Dick Youngblood
Columnist | Small business
Dick Youngblood, a former business editor, writes about small businesses on Wednesdays.
Recent content from Dick Youngblood
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Plymouth company plowing to profit
There's pretty good money in getting rid of snow if you approach the idea as more than just a plow and a pickup.
Nov 11, 2009 -
Twin City Outdoor Services
Business: Snowplowing service that focuses on large corporate and commercial clients and offers everything from weather forecasting services to lengthy "snow management plans" to expensive snow-melting equipment to ease the chore of finding dump sites for the snow it plows.
Nov 11, 2009 -
Fun with patent law. No ... really
In one case involving the color green, this law firm made Deere & Co. see red. And then there was the concrete block case.
Nov 4, 2009 -
Carlson, Caspers, Vandenburgh & Lindquist
Business: Law firm specializing in patent litigation
Nov 4, 2009 -
Turning trash and trinkets into tchotchkes of distinction
In 'saturated industry,' her marketing firm stands out for creativity and eco-sensitive products.
Oct 28, 2009 -
Creative Resources Inc.
Business: Supplies promotional products for use in corporate marketing, employee incentive and brand support programs.
Oct 28, 2009 -
Job burnout led to new career in Red Wing
RED WING, MINN. - It was the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, and John Becker was flying in to Boston's Logan Airport, where terrorists were about to board two flights that they would commandeer and fly into the World Trade Center towers in New York City.
Oct 21, 2009 -
Red Wing Framing & Fine Art Printing
Business: Custom picture framing and large-format digital printing that offers photographic quality with images that are measured in feet instead of inches.
Oct 21, 2009 -
Brio owners edit their concept to write a success story
One for the books: A full-service contract publisher gives aspiring authors a chance -- and a dose of reality.
Oct 14, 2009 -
Brio LLC
Business: Brio is a contract book publisher that offers authors a variety of services from editing to design to distribution for a fee. Unlike conventional publishers, Brio does not take ownership of the author's work or collect royalties on its sales. And it differs from the vanity press, which typically does not offer a wide range of such services.
Oct 14, 2009
