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KOSBE Project of the Month.  Cafè N'Orleans won the 2008 Annual KOSBE Awards New Business Award, given to businesses in operation for 12 to 36 months. Â
Problem: Needed to boost monthly sales volume because traffic has been slower than usual lately. Â
Solution:  KOSBE assisted Cafè N'Orleans with designing a quickie ad for the Chamber Member Weekly News Email. The promotion reminds consumers of Cafè N'Orleans' award-winning quality and includes a creative recession-busting offer:  Family-Size Meals 2 Go. Cafè N'Orleans hopes this will help gain access to new customers, generating leads from consumers who are meal planners/grocery shoppers, not their traditional restaurant diners.Â
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KOSBE has finished accepting applications and nominations for its 2009 Annual KOSBE Awards.  Get your tickets now for the recognition and celebration event coming up on Thursday, December 10, 2009, at BANQ, 255 Broad St - 2nd Fl, Kingsport, TN.  5:30 PM - 7:30 PM. $25 per person.
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New Startups and E X P A N S I O N S.  Poppa Fenders Corner Store & Deli is now open! This sundries convenience store is located on Shelby St, in Downtown Kingsport, TN, at the former site of the Salvation Army store. General store supplies (i.e., personal care and hair products, household goods, groceries, office and school supplies, toilet paper), cold drinks, snacks (i.e., chips and salsa, nachos, chili, and wings), deli sandwiches, salads (i.e., greens and pasta), soups, pies and cakes. Spacious seating area for eating, studying, surfing the Internet, and socializing. Congratulations to Nancy and Roger Fender.
