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Small Service Business Sunday

Local services are small business vital to our community.

Small Business… Sunday

Turkey sandwiches for lunch with mixed mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce will finish off Thanksgiving’s feast. Sunshine, raking leaves, shaking out the attic’s trees; it’s a good day to be out and about.

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Of course the Sunday paper rustles and whispers of summoning sales, time is pressing against the calendar corner, and a chill tingles up goosebumped arms. So much to do. So many expectations. So, so, little one person can do.

Luckily our city is blessed with strong and talented professionals who can make the holiday season easier for us. Providing helping hands, stress relief, courteous service, and opportunities to share the resources as thoughtful gifts.

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This Sunday, allow yourself a break. Implement the tools of local professionals to enhance your holiday giving, to yourself and others.

Can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Your fur-baby need to learn some holiday manners? Interested in challenging your brilliant pal in specialized training? Janice Ritter at A Better Way Dog Training can be a lifechanger!

A Better Way Dog Training

UMass Agriculture/Waltham Fields Community Farms facility

240 Beaver Street

Telephone: 978-973-1253

Email: jritter3@verizon.net

Web: http://janiceritter.vpweb.com

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Holidays often mean moving things in and out of storage, particularly as people downsize or upsize their homes or guest list. Annabelle’s Moving and Storage is family owned and operated, and take prideful care of making sure your beliongings are safe and treated well. Stop in 195 Bear Hill Rd. Waltham, or call (617)-581-0725

Blondie Salon is a boost to any bodys self esteem! Go there for yourself, to give yourself a polished look during the most flustered time of year. While you’re there, you can also purchase a gift card or gift for cherished people in your life who could use a touch of caring and pampering. Walk into 401 Main Street, Waltham, or call 781-464-0064.

Merry Maids is a trusted Waltham business with flexible hours and professionally trained housekeepers who perform their jobs with excellence and attention to detail. What a blessing for yourself before – or after – holiday guests. What new mom or dad wouldn’t love a day of housekeeping as a gift? You can call them at 781-285-3726.

Keep your mind open to other local services! Tomorrow’s blog will feature small businesses we can patronize locally via e-commerce. Small Cyber Monday!

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