immigration Policy Crosses Party Lineshttp://cole.dinse.com/journal/2008/11/15/immigration-policy-crosses-party-lines.htmlLeigh Cole2008-11-15T19:46:48ZThe recent and widely reported arrest of workers at the Lowe's construction site in Essex Junction, Vermont who apparently are illegal aliens sparked strong debate among some Vermont conservatives who generally may agree on policy matters but find themselves on opposite sides of the immigration debate.  As an immigration lawyer, this does not surprise me.  Immigration policy crosses party lines and socio-economic lines. Read the full post....

]]>Chamber Awards Highlight Nonprofitshttp://cole.dinse.com/journal/2008/11/12/chamber-awards-highlight-nonprofits.htmlLeigh Cole2008-11-12T14:29:46ZAwards presented last night at the annual dinner for the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce highlight the prominence of nonprofits in the Vermont economy and business community.  Read the full post....

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