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Stop Stuffing “You Know What” Into Your Business Website

Gotta, wanna, coulda, shoulda. Your business website is often your first impression on potential clients and customers. (No pressure or anything.) When you talk to ...
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Justin LeBlanc to Be Grand Marshal in the Raleigh Christmas Parade

Don’t miss the pageantry and excitement of the 2013 WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade! Downtown Raleigh will kick off the holiday season with festivities beginning Saturday, ...
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The Handmade Market Is This Saturday!

Join The Handmade Market this Saturday for a day of fabulous shopping from over 50 of the best and brightest artists, crafters, and designers from ...
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Checklist for Small Business Saturday

Small Business Saturday is November 30, 2013. Are you ready? Here's a checklist to help you out!
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“Downtown Cary Shop Hop”

A fun event where customers of local downtown Cary merchants “hop” from shop to shop to participate in activities and enter to win giveaways.
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Hallowww…wait? What do I do?

One of life’s most difficult transitions is upon me. There has got to be novels written about how to cope with the emotional turbulence of ...
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SEO Update: The Latest Google Changes

Search engine optimization — to use a cliche phrase — is always a “moving target.” All search engines are constantly working to improve the way ...
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A look back on when Shop Local Raleigh launched in 2009!

A group of local merchants have launched a Web site to help fuel Raleigh’s economy. Shop Local Raleigh – funded by the Greater Raleigh Merchants ...
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SLR Teams Up With SCORE in 2014

Shop Local Raleigh has teamed up with SCORE to plan some outstanding seminars to educate our small, independently owned business members even further!
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