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about businesses in Framingham, Massachusetts

  • Business Women Unite at Office Depot

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Office Depot, Shoppers World, hosted this month’s meeting of Business Women Unite, a MetroWest career and business networking group, on Tuesday, March 7th.

    Thirty area business women gathered at the Rt. 9 office supplies store to meet, greet, and network. The meeting was led by founder Rhona George of Great Impression! of Framingham.

    Each attendee had an opportunity to give a two minute overview about her business and what kind of customer she was looking for.

    Melissa Airey, the founder of Simplified Design & Organization, Inc. of Bolton, gave presentations on Quickbooks and organizing your home and business office using examples from the store inventory.

    Refreshments were provided by Office Depot, Bruegger’s Bagels, and John Harvard’s Brew House and Pub.

    For information about future meetings of Business Women Unite, contact Rhona George at 508-877-4244.

    Advance notice: Office Depot, Shoppers World will feature local cooking expert Ellie Deaner, of Let’s Get Cooking on Tues., April 25th, from 5:30 ­ 8:30 p.m. Ellie will present a talk on “Spring Meals in Minutes for Busy Professionals.” There will be sampling and networking. All are welcome to this free event.

    A free resume workshop will soon be announced.

    Call 508-250-8440 for details.

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  • FREE Small Business Workshop

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Framingham Planning and Economic Development Division is holding a free workshop on marketing techniques for small businesses, featuring Peter Allen and Samuel Brown of Service Corps of Retired Executives, (SCORE).

    The workshop will be in the Ablondi Room at the Memorial Building, 150 Concord St., Framingham, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, 2006.

    For more information call Karen Hayes at 508-532-5455

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  • New Auction Hall in Saxonville

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Pop Culture guru and Antiques Roadshow appraiser Gary Sohmers announced the opening of his newest venture, The Saxonville Auction Hall, in the Roxbury Carpet Mill Complex.

    His first auction will be an online catalog auction.  Bidders can preview the items in the hall, but the auction won’t be live as the occupancy permit has not been issued.

    In Person Preview Times: Friday Jan. 20 from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. & Saturday Jan. 21 from Noon to 7:00 p.m.

    Auction items include: antique & collectible toys, dolls, tin windups, 1940s-50s television sets, radios & accessories, victrolas, marx toys trains & playsets, catalogs, comics, children’s books, sports, action figures, small antiques, box lots & more!

    Saxonville Auction Hall, 1650 Concord St, Framingham, MA – located at the Saxonville Industrial Complex in North Framingham, at the intersection of Concord, Elm, Water & Central Streets. Park anywhere in the Lot after 4:00 p.m. Friday or all day Saturday. Parking also available in Public Lot across Concord Street.

    There is a 10% Buyers Premium, Left Bids Accepted, Cash, Checks & Credit Cards Accepted (service fee on all credit cards). Register and Bid on Auction Items online.

    For more information call: (508) 788-5474 or (617)296-4510 or email plyrocktoy@aol.com. or visit www.allcollectors.com

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  • Total Body Solutions introduces Footwear Technology Concept Shops

    FRAMINGHAM, MATotal Body Solutions, located on Rt. 9 E at Temple St., is focusing on a complete concept department aimed at helping people feel better through advanced foot products which help your total body’s wellness.

    Total Body Solutions is a “destination” retailer. Consumers in need of help or specific category assistance expect sensible answers and realistic products to satisfy their questions and accommodate their needs at competitive prices.

    Carolyn and Ken Fischer, owners of Total Body Solutions, pride themselves on growing their knowledge of advanced products intended to make you feel better, look better, and live better. They don’t just sell a product; they explain it and make you comfortable with it so that you will get the most benefit out of it. A large part of their business is through referral, because satisfied customers continually recommend their store and services to others.

    Their unique home therapy retail store offers products to enhance all lifestyles of young and old alike and help people feel better and work on healing themselves of aches and pains, pressures, stress, compression and degeneration.

    Total Body Solutions new Footwear Technology Shops feature MBT footwear and state of the art equipment developed by AETREX. They can analyze how you stand and what corrections can be made to help you stand, walk, exercise, and run in a comfortable and healthy manner.

    By using the highly sophisticated 1110 sensor I-Step Footplate, you will be able to view (on the spot) on a full size screen, a four color printout reflecting every pressure point of the body as it transmits to your stance. This is a thorough and inexpensive process to make sure weight transference is properly read. You will receive a copy of this printout detailing pronation or suppination tendencies and be able to immediately identify the proper shoe insert or orthotic – not for hundreds of dollars, but in the $ 45 to $ 65 range.

