Small Business Spotlight: Horse & Hound - Horseman's One Stop
In 2011, Horse and Hound celebrated 10 years in business. Owner Lisa Perry acquired the Carrollton business from its original owner in 2007 and has grown the tack shop by leaps and bounds. In two short years sales and inventory doubled. Horse & Hound has an extensive selection of tack, supplies, feed and gifts for horses, riders, and “hounds”. Perry focuses on customer service, providing a very personalized shopping experience. Customer requests are handled very quickly and special requests become new products. As a result of customer requests for feed products, ADM Alliance feed and nutrition products and Farmers Cooperative Association feeds were added to the inventory. They also specialize in Myler bits, a quality specialty bit. They offer their trained expertise as well as the lowest prices in the area on this item.
In January 2010, Horse & Hound relocated to a larger facility, doubling their space. In this new location, Horse & Hound partnered with a complimentary business, Virginia-West Boot & Art Gallery. Together, they created Horseman’s One Stop where everything under the sun is offered for the horse owner/enthusiast. Two other businesses have since become a part of the Horseman’s One Stop – Sew Personal Embroidery and Screen Printing and Trailer Country LLC.
Most notably, they do many educational seminars, events, contests, and sales. Ms. Perry’s community involvement includes horse rescues and assisting the humane society. There is never a dull moment at Horse & Hound. They continue to fill a special niche that is needed in the Isle of Wight horse community.
Horse and Hound is open 7 days a week and is located at 15111 Carrollton Blvd., Suite A, Carrollton, VA 23314. For more information call 757-238-9681 or visit www.horsehound.net.
If you are a small business in Isle of Wight County and would like to be featured in our newsletter's Small Business Spotlight, please CONTACT US. We'd love to meet you. We're also looking for businesses to participate in the Small Business Close-Up at the monthly Board of Supervisors meetings. This is an opportunity to do a 3 to 5-minute commercial about your business at the Board meeting, which is televised on the County's local cable channel and available on the County website.
Small Business Seminar -Towns, Events and Merchants: Partnering for Profit
Marc Willson, Retail Consultant for the Virginia Small Business Development Center, will be presenting a program called Towns, Events and Merchants: Partnering for Profit. Learn how merchants, event planners, and town representatives can work together to benefit from increased traffic and exposure to new customers generated by large-scale local events. Topics to be discussed include:
•Effective ways to work together
•What to do before, during and after the event
•Do’s and don’ts
•Success stories from other towns
•Best ways to maximize profits
This FREE program is presented by the Isle of Wight County Economic Development Department and the Isle of Wight-Smithfield-Windsor Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Virginia Small Business Development Centers. Marc Willson has 35 years of experience helping retail, restaurants and tourism-related small businesses refine and promote their concepts to the public. For more information, contact the Isle of Wight-Smithfield-Windsor Chamber at 757-357-3502. Registration is required. REGISTER NOW.
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Congratulations to Bon Vivant Market of Smithfield
Congratulations to Mike Adams, owner of Bon Vivant Market in Smithfield. The market placed 14 of the 35 U.S. beer retailers in the Top 50 Beer Retailers in the world by the beer website www.ratebeer.com. Bon Vivant carries approximately 350 beers from the around the world.
Bon Vivant Market is located at 1504 South Church Street in Smithfield, Virginia. For more information call 757-365-0932 or visit www.bonvivantmarket.com.
Agriculture News - County Awarded Land Preservation Funds
Isle of Wight County was recently awarded $110,952 for FY 2012 in matching funding by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) for the Purchase of Agricultural and Forestal Conservation Easements (PACE) Program. This is the fifth round of funding for this program, and Isle of Wight is pleased to have received funding in each of the grant rounds. With previous years’ grant funds of over $1 million, the County was able to acquire the first conservation easements on over 900 acres of farm and forestland in February of 2010. The PACE Program is a voluntary land preservation program whereby landowners apply to have their development rights purchased by the County. In exchange, landowners agree not to develop their property through the use of a conservation easement placed on the land in perpetuity. For more information about the program please visit
www.iwus.net/agriculture.
Rain Barrel Workshops to return this spring
Come and learn about water conservation while making your own rain barrel! Last year’s Rain Barrel workshops were a success, and plans are underway to offer them again this spring in Smithfield and Windsor. The Towns of Smithfield and Windsor, Isle of Wight County, and the Western Tidewater Master Gardeners are sponsoring the workshops. Pre-registration is required and there will be a fee to cover the cost of materials. Space will be limited to 15 participants per workshop. If you are interested in participating, contact Gloria Spratley, Isle of Wight County, at 757-356-1962, to get your name on the list.
Featured Property: Windsor Blvd. Commercial Sites
Two commercial properties along U.S. Route 460 in the Town of Windsor are available for sale. Both sites are zoned B-1 and priced to sell. Ideal for retail/commercial, restaurant, etc. Surrounding retail includes: Burger King, Dairy Queen, Dollar General, Checkers Restaurant and several gas stations. VIEW AERIAL.
Site #1 is 2.85 acres with 638 feet of road frontage on U.S. 460. Listing price is $128,000.
Site #2 is 5.14 acres with 979 feet of road frontage on U.S. Route 460. Listing price is $231,500.
For more information, contact Lee Cross, Cross Realty, 757-539-2111.
To see more available commercial or industrial properties in Isle of Wight County, visit www.insidetheisle.com. If you own or represent a commercial property in Isle of Wight County that is available for sale or lease, please CONTACT US, and we will add it to our database.
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