    To improve posture, strengthen core muscles, reduce joint load and address plantar fasciitis and heel spurs, satisfied customers recommend MBT Footwear. Not a shoe, but biomechanical walking equipment, MBT’s feature a multi-layer beveled sole that forces the knee to flex, aligning the ankle, knee, and hip. There is no more heel or metatarsal pressure and heel spur. Plantar fasciitis and back pain are reduced and in most cases, eliminated. Customers have happily found that MBT’s are the solution that they have been looking for to relieve their foot and joint pain.

    What’s a shoe without a sock? Total Body Solutions carries the most scientific line of padded athletic footwear – THOR-LO. Whether you are a walker, a golfer, a hiker, a skier, or an ordinary “him or her,” this unique line offers three specific material blends to go along with their perfected pressure point knitting techniques to make the optimum covering for your feet.

    If you want to discuss hip replacement, knee surgery, or back compression problems, while being properly exposed to products or referred to medical people who are helpful and concerned…Come on it!

    If you want to understand the “magic” of Q-Ray Ionic Bracelets and experience the difference between ionic and magnetic therapy…Come on in! The best recommendation is to ask the person who owns one and our bracelets are best sellers. The stimulation of additional blood flow into areas of inflammation providing more oxygen to dissipate the pain is the phenomenon of QRAY.

    If you may require traction (using your own body weight) to decompress or distract spinal irregularities due to vertebrae pinching the nerves in the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar areas, and want to learn about inversion and distraction equipment…Come on in! By inverting on the Hang Ups and Stamina Inversion Tables, one allows body weight traction to subtly stretch the spine, reversing gravity compression. Inversion helps avoid nerve pinch and resolve back problems by allowing spinal fluids to move and lubricate the discs and soft tissue in your back.

    Carolyn and Ken Fischer do not pretend to be “experts” in everything they do. They don’t wear white coats and don’t charge $ 50 if they can live with $ 40. They don’t sit behind the counter waiting for you to make a selection. They assist you in finding out what products can help you reduce or eliminate your pain and promote healing and health.

    They speak from experience, having five major knee operations, a hip replacement, bunion surgery and having worked, trained, and rehabilitated with Dr. Leroy Perry, Dr. Igor Burdenko, Drs. Frank and Victor Katch, Dr Terry Flanagan and Gold’s Gym Corporate in Venice, CA.

    The Fischers are proficient in securing the best health and wellness products at affordable prices. They do rely on medical professionals to supplement their efforts when they don’t have the answers. They can relate to many symptoms and provide practical suggestions. They assemble and deliver all products and offer same day service whenever possible. Above all, they care about the people they serve.

    That’s the message from the Health & Wellness – Total Body Solutions Outlet at 1292 Worcester Road, (Rt. 9 East), Framingham, at the junction of Temple Street. (By CVS and former location of Finally Michael’s restaurant.) They are open 7 days a week to serve you: Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 12 to 5 p.m. Stop by and see how their products and service can help you feel better, look better, and live better.

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  • Networking Group Expanding

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — The “Taking Care of Business” Chapter of Business Networking International,(BNI) that meets at the Plymouth Church on Edgell Road every Thursday morning from 7-8:30am, is expanding its membership.

    Recently inducted are David Porter, president of Suburban Athletic Club, Tom Banks of Metro West Business Machines, Skip Bensley of Brilliant Video, Charlie Wade of Impact Expressions, Jan Slocum, The Pet Nanny, Val Thompson, The Diaper Queen, and Nancy Cantor, Principal, Cantor Consulting and CDO,Dream Factory Community.

    With over 30 members, each of a different profession, “Taking Care of Business” qualifies as a bronze chapter and is quickly moving toward the silver classification of 40+ members. This means more qualified referrals and greater revenue for their members.

    Debbie Chase, a realtor for Coldwell Banker, who is part of the Membership Committee and a 10-year participant, says, ” I am thrilled we are growing, but more importantly we are inducting very high quality members.”

    BNI is a tried and true system for independent business owners to generate qualified referrals and new business; a cure for cold calling.

    If you are interested in attending a free introductory meeting, please contact: Sandy Gonsalves-at 978-779-5109, or gonsalvess@aol.com. Two professions that the chapter is looking for are hairdresser and bookkeeper, but other slots are available as well.

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  • Office Depot extends 5% Back to Schools Program

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Office Depot in Shoppers World is now offering their ‘5%% Back to Schools’ program, instead of beginning in May.

    All shoppers have to do is mention a school as they checkout, and 5% of their qualified purchases will be earmarked for that school.  Help your school as you shop!

    Schools will receive their 5% rewards quarterly. At the same time, teachers can receive 5% off their purchases when they sign up for the no-cost STAR Teachers program.

    Visit the Office Depot store in Shoppers World for details.

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